IF I WERE TO DRAW A line and tell you that simply stepping over it would change your life for the better, would you take that step?
如果我为你描绘出一条路线，并且告诉你，你只要简简单单地一步步依照着它去做，就能够把你的生活改变得更好，你会成迈出这一步吗？
Certainly you would. And if you knew that taking that step would guarantee inner peace, riches, enlightenment, and physical well-being, you would not hesitate a second.
毫无疑问你会的。而且，如果你了解到迈出这一步将会保证你获得财富、快乐和健康的身体以及内心的安宁，你一秒钟也不会犹豫。
You will have an opportunity to take that step---right into a life of happiness and success---as you continue through this book.
在你接下来阅读这本书的时候，你将有一个机会迈出这一步------直接迈进一个快乐并且成功的人生。
Stepping across the line does work. Stepping across the line definitely led me to a life of happiness and success. I have shared my experience with close friends and business associates and with others I scarcely knew. In every instance, where the line was never recrossed, fantastic results have been achieved.
遵循这条路线是确有成效的。我就是沿着这一条路线进入一个快乐而成功的人生的。我曾经把我的经验和我的亲密朋友们，我的生意伙伴们还有那些我偶尔认识的人分享。凡是遵循这条路线，按照这样一种方法去做的人，都获得了令人吃惊的成果。
I have seen derelicts changed into decent people. Debt-ridden individuals into financial successes. Misguided souls into persons who possess the wisdom of the ages. Mentally and physically ill weaklings into healthy and productive citizens.
我曾经看到行为放纵、不合规矩的人转变成行为体面的人，看到负债累累的人获得经济上的成功，看到误入岐途的心灵重新被焕发出智慧的光芒，看到肉体上或者精神上患有残疾的人转变成健康和能创造价值的公民。
I have seen these miracles happen right before my eyes, and they will happen again and again to those who follow the teachings of this book.
我亲眼看到这些奇迹就在我的面前发生，而且我相信，奇迹还会随时随地发生在那些遵循本书教导的人身上。
Before crossing this line, a young man in Houston was out of work, beset by ulcers, and harried by obligations. Today, he is the leading salesman with his company.
在休斯敦，有一个年轻人，在没有找到这条线路，没有认识这样一种方法之前，他的生活一团糟：失业，被胃溃疡困扰着，被债务纠缠着。而如今，他已经是他所属的那家公司里最出色的销售人员之一。
In Lubbock, Texas, another young man was unhappy and rapidly losing ground in his work. After he crossed the line, he soon became one of the city's outstanding businessmen.
在得克萨斯州的卢波克，另一个年轻人郁郁寡欢，因他几乎隐入破产境地，在他遵循了这一方法之后，他很快成为那个城市里数一数的商界英雄。
In Memphis, Tennessee, a man had literally failed at every undertaking, until he stepped across the line and adopted the principles outlined in this book. Today he is a business and financial success.
在田纳西州的孟裴斯，有一个男人在每一项事业上都遭到了彻底的失败，直到他遵循了这一方法，并采纳了本书所勾画出的原则，事业才发生了根本的转机。如今他已经获得了生意上的成功，并且相当富有。
The secret that is the heart of these teachings will be presented herein. If you will let this book serve as a guiding light to direct you to follow its path to a life of happiness and success, then my efforts will have been worthwhile.
上面所有这些转变的核心秘密，我将在这里告诉给你们。如果这本书能如同一束引路的光，引导你们进入一个快乐而成功的生活，那么我就非常满足了。
But, first, let me tell you how this book came into being. Years of thought and study, months, weeks, days, and hours of planning preceded the development of what I call the Bland Method of Goal Setting and Planning.
但是，首先让我告诉你这本书是如何形成的，在经过了许多年的潜心思考和努力学习，经过无数日日夜夜的工作之后，才发展出这套布兰德成功计划方法。
The development of this method was not an easy task. It demanded unwavering faith, unrelenting persistence, and the courage to act no matter what obstacles seemed to lie around every corner.
