Henceforth， I will remember the lesson of firefly who gives off its light only when it is on the wing， only when it is in action. I will become a firefly and even in the day my glow will be seen in spite of the sun. Let others be as butterflies who preen their wings yet depend on the charity of a flower for life. I will be as the firefly and my light will brighten the world.
I will not avoid the tasks of today and charge them to tomorrow for I know that tomorrow never comes. Let me act now even though my actions may not bring happiness or success for it is better to act and fail than not be act and flounder. Happiness， in truth， may not be the fruit plucked by my action yet without action all fruit will die on the vine.
I will act now. Henceforth， I will repeat these words again and again， each hour， each day， until the words become as much as a habit as my breathing and the actions which follow become as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every act necessary for my success. With these words I can condition my mind to meet every challenge which the failure avoids.
I will repeat these words， again and again and again. When I awake I will say them and leap from my cot while the failure sleeps yet another hour.
For now is all I have. Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when then evil become good. I am not evil. Tomorrow is the day when the weak become strong. I am not weak. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure.
When the lion is hungry he eats. When the eagle has thirst he drinks. Lest they act， both will perish. I hunger for success. I thirst for happiness and peace of mind. Lest I act I will perish in a life of failure， misery， and sleepless night.
Success will not wait. If I delay she Will become betrothed to anther and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the man.