梦想就像一粒种子，任何有梦想的人 都要细心呵护自己梦想的种子，因为你的 呵护，终有一天，它会长成参天大树。
One excuse for not doing anything is that people don’t know how it will turn out. This is not a problem in nature. Every- thing is programmed to just do what it is meant to do.
Let me explain. When we plant a seed， we need to make a hole， put the seed in it， then watch it grow. No matter whathappens to it， the seed is always doing itsbest to become the picture on the packet. If you feed and water it the way you should， the seed will turn into a good- looking plant. How many times have you seen a plant seem dead because it has no water？ You then give it some water， and the next day it is back as if nothing has happened. It continues to grow.
It is also interesting to observe its changes in the first few weeks after something ap- pears above the ground. Of course， you cannot dig the seed up to see what hap- pens before then. If you did this， at best you would delay the time of growing， andat worst you would kill the plant.
Think about what the seed is doing， and look at your ideas and goals as if they were seeds. Decide that you are going to achieve the goal you have in mind； understand that things will not happen immediately， but that things are going on underground； real- ize that if you keep your idea fed and wa- tered， it cannot fail； and finally， remember that even though things may look depress- ing at times， never give up， and things will look up.
第5章The importance of parents‘conducts家长的积极行为，在孩子一步步的成 长过程中起到至关重要的作用。
Every parent wants their child to grow up to enjoy life and be successful. Each and every one of us has something that we don’t want our children to experi- ence as they get older. We protect them hoping they will never experience hurt， yet as they get older they come across their own struggles.
We often do everything we can tokeep them from making the mistakes that we have made. Your children are not you. They are not little“mini me‘s”that will make the same mistakes we have made or learn the way we learn from our own expe- riences. They go to school， have experienc- es that they only tell us about， and under- stand the experiences through their own thoughts and feelings mixed in with family behavioral patterns. This is where you can make a difference. Be an example.
Teach your child how to live life by being the person you would want them to be- helping others， loving yourself and making no judgments about other people. As youlearn this in your ownself， your child won’
t need you to say a word. If little Joannie doesn‘t want to share with another child， show them how to share. Show by example. If you don’t want others to walk all over you， treat others as you want to be treated because there is a child learning behaviors from you. Be the example of what you want your child to be through your own positive thoughts and feelings. It is the best thing you can do for your child and yourself to ensure your child feel accepted and loved as they get older.