发展出这套方法并不是一件容易的事，它要求一个人有不可动摇的执著精神，不会被削弱的坚定意志，以及排除一切可能障碍的勇气和决心。
The principles in my method are not unique. They have been responsible for the making of kings, the building of empires, and the creation of vast fortunes. On the other hand, these principles have never stolen serenity from the lives of those who have used them.
在我的方法里包含着的原则并不是从我这里才开始存在的。它们一直隐藏在万事万物运转的背后。历史上伟大的君主曾发现并运用这些原则建立了帝国或创造出巨大财富。并且，也正是这些原则让运用它的人同时得到了内心的宁静。
Having discovered this secret and having applied it in my own life, I want now to share it with just as many people as possible.
我庆幸也发现了这个秘密，并且把它在我自己的生活里加以运用，而如今我希望和尽可能多的人分享它。
My method of goal setting and planning had its beginning many years ago when I first became success conscious. My fondest dreams involved happiness and success. I searched for the wisdom and the truth that could lead me to realizing those dreams.
关于目标树立和计划制定的方法开始于许多年之前，那是在我刚刚开始有成功欲望的时候。那时，我最珍爱的梦想总是包括快乐和成功，我尝试着研究并且寻找能够引导我去实现这些梦想的智慧和真理。
I made a giant step toward success while browsing through a bookshop in San Antonio's International Airport. I was attracted by a colorful blue and yellow cover and an appealing title. The book? Think and Grow Rich, by a man I had not heard of before named Napoleon Hill.
我向成功迈出的一大步是从圣安东尼奥国际机场的一家书店里开始的。当时，我正在书店里随便翻看书，突然我被一本有着绿色和黄色的色彩缤纷的封面和一个有吸引力的名字的书吸引住了，那是什么书呢？《思考致富》，作者是我以前从来没有听说过的一个人，叫做拿破仑·希尔。
To help pass the time until my plane was due to leave, I bought the book and began to skim its pages. As I read, I found something happening to me.
为了能在我的航班起飞之前消磨时光，我买了这本书并且开始翻着看这本书。在我阅读的时候，我意识到在我身上，有某种事情将要发生了。
At that particular time in my life, I was doing my work well, but only because it was something that I had to do and not something I wanted to do. I was drifting. I had no real direction, no goals, no plans.
在我人生中那个特别的阶段，我把自己的工作做得很好，但那只是我必须去做的一样事情，而不是我想做的事情。我实际上在随波逐流，没有真正的方向，没有目标也没有计划。
Because I was drifting, others dictated to me. I didn't understand the one basic principle, "Men who have goals and plans dictate to others, while men who have no goals or plans are dictated to."
正因为我那时随波逐流，所以我听命于他人。我没有理解那条基本的法则："拥有目标和计划的人向别人发号施令，而没有目标和计划的人被别人发号施令。"
As I read, the above principle revealed by Mr. Hill became increasingly important to me. I said to myself, "He has found the key that can unlock the door to happiness and success in my life. This is what I've been looking for!"
在我阅读的时候，上面这条由希尔先生指示给我的原则变得对我来说越来越有意义。我对我自己说："他已经发现能打开通往我生活中的快乐和成功之门的钥匙。"这就是我要找的！
I read on and on and found myself in even greater agreement with the things Napoleon Hill stands for.
我接着读下去，发现自己越来越认同于拿破仑·希尔所主张的那些东西。
Almost before I realized it, I was in the living room of my home, 200 miles from San Antonio, finishing the last pages of this fantastic book.
在不知不觉之中，我已经身处离圣安东尼奥有２００英里远的、我自己家中的起居室里，读着这本激动人心的书的最后一页。
I hardly recall the flight from San Antonio to Waco. Time had flown by because on that evening my life was changed. I had become "success conscious," and an entire new world of meaning and opportunity had been opened for me.
我几乎无法回想起从圣安东尼奥到沃克的这次飞行的经过。时间从我身旁飞过，因为在那个晚上我的人生被改变了。我开始变得有"成功欲望"。一个全新的"充满意义和机会的世界向我敝开了。
Becoming aware of this new world is experienced by everyone who achieves success at some point in time. "Success consciousness" is the place where all achievement begins. It's a time in your life when you first realize that there is a happy and successful way to live.
