【晨读美文四级篇】生活是一种选择（2/2）

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今日名言：The proper function of man is to live, but not to exist.人应有的功能是生活，而不是生存。
Hints:
Napoleon Hill
"Think and Grow Rich"
Rick Hansen
Great WallNapoleon Hill's son was born without ears. In college he got his hands on the forst hearing aids, and he went to work with the company who made them to improve them.  You bet he made a fortune there. You can check "Think and Grow Rich" if you don't believe me. What about Rick Hansen? A trahic accident put him in a wheelchair, does he give up? No, he wheels around the world for spinal cord research! He envisioned himself rolling on the Great Wall of China and you know what, not only did he do it, but now he is  a CEO and author!
I can cite numerous examples of this phenomenon. Our entire lives are a choice. Sometimes we make the right one, sometimes the wrong one. But whatever happens we're still the captain of our own ships whether we know it or not.
Life is a choice. Bad things happen to everybody. It's how you deal with it that matters.拿破伦·希尔的儿子天生失聪，上大学他得到了第一副助听器，后来他任职于这种助听器的公司，为的是对其进行改进。他确实在那家公司发了财。如果不相信，你可以查看《思考与致富圣经》这本书。那里克汉森又怎样呢？一起悲惨的故事使他禁锢在轮椅中，他放弃了吗？他没有放弃，他转着轮椅周游世界进行脊髓研究，他曾想象自己坐着轮椅登上中国的长城。你知道吗？他不仅实现了自己的梦想，他现在还是首席执行官，同时也是一位作家。
我可以引用无数的例子来说明这种现象。我们的全部生活就是一种选择。有我们做正确的选择，有我们做出错误的选择。但无论发生什么，我们依然是自己生命之船的船长，无论我们是否了解这一事实。
生活是一种选择。不幸是事会降临到每一个人身上，重要的是你如何应对它。