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安德鲁·卡内基:安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 40
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
The brother of my Uncle Hogan would often ask what my parents meant to do with me, and one day there occurred the most tragic of all scenes I have ever witnessed. Never can I forget it. He said, with the kindest intentions in the world, to my mother, that I was a likely boy and apt to learn; and he believed that if a basket were fitted out for me with knickknacks to sell, I could peddle them around the wharves and make quite a considerable sum. I never knew what an enraged woman meant till then. My mother was sitting sewing at the moment, but she sprang to her feet with outstretched hands and shook them in his face.
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定位:Additional excerpt 40 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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卡内基的亲戚好心提议:这孩子机灵,不如弄个篮子装点小玩意儿,让他去码头叫卖,能挣不少钱。母亲当时正在缝衣服,一听这话立刻跳起来,双手伸到他面前挥舞。卡内基说,他从未见过一个女人愤怒到那种程度。这件事的核心是:在母亲眼里,让孩子去码头当小贩不是帮补家计,而是把儿子推进粗野人群、断送前程。她宁可清贫也不愿孩子从小混迹底层。这提醒我们,对孩子的职业想象,往往藏着家庭最深的价值观;有些“务实”建议,在当事人看来是侮辱。
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安德鲁·卡内基(1835—1919),美国钢铁大王,生于苏格兰贫寒家庭,幼年随父母移民美国。这段出自他的自传,回忆童年时亲戚对他前途的提议。
今日一问
当别人给你一个“务实”但让你不舒服的建议时,你能否分清那是机会还是对你底线的冒犯?
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