每一个无论在什么领域取得了成功的人，都有在某个时刻突然开始觉察到一个新世界的经历。"成功欲望"是一切成就开始的地方。当你突然意识到存在着一种快乐和成功的生活方式，这就是你成功欲望开始的时刻。
At that time you suddenly know you can change your life for the better. You decide to change it, and then you follow through and attain your desires. Having become "success conscious," you develop a hunger for wisdom and truth, and you begin to search for everything that you can read or hear to satisfy that hunger.
在这样一个时刻，一个人突然意识到他可以把他的生活改造得更好，他决定去改变生活，然后朝着这个目标去工作，并且实现他的目标。变得有"成功欲望"之后，这个人将发现出一种对智慧和真理的渴求，并且开始寻找能阅读和倾听的一切，以便满足这种渴求。
I have read many books and spent many hours listening to tapes with only one goal---to program my mind for happiness and success. As I studied and accumulated wisdom, I hit upon a basic truth. It struck me like a bolt from the blue:
我阅读过大量书籍，花了许多个小时听唱片和磁带，这都是为了一个目标；让我的意念集中到幸福和成功上面。 在我学习和积累智慧的过程中，我触及了一个基本的真理，这条真理如同晴天霹雳一样震撼了我：
"Techniques and methods change, but principles never do!"
"成功的技术和方法在改变，但是原则从不改变！"
I knew exactly, at that moment, where to find the information that I had been searching for. The principles had never changed; everything you and I need to know about happiness and success is contained within the binding of one book---the Holy Bible.
从那个时刻起我确切地知道了，我应当在何处去寻找我正在寻找的信息。原则从未改变。你我关于幸福和成功所需要知道的每一件事情都包含在一本书里，那就是《圣经》。
There was no reason to search further or elsewhere because within the Bible's covers you find the distilled wisdom of the ages.
没有什么理由到更远的别处去寻找，因为仅仅在《圣经》里面，你就可以找到经过了岁月精炼的智慧。
The Bible's principles, which have withstood all the tests of recorded time, generated all of the other books and tapes that had proved so helpful to me.
《圣经》中的原则，经受住了自有历史以来的一切考验，是其他那些经证实对我们有所帮助的全部书籍、唱片和磁带由之产生的源泉。
Within the Bible you will find the answer to all of life's opportunities and problems. It contains all of the principles found in every other book ever written about success and happiness. From the wellspring of the Creator, stimulating wisdom will never run dry. As we grow, our understanding grows, and more and more of the wisdom of the ages is opened to us. We are limited in our understanding only by our willingness to abide by the principles and to grow.
在《圣经》里面你可以找到对人生中全部机会和问题的回答。在它里面也包含着在其他任何书中可以找到的关于成功和快乐的那些原则。从造物主可的井泉中喷涌出的充满活力的智慧之水，永远不会干涸。随着我们成长，我们的理解力变得越来越强，岁月的智慧也被越来越多地地向我们揭开。我们对它的理解程度的惟一限制，只是我们自己遵照这些原则并且成长的愿望的强度。
我有谋略和真知识，
我乃聪明，我有能力。
帝王藉我坐国位，
君王藉我定公平。
王子和首领，
世上一切的审判官，都是藉我掌权。
爱我的，我也爱他；
恳切寻求我的，必寻得见。
丰富尊荣在我，
恒久的财产并公义也在我。
我的果实胜过黄金，强如精金；
我的出产超乎高银。
我在公义的道上走，
在公平的路上行，
使爱我的承受货财，
并充满他们的府库。
在耶和华造化的起头，
在太初创造万物之先，就有了我。
从亘古，从太初，
未有世界以前，我已被立。
没有深渊，
没有大水的泉源，我已生出。
大山未曾奠定，
小山未有之先，我已生出。
耶和华还没有创造大地和田野，
并世上的土质，我已生出。（箴８：１４－２６）
Without question, "Techniques and methods change, but principles never do." They have existed in eternity past and will exist in eternity future. The principles for achieving happiness and success in your life today are the same principles that King Solomon used to create his vast fortune in 966 BC.
