ÒÔÊéΪÓÑAGreatFriendAnonymousAsIamnowaseniorhighschoolstudent,Ihaveagreatmanyfriends,butthereisonewhomIprizeoveralltherest.IfirstmadehisacquaintancewhenIbegantogotoschool.Hehasbeenmyconstantcompanioneversince.Thoughheisseriousinappearance,heneverfailstobeinteresting.Oftenheisclever,sometimesevenmerryandgay.Heisthemostknowledgeablefriendapersoncouldhave.Heknowsvirtuallyeverylanguageoftheworld,alltheeventsofhistory,andthewordsofallthegreatpoetsandphilosophers.Akindlybenefactor,heisadmiredandenjoyedbyeveryonewhomakeshisacquaintance.Tome,hehasbeenagreatteacheraswellasafriend.Hefirsttaughtmethesecretsofmyownlanguageandthenthoseofothers.Withthesekeysheshowedushowtounlockalltheartsandsciencesofman.Myfriendisendlesslypatient.DullthoughImaybe,Icanreturntohimagainandagain,andheisalwaysreadytoteachme.WhenIambored,heentertainsme.WhenIamdispirited,heliftsmeup.WhenIamlonely,hekeepsmecompany.Heisafriendnotonlytomebuttomillionsaroundtheworld.ShallItellyouhisname?Hisnameis¡°reading¡±ÀøÖ¾¾µäTheJoyofLaborAnonymousWisemenofancienttimesandsuccessfulmenoftodayhavetoldusthatlaborissweet.Itsrewardisnotmaterialgainbutwhatonebecomesbyit.Workdoesmuchmoreforusthanjustgivingusaliving;itgivesusourlifeandthereasonforliving.Therealjoysoflifecomefromdoingsomethinganddoingitwell.Allofushopeforsuccess,butitisillusiveandhardtokeep.Itnearlyalwaysslipsawayfromonelikesandthroughthefingers,likewaterthroughaleakypail,unlessitisheldtightbuthardwork,daybyday,nightbynight,yearinyearout.Everyonewhofearsfailureshouldworkharderandharderwithafaithfulheartaslongashelasts.²»ÒªËµÍíWe¡¯reJustBeginningCharlesFKettering¡°Wearereadingthefirstverseofthefirstchapterofabookwhosepagesareinfinite¡¡±Idonotknowwhowrotethesewords,butIhavealwayslikedthemasareminderthatthefuturecanbeanythingwewanttomakeit.Wecantakethemysterious,hazyfutureandcarveoutofitanythingthatwecanimagine,justasasculptorcarvesastatuefromashapelessstone.Weareallinthepositionofthefarmer.Ifweplantagoodseed,wereapagoodharvest.Ifourseedispoorandfullofweeds,wereapauselesscrop.Ifweplantnothingatall,weharvestnothingatall.Iwantthefuturetobebetterthanthepast.Idon¡¯twantitcontaminatedbythemistakesanderrorswithwhichhistoryisfilled.Weshouldallbeconcernedaboutthefuturebecausethatiswherewewillspendtheremainderofoutlives.Thepastisgoneandstatic.Nothingwecandowillchangeit.Thefutureisbeforeusanddynamic.Everythingwedowillaffectit.Eachdaybringswithitnewfrontiers,inourhomesandinourbusinesses,ifwewillonlyrecognizethem.Wearejustatthebeginningoftheprogressineveryfieldofhumanendeavor¡£¸¸±²óðÑÔAdvicetoaYoungManRohertJonesBurdetteRemember,myson,youhavetowork.Whetheryouhandleapickorapen,awheel-barrowofasetofbooks.Ifyoulookaround,youwillweethemenwhoarethemostabletolivetherestoftheirdayswithoutworkarethemenwhoworkthehardest.Don¡¯tbeafraidofkillingyourselfwithoverwork.Itisbeyondyourpowertodothatonthesunnysideofthirty.Theydiesometimes,butitisbecausetheyquitworkatsixintheevening,anddonotgohomeuntiltwointhemorning.Itistheintervalthatkills,myson.Theworkgivesyouanappetiteforyourmeals;itlendssoliditytoyourslumber;itgivesyouaperfectandgratefulappreciationofaholiday.Thereareyoungmenwhodonotwork,buttheworldisnotproudofthem.Itdoesnotknowtheirnames,even.Nobodylikesthem;thegreat,busyworlddoesnotknowthattheyarethere.Sofindoutwhatyouwanttobeanddo,andtakeoffyourcoatandmakeadustintheworld.Thebusieryouare,thelessharmyouwillbeapttogetinto,thesweeterwillbeyoursleep,thebrighterandhappieryourholidays,andthebettersatisfiedwilltheworldbewithyou.¿ìÀÖÏà°éTheHappyDoorMildredCramHappinessislikeapebbledroppedintoapooltosetinmotionanEver-wideningcircleofripples.AdStevensonhassaid,beinghappyisaduty.Thereisnoexactdefinitionofthewordhappiness.Happypeoplearehappyforallsortsofreasons.Thekeyisnotwealthorphysicalwell-being,sincewefindbeggars,invalidsandso-calledfailureswhoareextremelyhappy.Beinghappyisasortofunexpecteddividend.Butstayinghappyisanaccomplishment,atriumphofsoulandcharacter.Itisnotselfishtostriveforit.Itis,indeed,adutytoourselvesandothers.Beingunhappyislikeaninfectiousdisease;itcausespeopletoshrinkawayfromthesufferer.Hesoonfindshimselfalone,miserableandembittered.Thereis,however,acuresosimpleastoseem,atfirstglance,ridiculous:ifyoudon¡¯tfeelhappy,pretendtobe!Itworks.Beforelongyouwillfindthatinsteadofrepellingpeople,youattractthem.Youdiscoverhowdeeplyrewardingitistobethecenterofwidecirclesofgoodwill.Thenthemake-believebecomesareality.Youpossessthesecretofpeaceofmind,andcanforgetyourselfinbeingofservicetoothers.Beinghappy,onceitisrealizedasadutyandestablishedasahabit,opensdoorsintounimaginablegardensthrongedwithgratefulfriends.ÓÑÇéÏà°éFriendshipOriaonSwettMardenNoyoungmanstartinglifecouldhavebettercapitalthanplentyoffriends.Theywillstrengthenhiscredit,supporthimineverygreateffort,andmakehimwhat,unaided,hecouldneverbe.Friendsoftherightsortwillhelphimmore---tobehappyandsuccessful---thanmuchmoneyorgreatlearning.Friendshipisnoone-sidedaffair.Therecanbenofriendshipwithoutreciprocity.Onecannotreceiveallandgivenothing,orgiveallandreceivenothing,andexperiencethe