مطلوب ترجمه نص 1

[الجاحد]

Befor long ,I thought the truth might lie in self improvement . Therefore, i became a voracious reader of motivational materials and attended related seminars . In addition , I was striving to live up to the US Army 's slogan on tv commericals ,''By All You can Be'' through endeavors in fire-walking , sky diving and martial arts . Due to my readings and challenging exploits , I gained a keen sense of self confidence ,but in fact i still hadn't discovered the truth.
Soon afterwards , i read numerous books on various philosophies . i found many interesting concepts and practices , yet ,there was n't any particular philosophy that i could totally agree with. thus, i chose to consolidate what i throught was the best wisdom from among these doctrines . It became sort of a religion alcarte which mainly emphasized good moral behaviour.