专四晨读美文：Just for Today

Just for Today
Just for today
I will try to live through this day only,
and not tackle all my problems at once.
I can do something for twelve hours
that would appall me
if I felt that I had to keep it up
for a lifetime.
Just for today
I will be happy.
This assumes to be true
what Abraham Lincoln said,
that most folks are as happy as
they make up their minds to be.
Just for today
I will adjust myself to what is,
and not try to adjust everything
to my own desires.
I will take my luck as it comes,
and fit myself to it.
Just for today
I will try to strengthen my mind
I will study;
I will learn something useful.
I will not be a mental loafer.
I will read something that requires effort,
thought and concentration.
Just for today
I will exercise my soul in three ways:
I will do somebody a good turn,
and not get found out;
if anybody knows of it,
it will not count.
I will do at least two things
I don't want to do
just for exercise.
I will not show anyone
that my feelings are hurt;
they may be hurt,
but today I will not show it.
Just for today
I will be agreeable.
I will look as well as I can,
dress becomingly,
keep my voice low,
be courteous, criticize not one bit.
I won't find fault with anything,
not try to improve or regulate anybody
but myself.
Just for today
I will have a program.
I may not follow it exactly,
but I will have it.
I will save myself from two pests:
hurry and indecision.
Just for today
I will have a quiet half hour
all by myself and relax.
During this half hour, sometime,
I will try to get a better perspective on my life.
Just for today I will be unafraid.
Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy
what is beautiful
and to believe that
as I give to the world,
so the world will give to me.