羊皮卷（二）

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I will greet this day with love in my heart.

For this is the greatest secret of success in all ventures. Muscle can split a shield and even destroy life but only the unseen power of love can open the hearts of men and until I master this art I will remain no more than a peddler in the market place. I will make love my greatest weapon and none on whom I call can defend against its force.

My reasoning they may counter; my speech they may distrust; my apparel they may disapprove; my face they may reject; and even my bargains may cause them suspicion; yet my love will melt all hearts liken to the sun whose rays soften the coldest clay.

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I will greet this day with love in my heart.

And how will I do this? Henceforth will I look on all things with love and I will be born again. I will love the sun for it warms my bones; yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit. I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars. I will welcome happiness for it enlarges my heart; yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul. I will acknowledge rewards for they are my due; yet I will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge.

I will greet this day with love in my heart.

And how will I speak? I will laud mine enemies and they will become friends; I will encourage my friends and they will become brothers. Always will I dig for reasons to applaud; never will I scratch for excuses to gossip. When I am tempted to criticize I will bite on my tongue; when I am moved to praise I will shout from the roofs.

Is it not so that birds, the wind, the sea and all nature speaks with the music of praise for their creator? Cannot I speak with the same music to his children? Henceforth will I remember this secret and it will change my life.

I will greet this day with love in my heart.

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And how will I act? I will love all manners of men for each has qualities to be admired even though they be hidden. With love I will tear down the wall fo suspicion and hate which they have built round their hearts and in its place will I build bridges so that my love may enter their souls.

I will love the ambitious for they can inspire me! I will love the failures for they can teach me. I will love the kings for they are but human; I will love the meek for they are divine. I will love the rich for they are yet lonely; I will love the poor for they are so many. I will love the young for the faith they hold; I will love the beautiful for their eyes of sadness; I will love the ugly for their souls of peace.

I will greet this day with love in my heart.

But how will I react to the actions of others? With love. For just as love is my weapon to open the hearts of men, love is also my shield to repulse the arrows of hate and the spears of anger. Adversity and discouragement will beat against my new shield and become as the softest of rains. My shield will protect me in the market place and sustain me when I am alone. It will uplift me in moments of despair yet it will calm me in time of exultation. It will become stronger and more protective with use until one day I will cast it aside and walk unencumbered among all manners of men and, when I do, my name will be raised high on the pyramid of life.

I will greet this day with love in my heart.

And how will I confront each whom I meet? In only one way. In silence and to myself I will address him and say I Love You. Though spoken in silence these words will shine in my eyes, unwrinkled my brow, bring a smile to my lips, and echo in my voice; and his heart will be opened. And who is there who will say nay to my goods when his heart feels my love?

I will greet this day with love in my heart.

And most of all I will love myself. For when I do I will zealously inspect all things which enter my body, my mind, my soul, and my heart. Never will I overindulge the requests of my flesh, rather I will cherish my body with cleanliness and moderation. Never will I allow my mind to be attracted to evil and despair, rather I will uplift it with the knowledge and wisdom of the ages. Never will I allow my soul to become complacent and satisfied, rather I will feed it with meditation and prayer. Never will I allow my heart to become small and bitter, rather I will share it and it will grow and warm the earth.

I will greet this day with love in my heart.

Henceforth will I love all mankind. From this moment all hate is let from my veins for I have no time to hate, only time to love. From this moment I take the first step required to become a man among men. With love I will increase my sales a hundredfold and become a great salesman. If I have no other qualities I can succeed with love alone. Without it I will fail though I possess all the knowledge and skills of the world.

I will greet this day with love, and I will succeed.

譯文

我要用全身心的愛來迎接今天。

因?yàn)椋@是一切成功的最大秘密。強(qiáng)力能夠劈開一塊盾牌，甚至毀滅生命，但是只有愛才具有無與倫比的力量，使人們敞開心扉。在掌握了愛的藝術(shù)之前，我只算商場上的無名小卒。我要讓愛成為我最大的武器，沒有人能抵擋它的威力。

我的理論，他們也許反對；我的言談，他們也許懷疑；我的穿著，他們也許不贊成；我的長相，他們也許不喜歡；甚至我廉價(jià)出售的商品都可能使他們將信將疑，然而我的愛心一定能溫暖他們，就像太陽的光芒能溶化冰冷的凍土。

