Don' t waste an opportunity to act on a potentially brilliant idea. You don' t have to wait for a major idea, a master strategy, or approval from your peers in order for you to act on that little thought.
That little thought or idea is the beginning of great things if you decide to follow it through.
你曾经有过的那些很机灵的想法现在怎么样了？你是否忽略了它，因为你觉得那只不过是一个小小的想法？
你是否想过，如果凭自己的直觉，或者给予它更多的关注，那些小小的想法会变成什么呢？
想象这样一个场景：你坐在家里看电视或看书时，脑海中突然灵光一闪，冒出一个想法。这个想法引起了你的注意，但它好像毫无价值，于是你准备丢弃它。但是，请等一下！
这个想法可能就是成功的潜在起点，而成功是你渴望已久的。当它掠过你的脑海，你的感觉变得敏锐起来，你突然看到了一种可能、一种现实、一套解决方案、一个结论，或是找到了许久以来一直困扰着你的问题的答案。
这就好像是一位圣人悄悄地对你耳语一个完美的解决方案，或者唤醒你的某种感觉成为真实，由此给你的人生带来光明，这种感觉就像找到智力拼图的最后一块一样。
这将成为一个令人振奋的时刻。当你激动地试着抓住这些微小却很实用的想法时，周围的一切好像都凝固了。
那个小小的想法如果被付诸实践，就极有发生的可能。当你意识到这点时，你的自信心和热情都会大大增加，以此为基础激发其他的思想，其中一些你可以写下来。这些伴随那个小想法而来的思想，可以等以后再来回顾。
表面上，这些小想法或观念毫无意义，然而一旦付诸实践，它会有很大的潜能来激发更伟大的计划。
很多成功的计划都是从那些积极的小思想中诞生出来的。它们经过细心的培育，被认为是成就伟大事业的入场券。
你可能听别人这样说过很多次：它只在我的脑海中瞬间闪现。在闪现的那一刻，一个关于你计划要实现的事情的小观点，或者看似毫无意义的想法可能掠过你的脑海。
不要浪费任何一个机会，去实践一个有潜力的机灵想法。你无须为了等待一个更大的想法、更高明的谋划，或得到同伴的认可之后，再去实践你的小小想法。
如果你决定坚持到底，那么，小小的想法或念头将会是你成就伟业的起点。
三流的想法+一流的实施，一样能成功。况且，小想法不代表就是三流，很多小想法都是一流的！所以，请不要忽视那些小想法！
brilliant ['briljnt] adj. 灿烂的；有才气的；杰出的
The novel is considered as brilliant performance.
这部小说被认为是佳作。
instinct ['instikt] n. 本能；天性；直觉
Birds learn to fly by instinct.
鸟类学习飞翔是出于本能。
scenario [si'n:riu] n. 情节；剧本
It looked ominously like we were about to repeat the earlier scenario.
看上去很不妙，好像我们又得重复上次那一幕了。
elude [i'lju:d, i'lu:d] v. 逃避；躲避
The revolutionist eluded capture for weeks by hiding underground.
那位革命者为避免被捕，在地下躲藏了几个星期。
很多成功的计划都是从那些积极的小思想中诞生出来的。
不要浪费任何一个机会，去实践一个有潜力的机灵想法。
如果你决定坚持到底，那么，小小的想法或念头将会是你成就伟业的起点。
You don' t have to wait for a major idea, a master strategy, or approval from your peers in order for you to act on that little thought.
in order to：为了；以便；以……为目的
That little thought or idea is the beginning of great things if you decide to follow it through.
the beginning of：在……的开始
最重要的生活法则
The Greatest Law of Life
杰西·戈登 / Jesse Gordon
One of the greatest laws of life that I have learned is. "I can not give up on life even if the situation is horribly hopeless." I must go on and live, and try to overcome it. My life has value. I should try to be happy, and I must 1earn how to deal with whatever life throws at me. I must not give up on anyone, because no matter how hard it gets, someone out there still cares and loves me.
I have been in a situation that most people do not think about. Many people just turn their heads and do not want to believe it exists. Some people, when I try to talk to them, just tell me it is not as bad as it seems, and do not listen. But the truth of the matter is I need to tell someone, because if I hold it in it will just build up and make matters worse.
Life is not hopeless like I thought it was. I was not even sure if I should be here in this world. I even doubted God because of the way I was treated. I started blaming my mother for allowing me to be beaten and severely punished for little things that I should have done, like feed the dog. One day, it was about 3:00 and I forgot to feed the dog. My punishment was that I could not eat for 24 hours.
Another example of this treatment was when I was eight years old. It was seven days before Christmas. At 6:00 a.m. my biological father woke up me and my sister, who was seven, to clean the yard, which was full of his beer cans and trash. My sister and I thought the yard was pretty clean, so we went inside and turned on the television. We were watching the television when my biological father came in and started hollering and screaming and cursing my sister and me. He said we did not listen and were lazy. He said because there was one little piece of paper under the steps, there would not be Christmas. That year we did not have Christmas.
Another example is when I was nine years old, my biological father asked me for a tool while he was working on the van. I did not know what tool it was that he asked for, so I stood there. He got up and hollered, "Why didn' t you give me the tool?" I simply said I did not know what tool it was. He hit me and started screaming. He said that I have seen him working on the van before, and someone else had handed it to him, so I should have known what tool he wanted. I got grounded to my room for one week.
My life has been like that, and more than most can imagine, from the day I could crawl to the day my mom left. I was thirteen years old before I could have friends over to my home. I was thirteen before I did not have to be seared when I woke up. I was thirteen before I could ask questions without fear. I was thirteen before I could eat ice cream with my mother and stepdad. My biological father would eat ice cream in front of me and my sister and not let us eat any. I soon realized that my mother was scared for herself and for her kids; she did not know what to do. God finally gave her the strength and courage to get out of a bad situation.
In the past, I have had a bad attitude toward life because of the way I was raised. I treated people bad, those I loved and those I did not know. I blamed it on the way I was raised. I had a short temper and did not respect authority. However, I have learned that I could sit here all day making up excuses. But the truth be known, I have realized that I have the power to change. I have the power to be a different person in life. I do not have to be like my biological father. I can treat others well, and not have a short temper and bad attitude with everyone. I have discovered that others will treat me well if I treat them well, which means having more friends.