毫无疑问，"成功的技术和方法在改变，但原则决不改变。"它们存在于久远的过去，并将存在于漫长的将来。今天一个人在他的冬小麦中为了获取快乐和成功的而使用的原则，也就是所罗门王在耶稣诞生９６０年以前，为了积聚他的巨大财富所运用的那些原则。
This planet, called Earth, didn't just happen! It was created by an infinitely intelligent Being beyond our human understanding, and this Creator established certain natural laws that put order into all things. If you plan your life to function within the boundaries of these natural laws, you can achieve happiness and success. If you live outside these natural laws, you will never enjoy the inner peace, riches, enlightenment, and physical well-being for which you are searching. It is as amazing and simple as that.
这个名叫"地球"的天体，决不仅仅是一种偶然的存在！它是由一个超越我们人类理解能力之上的，无限睿智的造物主所创造。这位造物主同时还设定了天道（宇宙运行的内在法则），并且在所有存在之物中间建立起一种秩序。如果你在这些自然法则的界限以内计划你的人生，你就能获得快乐和成功；如果你在这些自然法则之外生活，你就绝对没办法获得你所寻求的内心的安宁、财富、愉悦和良好的体质。事情就是这么简单，简单到令人惊奇！
You may avoid the laws of man, but there are greater laws that cannot be broken. The Creator is the source of every natural law leading to happiness and success. He wants to share this wisdom with each of us and has outlined his plan for the ages in an inspired book, the Holy Bible.
你可以逃脱人间的法律支配，但是仍然存在着无比强大的、不可能被破坏的自然法则。造物主是通往幸福和成功的每一项自然法律的源头。他希望与我们一起分享这一智慧，并在一部灵感的书籍中概述了他的计划，即《圣经》。
Mankind faces great problems today because people have become so self-sufficient that they sometimes forget there is a God. They forget that there is an omnipresent power that is bigger and more powerful than you and me! God created everything that exists, and he can certainly create something of such relative insignificance as happiness and success for a man if that man will play the game according to the rules.
人类之所以今天面临着许多大大小小的难题，是因为人们变得过分自我满足以致于都遗忘了面对宇宙应当具有的敬畏和谦卑。他们忘了还有一个无所不在的，比你我都要更伟大并且更强有力的力量存在！
W. E. Gladstone said, "I have known ninety-five of the world's great men in my time, and of these, eighty-seven were followers of the Bible. The Bible is stamped with a Speciality of Origin, and an immeasurable distance separates it from all competitors."
格拉斯顿说"我认识和我同时代的这个世界上９５个伟大人物，在这９５人里，有８７个人遵循《圣经》的教诲。《圣经》显明了宇宙万物的起源，和其他那些同类的竞争者相比有着天悬地隔的距离。"
Napoleon Bonaparte said, "The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all who oppose it."
拿破仑·波拿巴："《圣经》不只是一本书而已，像一个拥有巨大能量的生命，拥有征服一切反对者的力量。"
Yes, "the Bible is no mere book," for through its message and from the other outstanding material you will be exposed to, the secret of happiness and success will leap from the written page and become a reality in your life. You will be asked to do only one thing as these principles are unfolded for you---believe!
是的，"《圣经》不只是一本书而已"，因为通过它以及其他一些优秀书籍所传播的信息，快乐和成功的秘密就会从写在纸上的东西变成一个生活中的现实。在所有这些原则在向你揭示的时候，你只被要求做一件事情------相信！
History reveals that there have always been those individuals who spend their lives in a negative world where "can't" is the most frequently used word in their vocabulary. Had such great men as Thomas Edison listened to the so-called experts of their day, our civilization would probably be regressing instead of progressing.
