When you get an invitation to do something in the future， ask yourself: would you accept this if it was scheduled for tomorrow？ Not too many promises will pass that immediacy filter.
That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road, and when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County. Now, I figured since I'd run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. And that's what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. No particular reason. I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured since I'd gone this far, might as well turn around, just keep on going. And when I got to another ocean, I figured since I'd gone this far... I might as well just turn back and keep right on going. When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go... you know... I went.
我们选择记住的和选择忘记的同样能说明我们自己。
译文：修性养心最好的方式就是少些欲望，培养廉洁的美德最好的方式就是不要心存贪念。赏析：人的欲望太多，贪念过盛，一旦无法满足，就会伤身费神。守身必谨严，养心须淡泊。为了追逐名利，有的人忘乎所以，最终走上违法犯罪的道路。
Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
