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Everyoneknowsyoumustexerciseregularlytokeepgoodhealth．Indeedstayingphysicallyfitisabigpartofourculture．weconsider(orrightlyso)thathealthypeopleareattractivepeople．Sincemostofuswanttobeattractivethereisnoshortageofexerciseclubstrainingvideosmagazinesandbooksofferingtohelpusstayphysicallyfit．

Unfortunatelyhoweverourculturedoesn’tplacethesameemphasisonmentalfitness．Althoughwetendtolikemenandwomenwithstronghealthy-lookingbodieswedon’thavethesamedegreeofrespectorattractionforsmarteducatedmentallyhealthypeople．Thisisapitybecausetherearegreatrewardsforpeoplewhohavedevelopedtheabilitytothinkwell．

Ifyourmindiswelltrainedandflexibleyouwillbeabletounderstandagreatdealofwhathappensaroundyou．Andifyouarealsowelleducated－thatisifyouunderstandbasicsciencemathematicsmusicartliteraturehistoryandsoon－youwillfinditmucheasiertomakegooddecisionsthroughoutyourlife．Overthelongrunthisleadstoasenseofcontroloveryourdestinyandamuchbetterlifethanotherwise．

Peoplewhoarepoorlyeducatedorwhodon’tthinkwell－thatispeoplewhoarenotmentallyfit－seethingsdifferently．Theirworldiscontrolledbymysteriousoftenmalevolent(恶意的)forces．Suchpeoplelivewithinasystemtheywillnevermasterforcedtofollowrulestheywillneverunderstand．Althoughitmaynotbeobviousmostspendtheirlivesbeingmanipulated(控制)byothers．Theyaretoldwhattodowhattothinkhowtospendtheirmoneyandwhattheyshouldandshouldnotaspire(渴望)toinlife．

Inmyopinionifyouwanttolivewellyoumustbeabletouseyourmindwell．ForthisreasonIwantyoutobeabletoconcentratetosolveproblemstounderstandcomplexideasandtothinkclearlyandquickly．Suchskillswillmakeiteasierforyoutomakeinformeddecisionsunderstandcurrenteventschoosegoodfriendsmanageyourmoneywellmakewiselone-termdecisionsandappreciatemusicartandliterature．

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