不可或缺的許多東西，曾經也只是夢想。

Dreams　Are　the　Stuff　Life　Is

Made　of

Carroll　Carroll

I　believe　I’m　a　very　lucky　man。

My　entire　life　has　been　lived　in　the　healthy　area　between　too　little　and　too　much。　I’ve　never　experienced　financial　or　emotional　insecurity；　but　everything　I　have；　I’ve　attained　by　my　own　work；　not　through　indulgence1；　inheritance　or　privilege。

Never　having　lived　by　the　abuses　of　any　extreme；　I’ve　always　felt　that　a　workman　is　worthy　of　his　hire；　a　merchant　entitled2　to　his　profit；　an　artist　to　his　reward。

As　a　result　of　all　this；　my　bargaining　bump　may　be　a　little　underdeveloped；　so　I’ve　never　tried　to　oversell　myself。　And　though　I　may　work　for　less　than　I　know　I　can　get；　I　find　that　because　of　this；　I’m　never　so　afraid　of　losing　a　job　that　I’m　forced　to　promise　with　my　principles。

夢想構造生活（2）

Naturally　in　a　life　as　mentally；　physically；　emotionally　and　financially　fortunate　as　mine　has　been；　a　great　many　people　have　helped　me。　A　few　meant　to；　most　did　so　by　accident。　I　still　feel　I　must　reciprocate。　This　doesn’t　mean　that　I’ve　dedicated　my　life　to　my　fellow　man。　I’m　not　the　type。　But　I　do　feel　I　should　help　those　I’m　qualified　to　help；　just　as　I’ve　been　helped　by　others。

What　I’m　saying　now　is；　I　feel；　part　of　that　pattern。　I　think　everyone　should；　for　his　own　sake；　try　to　reduce　to　six　hundred　words　the　beliefs　by　which　he　lives—it’s　not　easy—and　then　pare　those　beliefs　with　what　he　enjoys—not　in　real　estate　or　money　or　goods；　but　in　love；　health；　happiness　and　laughter。

I　don’t　believe　we　live　our　lives　and　then　receive　our　reward　or　punishment　in　some　afterlife。　The　life　and　the　reward。。。the　life　and　the　punishment—these　to　me　are　one。　This　is　my　religion；　coupled　with　the　firm　belief　that