历史向我们表明，总是有那么一些人，一辈子生活在一个消极否定的世界里。在那个世界上使用频率最高的一个词就是"不可能"。如果像爱迪生这一类的伟大人物们听从了他们各自时代里那些所谓的专业人士和行家们的意见，我们的文明就根本不会进步，而是会不断倒退。
Here's proof. The following statements are taken from official documents, newspapers, and magazines widely read during their day. Listen to what the "authorities" had to say:
这里我给你们证据：下面这些话全都摘自官方文件或者那个时代拥有广大读者群的报纸和杂志。听"权威人士"们是如何说的。
1840---"Anyone traveling at the speed of thirty miles per hour would surely suffocate."
１８４０年："任何以每小时５０公里的速度旅行的人，一定会因缺乏空气窒息而死。"
1878---"Electric lights are unworthy of serious attention."
１８７８年："电力照明一点也不值得严肃地考虑。"
1901---"No possible combination can be united into a practical machine by which men shall fly."
１９０１年："在现实中不可能以某种方式组装出一架能让人飞行的机器。"
1926---(from a scientist) "This foolish idea of shooting at the moon is basically impossible."
１９２６年（出自一位科学家之口）："飞到月亮上面的愚蠢想法基本上是不可能实现的。"
1930---(another scientist) "To harness the energy locked up in matter is impossible."
１９３０年（出自另一位科学家之口）："把质量里蕴含的能量释放出来是不可能的。"
There have always been those who said, "It can't be done." Yes, even the experts can be wrong. But the real tragedy is that 99 percent of the people believed them.
总是会有这样那样一些人在说："这是不可能的。"事实是，即使是权威也会犯错误，但真正的悲剧是，９９％的人都相信了他们的说法。
We can be thankful that nonconformists, such as the Wright Brothers and Edison, did not accept what the so-called authorities said.
我们应该感谢上述不墨守成规的人，例如说菜特兄弟和爱迪生，没有接受那些所谓的专家的说法。
You can be sure of one thing---people who made statements such as those quoted did not understand one of the most important and basic natural laws of the universe: "Anything you can think of and believe in, you can achieve!"
你可以确信一点，说上述我们引用的话，或者类似的话的人不明白这个宇宙之中最基本也是最重要的一条法则："你所能够想到的一切，只要你坚信，都能够被你实现！"
The mind of man can conceive many things, but believing them is something else. You might conceive the idea of earning one million dollars next year, but without genuine belief in your heart that it can be done, it will never become reality. Believing is the key! It is the basic ingredient of the happy and successful life.
人类的心智可以构思出许多东西，但是能不能坚持对它的信心可就是另外一回事了。你可能在脑子里想到过了下一个年度里你要挣１００万美元的念头，但是如果你不能彻底地坚信它是你可以做到的，它就永远也不会变成现实。信心是关键的东西！它是构成快乐并且成功的生活的基本要素。
Jesus made the same point in the following manner: "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes" (Mark 9:23, NKJV). Jesus did not eliminate anything. He said, "All things!" Why would Jesus make such a statement if it were not so? He understood the natural laws of the universe---he knew that the "Law of Belief" is just as certain as that day follows night. He used the power of belief to heal the sick, to change water into wine, and he said that if a man could develop his belief enough, he could even move mountains (see Mark 11:23).
耶酥通过下面的方式提出了相同的观点，他说："只要你相信，你所信的一切对你来说就都是可能的。"(马可福音 9:23, 新国王詹姆斯版) 耶酥并没有把什么事情排队在外，他说的是"你所信的一切！"如果实际情况不是这样的话，耶酥为什么要作出这么一个判断呢？他了解宇宙的内在法则------他知道"信念的法则"就如同在黑夜的后面紧跟着白天一样，是理所当然。他运用一治愈病人，来让水变酒的力量就是信念的力量，而且他还说只要一个人能够坚信信念的力量，他就甚至能令山移动。（参见马可福音 11:23）
Belief is a powerful force, and when properly used it can move man to accomplish great things! Our Creator gave us the choice of living in two worlds: positive or negative. A world where you "can" accomplish your lifetime dreams or a world where you "can't" do anything because of a million trivial excuses that hold you back. Quit thinking about all of the reasons why you "can't" do something and think of all the reasons why you "can." Decide now that you are going to be a member of that select group of successful people who live in a positive world---it is just too difficult to live any other way. Take the "can't" out of your life by believing!
