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安德鲁·卡内基：安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 70
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
An incident of this same period exhibits the liberality of my parents in another matter. As a messenger boy I had no holidays, with the exception of two weeks given me in the summer-time, which I spent boating on the river with cousins at my uncle's at East Liverpool, Ohio. I was very fond of skating, and in the winter about which I am speaking, the slack water of the river opposite our house was beautifully frozen over. The ice was in splendid condition, and reaching home late Saturday night the question arose whether I might be permitted to rise early in the morning and go skating before church hours. No question of a more serious character could have been submitted to ordinary Scottish parents. My mother was clear on the subject, that in the circumstances I should be allowed to skate as long as I liked. My father said he believed it was right I should go down and skate, but he hoped I would be back in time to go with him to church.
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卡内基讲了一件体现父母开明的事。他当信差时没有假期，只有夏天两周去俄亥俄州亲戚家划船。他爱滑冰，有个冬天家对面河湾结了厚冰，他周六深夜回家，问能不能周日一早去滑冰再上教堂。这在普通苏格兰家庭可是大事。母亲明确说，这种情况该让他滑个够。父亲说他也觉得该去滑冰，但希望他赶回来一起上教堂。这说明，父母在守规矩的同时，也尊重孩子的快乐。
上下文
卡内基出生在苏格兰，家庭有严格的加尔文教传统，星期日要守安息日。但他父母在信仰与孩子天性之间做了平衡。
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当你面对规则和孩子的快乐冲突时，你会怎么平衡？
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