The Secret Door to Success
佛罗伦萨·斯高伏尔·西恩/Florence Scovel Shinn
成功人士经常会遇到这样的问题：“您成功的秘密是什么？”而人们永远不会向一个失败者讨教：“您失败的原因在哪里？”这是一个显而易见的道理——人们不想失败。
人们迫不及待地想知道打开成功之门的奥秘所在。因为每个人都可以获得成功，然而在现实生活里，人们总要穿过一扇门或一堵墙才能成功。读过《圣经》的人，一定还对耶利哥之墙的精彩故事记忆犹新。我们从中能得到什么启发呢？
现在，让我们来探讨一下你心中的耶利哥之墙：它阻碍你迈向成功。在现实生活中，几乎每个人都曾在自己的心中建造过一堵耶利哥之墙。
前方的城市有数不尽的宝藏，耶利哥之墙却隔断了你进入城市的道路。这样，你通向成功的宏伟计划便无法实施，更不用说实现心中的梦想了。
你自己建造的耶利哥之墙是什么样子的呢？通常状况下，它是由愤怒构成的——你仇恨周围的人，讨厌自己的境遇，让自己远离快乐。
假如你自己是个失败者，却又对成功人士嫉妒不已，那么，那扇通往成功的神秘之门将永远不会为你敞开。
我特意找出下面这段话来平息大家的嫉妒与怨恨：上帝是公平的，他在赋予别人某些能力的同时，同样会让你拥有。
一个女人因为看到朋友收到了礼物而自己什么也没有，嫉妒心便油然而生。她愤怒地说道：除了一份一模一样的礼物，她还要一份额外的礼物。
还记得《圣经》里的情节吗？希伯来人的孩子刚刚奋力呼喊，耶利哥之墙便顷刻倒塌。所以，当你确定事实真理时，你心中的那堵耶利哥之墙也会灰飞烟灭。
满怀兴趣地投入到你的工作中，确信自己的付出能够开启那扇通往成功的神秘之门！
A successful man is always asked—"What is the secret of your success？" People never ask a man who is a failure， "What is the secret of your failure？" It is quite easy to see and they are.
People all want to know how to open the secret door to success. For each man there is success， but it seems to be behind a door or wall. In the Bible reading， we have heard the wonderful story of the falling of the walls of Jericho.
We will talk now about your wall of Jericho： the wall separating you from success. Nearly everyone has built a wall around his own Jericho.
This city you are not able to enter， contains great treasures； your divinely designed success， your heart's desire！
What kind of wall have you built around your Jericho？ Often， it is a wall of resentment—resenting someone， or resenting a situation， shuts off your good.
If you are a failure and resent the success of someone else， you are keeping away your own success.
I have given the following statement to neutralize envy and resentment. What God has done for others， he now does for me.
A woman was filled with envy because a friend had received a gift， she made this statement. And an exact duplicate of the gift was given her—plus another present.
It was when the children of Israel shouted， that the walls of Jericho fell down. When you make an affirmation of Truth， your wall of Jericho totters.
Taking an interest in your work， enjoying what you are doing opens the secret door of success.