晨讀美文：我自己的旅程
摘錄：持我向前 邁進的力量，使我確信，我不但能完成這本著作，而且當我完 成它時會爲自己的成功感到驕傲。
當我還在喬治城大學就讀法律系時，就已接受安德魯·卡內基委託出版一本關於成功哲學的書。除了從卡內基那兒得到一些旅費補助之外，其他一切費用都由我自行負責。
I accepted Andrew Carnegie's commission to organize and publish the principles of success when I was a law student at Georgetown r than reimbursement for some traveling expenses, I got no compensation from Carnegis for me efforts.
我對這份工作的奉獻，使自己承受了不少的負擔，我必須 賺錢養家，而且許多親戚都嘲笑我。但儘管有這些阻力，我還 是爲這項任務工作了20年，在此期間我拜訪過知名企業的總 裁、發明家、創始人以及著名的慈善家，由於這些人通常都不 知道他們的成功原則(因爲他們只是去做而已)，所以我必須 花許多時間來觀察他們，並確定我原先假設能發揮功效的力 量，是否真的在發揮功效。除了賺取生活費之外，我還必須爲 這些人工作。
My dedication to my task placed strains on my life. I had a family to support,and many of my relatives ridiculed me for my goal. In spite of this opposition , I worked for twenty years,interviewing presidents, inventors, founders of great companies, and famous philanthropists. Because these people were often unaware of the principles they employed-they just did it-it tool a great deal of time for me to observe them and determine whether the forces I supposed for myself, I had a job to do for others.
處在親戚們的嘲笑和辛苦工作之間，有時真的很難保持 積極心態和不屈不撓的精神。有時當個人待在無聊的旅館房 間裏時，甚至會覺得我家人的想法纔是正確的。支持我向前 邁進的力量，使我確信，我不但能完成這本著作，而且當我完 成它時會爲自己的成功感到驕傲。
Believe me , there were times when, between the needling of my relatives and the hardships I endured, it was not easy of maintain a positive mental attitude and persevere. Sometimes, in barren hotel rooms, I almost believed my family was right. The thing that kept me going was my conviction that one day I would not only successfully complete my work but also be proud of myself when it was finished.
有時候，當心中出現希望的火苗時，我必須運用我手邊所 能運用的資源把它再煽大一點以免熄滅。而使我堅持信念和 理想，並且幫助我度過難關的就是我從無窮智慧所獲得的信。
Sometimes,when the flames of hope dwindled to a flicker, I had to fan them with everything I possessed to keep them from going was my faith in Infinite Intelligence that that tided me over these rough spots and saw me through.
20年來不斷地多付出，並且忍受工作的艱辛，這需要付出多大代價?答案當然是肯定的。
Did it pay to go the extra mile for twenty years and endure all those hardships?The answer it obvious.
