実現可能性を高める

Will

Ella Wheeler Wilcox
From: Poetical Works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox, 1917

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate,
Can circumvent or hinder or control
The firm resolve of a determined soul.  

Gifts count for nothing; will alone is great;
All things give way before it, soon or late.
What obstacle can stay the mighty force
Of the sea-seeking river in its course,
Or cause the ascending orb of day to wait?
Each well-born soul must win what it deserves.
Let the fool prate of luck. The fortunate
Is he whose earnest purpose never swerves,
Whose slightest action or inaction serves
The one great aim. Why, even Death stands still,
And waits an hour sometimes for such a will.

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一般的に言えば「意志あるところに道は開ける」だろうが、
「開ける」とは何か「自然に開けてくる」ような、ちょっと能天気な雰囲気がする。

もっと自分の内面を鍛えて強くすることで、実現する可能性をもっと高めていける、
そんな思いを抱かせてくれる詩だ。