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【正文】 到那些藍色的花兒，我敢打賭，我會停下來把它們移植到我的野花花園里。12野鴨沃利的故事一時的享受變成了一世的桎梏。野鴨沃利的故事再次驗證了那句老話：“生于憂患，死于安樂。” A flock of wild ducks were flying in formation1), heading south for the winter. They formed a beautiful V in the sky, and were admired by everyone who saw them from below. One day, Wally, one of the wild ducks in the formation, spotted something on the ground. It was a barnyard with a flock of tame2) ducks who lived on the farm. They were waddling3) around on the ground, quacking4) merrily and eating corn that was thrown on the ground for them every day. Wally liked what he saw. It sure would be nice to have some of that corn, he thought to himself. And all this flying is very tiring. I39。d like to just waddle around for a while. So after thinking it over a while, Wally left the formation of wild ducks, made a sharp dive, and headed for the barnyard. He landed among the tame ducks, and began to waddle around and quack merrily. He also started eating corn. The formation of wild ducks continued their journey South, but Wally didn39。t care. I39。ll rejoin them when they e back North in a few months, he said to himself. Several months went by and sure enough, Wally looked up and spotted the flock of wild ducks in formation, heading north. They looked beautiful up there. And Wally was tired of the barnyard. It was muddy and everywhere he waddled, there was nothing but duck doo5). It39。s time to leave. said Wally. So Wally flapped6) his wings furiously and tried to get airborne7). But he had gained some weight from all his corneating, and he hadn39。t exercised his wings much either. He finally got off the ground, but he was flying too low and slammed into the side of the barn. He fell to the ground with a thud8) and said to himself, Oh, well, I39。ll just wait until they fly south in a few months. Then I39。ll rejoin them and bee a wild duck again. When the flock flew overhead once more, Wally again tried to lift himself out of the barnyard. But he simply didn39。t have the strength. Every winter and every spring, he saw his wild duck friends flying overhead, and they would call out9) to him. But his attempts to leave were all in vain10). Eventually Wally no longer paid any attention to the wild ducks flying overhead. He hardly even noticed them. He had, after all, bee a barnyard duck. 一群野鴨排著整齊的隊形飛往南方過冬。他們在空中組成一個美麗的“V”字，地面上的人抬頭仰望，無不贊嘆。 一天，隊伍中的野鴨沃利，發(fā)現了地面上的一些東西。原來在谷倉前的一塊空地上，一群農場養(yǎng)的家鴨在搖擺著走來走去，歡快地嘎嘎叫著，啄食著人們每天撒在地上喂它們的谷物。沃利喜歡眼前的景象。“吃點兒那種谷物應該不錯，”他暗想：“這樣的飛行實在是令人疲憊不堪。我還真想下去溜達一會兒。” 于是，考慮片刻之后，沃利離開了野鴨隊伍，一個急速俯沖，朝著谷倉飛去。他落在了家鴨群中，開始四處踱來踱去，歡叫個不停，還吃起了地上的谷物。天上的野鴨群繼續(xù)著他們的南方之旅，但沃利毫不在意。“幾個月后，等他們飛回北方的時候，我再歸隊。”他自言自語道。 幾個月過去了，果不其然，沃利仰望天空，找到了那群隊形整齊的北歸野鴨。他們在空中看起來很美。而沃利也早已在這塊空地上待膩了。這里滿是泥濘，所到之處都是鴨屎。“該離開這兒了。”沃利說。 于是沃利拼命拍打翅膀，試圖飛上藍天。可因為吃了谷物，他的體重增加了不少，再加上他不經常活動翅膀，所以盡管他最終飛離了地面，但卻飛得很低，撞到谷倉的側圍上，砰的一聲摔到了地上。沃利自言自語道：“哦，好吧，那就再等幾個月，等他們再次南飛時，我再歸隊，再變回一只野鴨。” 當野鴨群再次飛過時，沃利又試圖飛出谷倉，但他就是沒有足夠的力氣飛起來。每年的冬天和春天，沃利都能看到他的野鴨朋友們飛過，他們也會呼喚沃利，但沃利的努力卻總是徒勞。 最終，沃利不再去關注那些頭頂飛過的野鴨群，甚至對他們視而不見。他終究變成了一只家鴨。 13學會質疑Before it was proven that the earth was round, it was a wellknown“fact”that it was flat. This“fact”was so widely accepted that no one dared test it, because they thought if they did sail out beyond the horizon they would fall off the edge. In other words, because they believed it couldn’t be done, it wasn’t done. That is, until Columbus questioned mon knowledge and asked“what if?”This question literally expanded the boundaries2)of his country, changed history, and permanently altered accepted reality forever. In spite of our tendency3)to think of reality as the nonnegotiable4)basis of our experience, the definition5)of reality changes every time someone pushes the boundary conditions of conventional6)wisdom. When our perception7)of reality changes, our behavior changes accordingly, based on what is newly considered possible. When Columbus returned from the New World, a revised world map was drawn up and this began a new era of exploration and adventure. Examples of the impossible being made possible can be found throughout history. When Chuck Yeager flew the X1, he shattered8)the myth that there was such a thing as a sound barrier9). His training and instincts10), bined with the new technology of the day, not only enabled him to go beyond the speed of sound, but reinforced11)the fact that even alleged12)technological barriers can be overe as well. People often approach me in my seminars13)with statements such as, “I’ll never be successful because my parents never supported me,”“I don’t have the right education to create wealth,”or“I can’t pursue my dreams because I have too many obligations14).” I even hear, “I can’t do what I want in my life because I don’t have the money.”These statements are clear indicators of the boundary conditions of their own thinking. They are accepting certain seeming truths proven true by their experience and ing up against the individual15)horizons beyond which they cannot conceive of venturing16). Success follows beliefs such as, “I have all I need to be incredibly wealthy and massively successful.”Warren Buffett, the most successful investor of all time, was once asked, “How have things changed for you now that you have incredible wealth?”He responded, “Well, I can afford anything I want...”Then he paused before adding, “...but then again, I always could.”Even before Buffett had actually created the wealth he enjoys today, he already had the mindset17)of wealth—and therefore the power to create it, because he saw the world in those terms.“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world,”wrote Bernard Shaw, “the unreasonable17)one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” When we dare to go beyond our own internal boundary conditions, we discover a whole new world of possible futures for ourselves. Let’s play a little game. It’s called the“What’s Possible”game. The dictionary de