The Watchman at the Gate

佛羅倫薩·斯高伏爾·西恩/Florence Scovel Shinn

在人類思想的門口，一定有一個守門人，而這個守門人就是每個人的超意識。

我們有能力按照自己的心愿選擇思想。

數千年以來，人類就是用自己的思考能力不斷地生活、繁衍。有時，思想在我們的頭腦里會像受驚的牛羊般四處奔逃。這時的思想，看起來根本無法控制。

可事實上并非如此，面對受到驚嚇而疲于奔命的羊群，一只牧羊犬就可以輕松地把羊群重新趕回羊圈。

我曾經在一部新聞短片中，看到過一只牧羊犬和三只羊的畫面。牧羊犬負責看管整個羊群，可是有三只羊心存不滿，蓄意抵抗。它們咩咩地叫著，高高抬起前蹄表示自己的不滿。然而牧羊犬只是靜靜地蹲坐在它們前面，并用眼睛緊緊地盯著它們。牧羊犬既沒有朝三只羊狂吠，也沒有要恐嚇它們的意思，它只是用堅定的信念一動不動地注視著這三只羊。沒過多久，這三只羊垂著頭，乖乖地回到羊圈。

我們可以用牧羊犬的方法來支配自己的思想——依靠文雅的意志力，而不是粗暴的蠻力。

當陷入暴跳如雷、憤怒難耐的狀態中時，我們必須要堅定信念來克服它，并一直堅持下去。

我們當然不可能一直做到情緒穩定，但是至少你可以把握住言語并堅持告誡自己能夠控制住潛意識。這樣的話，我們便可以控制眼前的局勢了。

你思想的“守門人”決定了你能否在生活中取得成功，分享幸福。“守門人”的作用遲早會在你的言行中體現出來。

很久以前，喇叭便作為一種樂器用來吸引人類的注意力——關注勝利，關注秩序。

當你認識到思想和言語的重要時，你就會養成重視思考和言語的習慣。

豐富的想象力作為心靈的剪刀，會孜孜不倦地剪掉那些乏味的生活瑣事。

We must all have a watchman at the gate of our thoughts. The watchman at the gate is the superconscious mind.

We have the power to choose our thoughts.

Since we have lived in the race thought for thousands of years， it seems almost impossible to control them. They rush through our minds like stampeding cattle or sheep.

But a single sheep-dog can control the frightened sheep and guide them into the sheep pen. I saw a picture in the news-reels of a shepherd dog and three sheep.He had rounded up all but three.These three resisted and resented.They baaed and lifted their front feet in protest， but the dog simply sat down in front and never took his eyes off them.He did not barks or threaten.He oust sat and looked with his determination.In a little while the sheep tossed their heads and went in the pen.

We can learn to control our thoughts in the same way， by gentle determination， not force.

We take an affirmation and repeat it continually， while our thoughts are on the rampage.

We cannot always control our thoughts， but we can control our words， and repetition impresses the subconscious， and we are then master of the situation.

Your success and happiness in life depend upon the watchman at the gate of your thoughts， sooner or later， crystallize on the external.

A trumpet is a musical instrument， used in olden times， to draw people's attention to something—to victory， to order.

You will form the habit of giving attention to every thought and word， when you realize their importance.

The imagination， the scissors of the mind， is constantly cutting out the events to come into your life.