Facing the Enemies Within

    We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. Fears, even the most basic ones, can totally ruin our ambitions (雄心壮志). Fear can ruin fortunes. Fear can ruin relationships. Fear, if left unchecked, can ruin our lives. Fear is one of the many enemies living inside us.

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    The first enemy we face is indecision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity____. Take a sword to this enemy.

    The second enemy inside is doubt.____ But you also can't let doubt take over. Many people doubt the past, doubt the future, doubt each other, doubt the government, doubt the possibilities and doubt the opportunities. Worse of all, they doubt themselves. I'm telling you, doubt will ruin your life and your chances of success. It will empty both your bank account and your heart.____

    Do battle with the enemy. Do battle with your fears.____. Be courageous in your life and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to become.

A. Sure, there's room for healthy doubt. You can't believe everything.

B. Build your courage to fight what's holding you back, what's keeping you from your goals and dreams.

C. Let me tell you about two of the other enemies we face from within.

D. Below are the ways which might be useful for us to overcome our fears.

E. Doubt is an enemy. Go after it. Get rid of it.

F. It will steal your chances for a better future.

G. Some people doubt everything.

    Darcy, the daughter of my brother, is a sweet child. She always wishes to 1others. She is three years old now and she is of course very 2of her little elder cousin Jo-Jo.

    Recently the two girls were 3in the bedroom together. Suddenly, Darcy ran out of the bedroom with a burning look of4 saying, “Jo-Jo hit me in the 5” And I could see that she had a red place on her very pale cheek.6 Jo-Jo followed her saying, “I did not do 7 Darcy knocked her head on me and I knew she did 8to do it.”

    I love both little girls, but I knew Darcy did not do it 9 She just felt so excited that she knocked her head on Jo-Jo's nose 10 For Jo-Jo, the sudden11made her get very angry and I knew Darcy had hit her without 12 We had a little talk about it and Jo-Jo 13admitted that she had 14her hand and hit on Darcy's cheek. I asked her to say “sorry” to Darcy because she had hit Darcy on the cheek. She 15and said, “No. I did not do anything.” Then to everyone's 16, Darcy said, “Jo-Jo, I am sorry that my cheek hit your hand.” I have never seen anybody17situations like this any better.

    Luckily, we did not make a storm in a teacup about it right then, but a few days later we had a little 18with Jo-Jo about 19the anger that she often shows out suddenly. And I've suffered a lot from the same problem in my life. But in our daily life, it is much 20to identify (感同身受) with Jo-Jo's angry behavior than with the amazing kindness of little Darcy. But, Jo-Jo will perhaps have a hard way to go in life while little Darcy will go through her life happily in her future.