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约翰·D·洛克菲勒：洛克菲勒回忆录·补录 51
约翰·D·洛克菲勒《洛克菲勒回忆录》· Random Reminiscences of Men and Events · 领导
"Never mind," said my mother, "we have started in on this whipping, and it will do for the next time." This attitude was maintained to its final conclusion in many ways. One night, I remember, we boys could not resist the temptation to go skating in the moonlight, notwithstanding the fact that we had been expressly forbidden to skate at night. Almost before we got fairly started we heard a cry for help, and found a neighbour, who had broken through the ice, was in danger of drowning. By pushing a pole to him we succeeded in fishing him out, and restored him safe and sound to his grateful family. As we were not generally expected to save a man's life every time we skated, my brother William and I felt that there were mitigating circumstances connected with this particular disobedience which might be taken into account in the final judgment, but this idea proved to be erroneous.
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定位：Additional excerpt 51 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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洛克菲勒的母亲在惩罚孩子时说过一句狠话：既然已经开了头，这次打完了，下次再犯就接着打。意思是规矩一旦立下，不会因为一次特殊情况就作废。有一晚，他和弟弟忍不住偷偷去月光下溜冰，尽管家里明令禁止夜间溜冰。刚滑不久就听到呼救，原来一位邻居掉进冰窟，快淹死了。他们用杆子把人救上来，平安送回家。兄弟俩以为这次救人算将功补过， disobey 的事可以从轻发落，结果发现母亲并不买账。核心是：规则就是规则，功劳不能抵消违规；但救人本身仍是好事。
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洛克菲勒回忆母亲管教子女严格，用这件事说明家规不容例外。
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你定的规矩，会不会因为一次“特殊情况”就破例？
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