微笑的力量 The Power of Smile（2 / 2）

Aseestofollowfeelg,butreallyaandfeelggotogether;andbyregutgthea,whichisuheorediretrolofthewill,wedirectlyregutethefeelg,whichisnot.

Ththesnvontarypathtocheerfulness,ifourcheerfulnessbelost,istositupcheerfullyandtoadspeakasifcheerfulnesswerealreadythere…

Everybodytheworldisseekghappess—andthereisonesurewaytofdit.Thatisbyntrollgyourthoughts.Happessdoesn’tdependonouardnditions.Itdependsonnernditions.

Itisn’twhatyouhaveorwhoyouareorwhereyouareorwhatyouaredogthatakesyouhappyorunhappy.Itiswhatyouthkaboutit.Forexaple,opeopleaybethesapce,dogthesathg;bothayhaveaboutanequalaountofoneyandprestige—aoneaybeiserableandtheotherhappy.Why?Becaeofadifferentntalattitude.IhaveseenjtasanyhappyfacesaongthepoorpeasantstoilgwiththeirpriitivetoolsthedevastatgheatofthetropicsasIhaveseenair-nditionedofficesNewYork,ChicagoorLosAngeles.

“Thereisnothgeithergoodorbad,”saidShakespeare,“butthkgakesitso.”

AbeLlnoncerearkedthat“ostfolksareaboutashappyastheyakeuptheirdstobe”.Hewasright.

Wheneveryougoout-of-doors,drawthech,carrytheoftheheadhigh,andfillthengstotheutost;drkthesunshe;greetyourfriendswithasile,andputsoultoeveryhandcsp.Donotfearbegisuoodanddonotwasteautethkgaboutyoureneies.

Trytofixfirlyyourdwhatyouwouldliketodo;andthen,withoutveergoffdire,youwillovestraighttothegoal.Keepyourdonthegreatandsplendidthgsyouwouldliketodo,andthen,asthedaysgoglidgaway,youwillfdyourselfunnsciolyseizgupontheopportuhatarerequiredforthefulfillntofyourdesire,jtasthersecttakesfrotherunngtidetheelentitneeds.Pictureyourdtheable,ear,efulpersonyoudesiretobe,andthethoughtyouholdishourlytransfyoutothatparticurdividual...Thoughtissupre.Preservearightntalattitude-theattitudee,frankness,andgoodrownofyourheadhigh.Wearegodsthechrysalis.

TheaChesewereawiselot—wisethewaysoftheworld;andtheyhadaproverbthatyouandIoughttocutoutandpastesideourhats.Itgoeslikethis:“Aanwithoutasilgfacetnotopenashop.”

Soyearsago,adepartntstoreNewYorkCity,regnitionofthepressuresitssalesclerkswereunderdurgtheChristasrh,presehereadersofitsadvertisentswiththefollogholyphilosophy:

THEVALUEOFA**ILEATCHRISTMAS

Itstsnothg,butcreatesuch.

Itenrichesthosewhoreceive,withoutipthosewhogive.

Ithappensafshandtheoryofitsotisstsforever.Nonearesorichtheygetalongwithoutit,andnonesopoorbutarericherforitsbes.

Itcreateshappesstheho,foodwillabess,andistheuntersignoffriends.

Itisresttotheweary,daylighttothedisuraged,suothesad,andNature’sbestantidotefeetrouble.

Yetitotbebought,begged,borrowedorstolen,foritissothgthatishlygoodtoanybodytillitisgivenaway.Andifthest-uterhofChristasbuygsoofoursalespeopleshouldbetootiredtogiveyouasile,ayweaskyoutoleaveoneofyours?Fornobodyneedsasilesouchasthosewhohavenoogive!