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约翰·D·洛克菲勒:洛克菲勒回忆录·补录 228
约翰·D·洛克菲勒《洛克菲勒回忆录》· Random Reminiscences of Men and Events · 领导
About the year 1890 I was still following the haphazard fashion of giving here and there as appeals presented themselves. I investigated as I could, and worked myself almost to a nervous break-down in groping my way, without sufficient guide or chart, through this ever-widening field of philanthropic endeavour. There was then forced upon me the necessity to organize and plan this department of our daily tasks on as distinct lines of progress as we did our business affairs; and I will try to describe the underlying principles we arrived at, and have since followed out, and hope still greatly to extend.
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白话
洛克菲勒说,1890年前后他做慈善还是东一榔头西一棒子,谁上门求助就给谁,结果把自己搞得几乎神经崩溃。他意识到,慈善不能光靠热心,得像做生意一样有组织、有计划、有章法。于是他开始为慈善事业制定明确的原则和步骤,并一直沿用下去。核心意思是:善意需要系统化,否则会耗尽自己,也帮不好别人。做法是:先明确目标,再制定筛选标准,然后按计划执行,而不是被动回应每一个请求。
上下文
洛克菲勒在晚年回忆录中讲述自己从随意捐赠转向系统慈善的经历,当时他因无休止的求助而身心疲惫。
今日一问
你现在的善举或付出,是有章法的,还是被别人的需求牵着走?
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