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安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
Almost every Sunday Uncle Lauder took "Dod" and "Naig" for a walk around the Abbey to a part that overlooked the Glen--the busy crows fluttering around in the big trees below. Its Laird was to us children the embodiment of rank and wealth. The Queen, we knew, lived in Windsor Castle, but she didn't own Pittencrieff, not she! Hunt of Pittencrieff wouldn't exchange with her or with any one. Of this we were sure, because certainly neither of us would. In all my childhood's--yes and in my early manhood's--air-castle building (which was not small), nothing comparable in grandeur approached Pittencrieff. My Uncle Lauder predicted many things for me when I became a man, but had he foretold that some day I should be rich enough, and so supremely fortunate as to become Laird of Pittencrieff, he might have turned my head. And then to be able to hand it over to Dunfermline as a public park--my paradise of childhood! Not for a crown would I barter that privilege.
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定位：Additional excerpt 455 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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几乎每个周日，劳德舅舅都带“多德”和“奈格”绕修道院散步，走到能俯瞰峡谷的地方，看大树上乌鸦翻飞。对孩子们来说，那里的领主就是地位和财富的化身。他们确信女王住在温莎城堡，但女王并不拥有皮滕克里夫；领主亨特也不会和女王或任何人交换。卡内基童年乃至青年时构筑的空中楼阁中，没有比皮滕克里夫更宏伟的。舅舅曾预言他长大后的许多事，但若预言他有一天会富到成为皮滕克里夫领主，并把它交给邓弗姆林作公园，那会让他忘乎所以。他说，拿王冠也不换这个特权。核心是：童年向往的地方，若有一天能回馈公众，是最大的幸运。
上下文
卡内基在自传中回忆童年时对皮滕克里夫领地的向往，以及后来买下它并捐给家乡作公园的感慨。
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你童年最向往的地方，今天能否以某种方式让它惠及更多人？
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