I am nature's greatest miracle.
Since the beginning of time never has there been another with my mind, my heart, my eyes, my ears, my hands, my hair, my mouth. None that came before, none that live today, and none that come tomorrow can walk and talk and move and think exactly like me. All men are my brothers yet I am different from each. I am a unique creature.
I am nature's greatest miracle.
Although I am of the animal kingdom, animal rewards alone will not satisfy me. Within me burns a flame, which has been passed from generations uncounted and its heat is a constant irritation to my spirit to become better than I am, and I will. I will fan this flame of dissatisfaction and proclaim（宣告） my uniqueness to the world.
None can duplicate（复制） my brush strokes, none can make my chisel（凿子） marks, none can duplicate my handwriting, none can produce my child, and, in truth, none has the ability to sell exactly as I. Henceforth, I will capitalize on this difference for it is an asset to be promoted to the fullest.
I am nature's greatest miracle.
Vain attempts to imitate others no longer will I make. Instead will I place my uniqueness on display in the market place. I will proclaim it, yea, I will sell it. I will begin now to accent my differences; hide my similarities. So too will I apply this principle to the goods I sell. Salesman and goods, different from all others, and proud of the difference.
I am a unique creature of nature.
I am rare, and there is value in all rarity; therefore, I am valuable. I am the end product of thousands of years of evolution; therefore, I am better equipped in both mind and body than all the emperors and wise men who preceded me.
But my skills, my mind, my heart, and my body will stagnate（停滞） , rot, and die lest I put them to good use. I have unlimited potential. Only a small portion of my brain do I employ; only a paltry（无价值的） amount of my muscles do I flex. A hundredfold or more can I increase my accomplishments of yesterday and this I will do, beginning today.
Nevermore will I be satisfied with yesterday's accomplishments nor will I indulge（沉溺，满足） , anymore, in self-praise for deeds which in reality are too small to even acknowledge. I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will, for why should the miracle which produced me end with my birth? Why can I not extend that miracle to my deeds of today?
相关单词：irritation
irritation解释：n.激怒，恼怒，生气
irritation例句：
He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说，但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。
相关单词：chisel
chisel解释：n.凿子；v.用凿子刻，雕，凿
chisel例句：
This chisel is useful for getting into awkward spaces.这凿子在要伸入到犄角儿里时十分有用。
Camille used a hammer and chisel to carve out a figure from the marble.卡米尔用锤子和凿子将大理石雕刻出一个人像。
相关单词：stagnate
stagnate解释：v.停止
stagnate例句：
Where the masses are not roused,work will stagnate.哪里不发动群众，哪里的工作就死气沉沉。
Taiwan's economy is likely to stagnate for a long time to come.台湾经济很可能会停滞很长一段时间。
相关单词：unlimited
unlimited解释：adj.无限的，不受控制的，无条件的
unlimited例句：
They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。
相关单词：paltry
paltry解释：adj.无价值的，微不足道的
paltry例句：
The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns.那些家长对家里鸡毛蒜皮的小事没什么兴趣。
I'm getting angry;and if you don't command that paltry spirit of yours.我要生气了，如果你不能振作你那点元气。
相关单词：flex
flex解释：n.皮线，花线；vt.弯曲或伸展
flex例句：
We wound off a couple of yards of wire for a new lamp flex.我们解开几码电线作为新的电灯花线。
He gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies.他收缩他的肱二头肌以吸引那些女士们的目光。
相关单词：accomplishments
accomplishments解释：n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就
accomplishments例句：
It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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