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第17章致加西亚的信(1)
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阿尔伯特·哈伯德ElbertHubbard
阿尔伯特·哈伯德(1856—1915),美国著名出版家和作家。
《菲士利人》、《兄弟》杂志的总编辑,罗伊科罗斯特出版社创始人。
1899年,阿尔伯特·哈伯德创作了《致加西亚的信》,在《菲士利人》杂志上发表后,引起了全世界的强烈轰动,这本小册子在世界各地广为流传,全球销量超过8亿册,成为有史以来世界上最畅销的读物之一,列入全球最畅销图书排行榜第六名。
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&hesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle.
1.perihelionn.近日点
2.oilskinn.油布(雨衣),防水布(衣)
3.stiffenv.(使)变硬;(使)强硬
&ebraen.椎骨
5.slipshodadj.马虎的,随便的,草率的
6.imbe.愚笨;低能,弱智,愚蠢行为
7.ingratituden.忘恩负义
InallthisbusihereisoandsoutonthehorizonofmymemorylikeMarsatperihelion.
WhenwarbrokeoutbetweenSpaiedStates,itwasveryounicatequicklywiththeleaderoftheIs.Garewhereiainfastnessesofeknewwhere.NraphmessagecouldreachhiThePresidentmustsecurehisco-,andquickly.Whattodo?
&othePresident,“There’safellowbythenameofRoillfindGarciaforyou,ifanybody.”
RowafiveobedeliveredtoGarcia.Howthe“fellowbythenameofRowan”
tooktheletter,sealeditupinanoilskinpouch,strappeditoverhisheart,infourdayslandedbynightoffthecoastofa,disappearedintothejungle,andinthreeweekscameoutohersideoftheIsland,havingtraversedahostilefootanddeliveredhislettertoGarcia—arethingsIhavenospecialdesireail.ThepointthatIwishtomakeisthis:MleygaveRowaobedeliveredtoGartooktheletteranddidnotask,“Whereisheat?”
BytheEternal!
Thereisamanwhoseformshouldbedeathlessbrohestatueplaeverycollegeoftheland.Itisnotbyoungmenneed,norinstruaboutthisandthat,butastiffeniebraewhichwillcausethemtobeloyaltoatrust,toaptly,tratetheirehething—“CarryamessagetoGarcia”
.
GeneralGarciaisdeadnow,buttherearearanwhohaseocarryoutaerprisewheremanyhandswerehasbeenwell-nighappalledattimesbytheimbecilityoftheaveragemayoruotrateonathinganddoit.
Slipshodassistance,foolishiion,dowdyindifferendhalf-heartedworkseemtherule;andnomansulessbyhookorcrookorthreatheforcesorbribesothermentoassisthim;ormayhap,GodinHisgoodnessperformsamiradsendshimanAngelofLightforanassistant.
Wehaveretlybeenhearingmusympathyexpressedforthe“downtroddehes”
andthe“homelesswandererseargforho”
,andwithitalloftengomanyhardwordsforthemeninpower.
Nothingissaidabouttheemplrowsoldbeforehistimeinavaiogetfrowsyne’er-do-wellstodoiwork;andhislorivingafter“help”
thatdoesnothingbutloafwhenhisbaed.
&oreandfactorythereisatweeding-oingon.Theemployeristlysendinga”
thathaveshowntheirincapacitytofurthertheihebusiness,andtakenon.Noodtimesare,thissuesonly,iftimesarehardandworkisscarce,thesisdoaheiandunwo.Itisthesurvivalofthefittest.Self-iseveryemployertokeepthebest—thosewhocarryamessagetoGarcia.
Iknowonemanofreallybrilliantpartswhohasytomanageabusinessofhisowwhoisabsolutelyworthlesstoanyoneelse,becausehecarrieswithhimtlytheinsanesuspithathisemployeris,oriooppresshiHeotgiveorders,areceivetheShouldamessagebegivenhimtotaketoGarcia,hisanswerwouldprobablybe,“Takeityourself!”
Ofcourse,Iknowthatonesomorallydeformedisobepitiedthanaphysicalcripple;butinletusdropatear,too,forthemerivingtreatenterprise,whhoursarehewhistle,andwhosehairisfastturhroughthestruggletoholdinlinedowdyindifference,slipshodimbedtheheartlessingratitudewhich,butfortheirenterprise,wouldbebothhungryandhomeless.
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