1.

　　WeNeedDreams

　　Weallwanttobelievethatwearecapableofgreatfeats,ofreachingourfullestpotential.Weneeddreams.Theygiveusavisionofabetterfuture.Theynourishourspirit;theyrepresentpossibilityevenwhenwearedraggeddownbyreality.Theykeepusgoing.Mostsuccessfulpeoplearedreamers,ordinarypeoplewhoarenotafraidtothinkbiganddaretobegreat.Dreamersarenotcontentwithbeingmerelymediocre,becausenooneeverdreamsofgoinghalfway.

　　Whenwewerelittlekidsintheplaygroundwedidn’tdreamofhittingsinglesinthefirstinning.WedreamedofthathomeruninthebottomoftheninthtowintheWorldSeries.Wedon’tdreamofalifeofstruggleandfrustration.Wedreamofdoingsomethingbigandsplashy,somethingsignificant.Wedreambig.

　　Wenowknowthatwehavetoputintheefforttoreachourdreams,butthetoughpartisthatmostofusdon’tknowwheretostartworking.WemighthaveeveryintentionofbecomingVicePresidentinfiveyearsorrunningacrossthefinishlineinamarathonorcompletingthenovelwestartedyearsago.Butoftenwehavenoideahowtotranslatethesedreamsintoactions.

　　Inordertomakerealstepstotowardfulfillingourultimate,big,splashydreams,wehavetostartwithconcreteobjectives.Theseareourgoals.

　　2.黄昏之美

　　LookingintothesunsetIcan'thelpbutnotice

　　hatdespiteherbeauty,

　　asenseofstruggleandhopelesssurroundthesky.

　　Deepinsideyourealizethatthisdayisgone,

　　andeverythingthatIthadbroughtislostforever.

　　　Everythought,everyaction,everydream,everyhope,

　　everysight,everysoundisgone.

　　　Thereisnochanceofeverybeingreturnedthesame,

　　　exactlythesame.

　　Foreverymomenthasalimittowhatitcancapture,

　　Everymemoryhasalimittowhatithadretrieve.

　　Andthecoloursintheskytrytoentertainus.

　　onelastactwithpaintedsmiles,

　　fortheytooknowthatnothingcanbedonetosavetheday.

　　Sofutiletheirattempttocomfortourfearofthenight.

　　ourhorroraswetrytofindourway,

　　likechildrenwhowanderintoaforestandneverreturn.

　　Iamingratiatedbythesunsetbecauseof

　　hersensitivityasshetriestopushthedarkness

　　backforjustamomentmore.

　　Butlikesomanytimesbefore.tonoavail!

　　3.Youth

　　Youthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind;itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;itisamatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.

　　Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidity,oftheappetiteforadventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboyof20.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.

　　Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.

　　Whether60or16,thereisineveryhumanbeing’sheartthelureofwonders,theunfailingappetiteforwhat’snextandthejoyofthegameofliving.Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheart,thereisawirelessstation;solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,courageandpowerfrommanandfromtheinfinite,solongasyouareyoung.