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我要用全身心的愛來迎接今天。

我該怎樣做呢？從今往后，我對一切都要滿收愛心，這樣才能獲得新生。我愛太陽，它溫暖我的身體；我愛雨水。它洗凈我的靈魂；我愛光明，它為我指引道路；我也愛黑夜，它讓我看到星辰、我迎接快樂，它使我心胸開闊；我忍受悲傷，它升華我的靈魂；我接受報(bào)酬。因?yàn)槲覟榇烁冻龊顾晃也慌吕щy，因?yàn)樗鼈兘o我挑戰(zhàn)。

我要用全身心的愛來迎接今天。

我該怎樣說呢？我贊美敵人。敵人于是成為朋友；我鼓勵(lì)朋友，朋友于是成為手足。我要常想理由贊美別人，絕不搬弄是非，道人長短。想要批評人時(shí)，咬住舌頭，想要贊美人時(shí)，高聲表達(dá)。飛鳥，清風(fēng)，海浪，自然界的萬物不都在用美妙動(dòng)聽的歌聲贊美造物主嗎？我也要用同樣的歌聲贊美她的兒女。從今往后，我要記住這個(gè)秘密。它將改變我的生活。
我要用全身心的愛來迎接今天。

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我該怎樣行動(dòng)呢？我要愛每個(gè)人的言談舉止，因?yàn)槿巳硕加兄档脷J佩的性格，雖然有時(shí)不易察覺。我要用愛摧毀困住人們心靈的高墻，那充滿懷疑與仇恨的用墻。我要鋪一座通向人們心靈的橋梁。

我愛雄心勃勃的人，他們給我靈感。我愛失敗的人，他們給我教訓(xùn)。我愛王侯將相，因?yàn)樗麄円彩欠踩恕Ｎ覑壑t恭之人，因?yàn)樗麄兎欠病Ｎ覑鄹蝗耍驗(yàn)樗麄児陋?dú)。我愛窮人。因?yàn)楦F人太多了．我愛少年，因?yàn)樗麄冋嬲\。我愛長者，因?yàn)樗麄冇兄腔邸Ｎ覑勖利惖娜耍驗(yàn)樗麄冄壑辛髀吨嗝浴Ｎ覑鄢舐娜耍驗(yàn)樗麄冇蓄w寧靜的心。

我要用全身心的愛來迎接今天。

我該怎樣回應(yīng)他人的行為呢？用愛心。愛是我打開人們心扉的鑰匙，也是我抵擋仇恨之箭與憤怒之矛的盾牌。愛使挫折變得如春雨般溫和，它是我商場上的護(hù)身符：孤獨(dú)時(shí)。給我支持；絕望時(shí)，使我振作；狂喜時(shí)，讓我平靜。這種愛心會(huì)一天天加強(qiáng)．越發(fā)又有保護(hù)力，直到有一天,我可以自然地面對蕓蕓眾生，處之泰然。

我要用上身心的愛來迎接今天。

我該怎樣面對遇到的每一個(gè)人呢？只有一種辦法，我要在心里默默地為他祝福。這無言的愛會(huì)閃現(xiàn)在我的眼神里，流露在我的眉宇間，讓我嘴角掛上微笑，在我的聲音里響起共鳴。在這無奈的愛意里，他的心扉問我敞開入他不再拒絕我推銷的貨物。

我要用全身心的愛來迎接今天。

最主要的，我要愛自己。只有這樣，我才會(huì)認(rèn)真檢查進(jìn)入我的身體，思想，精神，頭腦，靈魂，心懷的一切東西.我絕不放縱肉體的需求，我要用清潔與節(jié)制來珍惜我的身體。我絕不讓頭腦受到邪惡與絕望的引誘，我要用智慧和知識(shí)使之升華。我絕不讓靈魂陷入自滿的狀態(tài)，我要用沉思和祈禱來滋潤它。我絕不讓心懷狹窄，我要與人分享，使它成長，溫暖整個(gè)世界。
我要用全身心的愛來迎接今天。

從今往后，我要愛所有的人。仇恨將從我的血管中流走。我沒有時(shí)間去恨，只有時(shí)間去愛。現(xiàn)在，我邁出成為一個(gè)優(yōu)秀的人的第一步。有了愛，我將成為偉大的推銷員，即使才疏智短，也能以愛心獲得成功；相反地，如果沒有愛，即使博學(xué)多識(shí)，也終將失敗。

我要用全身心的愛來迎接今天。