信念是一种极为强大的力量，只要恰当地运用它，它就会让一个人能够完成伟大的事业！我们有机会选择生活在两种可能的世界上：在积极的世界上或者在消极的世界上。在一个积极的世界上你"能够"完成你一生的所有梦想；在一个消极的世界上，你任何事情也"不可能"做到，因为总是会存在着成千上万个琐碎的借口阻止着你向前迈进。停止去考虑所有使你"能够"做到的理由。现在就作出这样的决定：你要成为那个由成功者所组成的群体中的一员，并且生活在一个积极的世界上。因为在消极的世界上，生活就会变得过于艰难。现在就把"不可能"从你的生活中抛弃掉，求助于你的信心！
Mankind has always been aware of God's creative force within our universe. The evidence of this great force is all around us. It is found in the birth of an infant, in the roar of a mighty ocean wave, in the unparalleled beauty of a flower, in your innermost feelings for a little child, and in the magnificent design of a single snowflake. The evidence surrounds us, but it is so commonplace that we take it for granted.
人类一直能体察到宇宙有一种奇妙的力量。这种奇秒就在我们身边显现。它现身于婴儿的降生中，现身于威力巨大的海浪的怒号中，现身于一朵花的无与伦比的美中，现身于你内心最深之处对一个孩子的情感中，现身于仅仅一枚雪花的辉煌的图形设计中。正是因为它们是如此普通，以致我们就认为它们都是自然而然的！
Each of us has the opportunity to use this creative force in our life to accomplish our goals, but few do so. This creative force has been given to us free---it costs nothing, and to receive its full power we must only believe. As human beings, imperfect by nature, we place little value on things that we do not pay for. We value homes, automobiles, boats, television sets and, at the same time, place little or no value on the things in life that are free---our bodies, minds, families, friends, good health, love, and the natural laws of the universe.
我们每个人都有机会在我们的冬小麦里运用这种造化天工的力量来实现我们的目标，可是差不多没有人这么做。这种造化的力量是无偿给予我们的------我们不需要为此付出什么，要充分获得它的力量，我们只要去相信。作为人类，我们从本性来说是有缺陷的，因此我们就总是把我们能够无偿取得的东西看成是差不多没有什么价值的东西。我们认为一幢房子是有价值的，认为一辆汽车、一艘船只、一台电视机是"值价"的；而与此同时，却认为，我们生活里那些可以无偿获得的东西没有价值，或者只有很低的价值：认为我们的身体、我们的心智、我们的家庭、我们的朋友、我们的身心健康，以及宇宙的普通的自然法则，是"不值价"的。
The truth is that the material things that we value highly are really very cheap and can be replaced. Your home can be destroyed by fire, and it can be rebuilt. A man can lose his fortune and then replace it several times over. But when the things that are given to us free are lost---they are gone forever.
然而，事情的真实情况是：那些在我们的评价里有很高价值的东西，其实是谦价的、可以被别的东西替换的。你的房子可能被一场大火烧毁，然后再被建造起来；一个人的财富可能好几次被丧失，然后又被重新获得。但是一旦那些被无偿给予我们的东西被丧失了------它们就一去不复返了。
The statement "The best things in life are free" is true. They are available for the taking. They are the things that are responsible for putting happiness into your life. To take advantage of the natural laws of the universe, to guide us to a life of happiness and success, we must understand the essence of the Creator, who governs all life and creation.
"生活中最好的东西是被无偿给予的"。这句话是真理。家庭、健康、友谊、爱等都是无偿给予的。就是这些美好事物在一个伯乐生活里发挥作用，并且带给他快乐和幸福。如何能够运用宇宙的自然法则，并让它们引导我们进入一个快乐而成功的人生，我们有必要理解这些自然法则的制定者的本性。如果我们用拟人化的比喻来形容，那么，他的本质是：
Sovereign: The Creator is the ruler of all things.
管理一切的：他是世间万物的主宰。
Righteous: It is impossible for the Creator to be wrong; he is perfect in every way.
永远无误的：他是不可能犯错误的；他在任何方面都是绝对的完美。
Just: The Creator knows everything, all sides of every situation---therefore, it is impossible for him to be unfair.
公正公平的：他了解一切，他知晓情形的每个方面，因此，他不可能不公正。
Loving: The Creator gives perfect affection---a love beyond human love and understanding.
充满着爱的：他给予人以一种完美的爱------一种超越人类所能给予的，超越人类对爱的理解力之上的爱。
Eternal: The Creator has always existed, is very much alive today, and will always exist---he is everlasting.
永远存在的：他过去一直存在，今天仍然存在，并且将来一直存在。
Omniscient: The Creator knows everything---all ideas come from his infinite mind.
全知的：他知晓一切。所有观念都源于他无限的心智。
Omnipotent: The Creator has the power to do anything---he is all-powerful and able.
全能的：他有力量成就一切，他是充满力量和强大的。
Omnipresent: The Creator is everywhere at all times---he is not someone located in some remote, unknown place. He stands by your side.
无所不在的：他存在于一切时间和一切地点------他不是存在于某个遥远而不可知的地方的什么人，他现在就站在你的身边。
Immutable: The Creator never changes---he is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
超越变易的：他永远不会改变------昨日，今日和未来直到永远，他都始终如一。
Truthful: The Creator is absolutely true---it is impossible for him to lie.
真实不欺的：他是绝对真理------他不可能给出谎言。
Now that you understand the essence of the Creator, you will find it much easier to understand why you can apply the natural laws of the universe in your life and, by doing so, accomplish your fondest dreams and never doubt their fulfillment. The Creator established the rules, and simply playing the game with all your heart will produce fantastic rewards---that is, if you can believe!
如今，在你已经了解自然法则的制定者的本质之后，你会发现你能更加容易地明白，为什么你能够把宇宙的普遍的内在法则在你的生活里加以运用，去实现你心中最热切的梦想，而没有丝毫疑虑。按照宇宙万物所赖以运行的自然法则，全心全意地去做，你将创造出不可思议的成就！
Before going on to the next chapter, take these two steps, if you have not already done so: 在继续阅读下一章之前，接受下面这些，如果你还没有让自己接受的话：
Convince yourself that there is a happier and more successful way of living than your present way of life.
第一、让你自己坚信，比起你现在的生活一说，存在着一种更快乐也更成功的生活方式。
Accept the fact that God is a tremendous guiding force in this universe and that he is wiser and more powerful than you.
第二、接受这个事实：这个宇宙巨大的统治力量，他远比你聪慧，也远比你强大。
You need not, at this point, accept anything more. But future chapters, hopefully, will help you to accept more and more of the principles that will cause your life to become exceedingly happy and prosperous.
在这个时候，你还不需要接受更多的东西。但是在后面的章节里，我希望，能够让你接受越来越多的法则，这些法则将使你的生活变得非常快乐，也非常成功。
Anything you can think of and believe in, you can achieve!
第一、你能设想和坚信的一切，你都能做到！
You may avoid the laws of man, but there are greater laws that cannot be broken.
第二、你能够规避人间法律的支配，但存在着你无法违背的更高的法则。
Men who have goals and plans dictate to others, while men who have no goals and plans are dictated to.
第三、有目标和计划的人向别人发号施令，没有目标和计划的人被别人发号施令。
Techniques and methods change, but principles never do!
第四、成功的技术和方法在改变，但原则决不改变。
Quit thinking about all the reasons why you "can't" do something and think of all the reasons why you "can."
第五、停止考虑所有让你"不可能"做到某些事情的理由，并去考虑所有让你"能够"做到这些事情的理由。
The Creator is sovereign, righteous, just, loving, eternal, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, immutable, and true.
第六、宇宙万物运行的自然法则有一个设定者。如果用拟人化比喻，他的本性是：管理一切的，永远无误的，公正公平的，充满着爱，永恒的，全知全能的，无所不在的，他是超越变易的真实不欺的。