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安德鲁·卡内基:安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 71
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
I suppose this decision would be arrived at to-day by nine hundred and ninety-nine out of every thousand homes in America, and probably also in the majority of homes in England, though not in Scotland. But those who hold to-day that the Sabbath in its fullest sense was made for man, and who would open picture galleries and museums to the public, and make the day somewhat of a day of enjoyment for the masses instead of pressing upon them the duty of mourning over sins largely imaginary, are not more advanced than were my parents forty years ago. They were beyond the orthodox of the period when it was scarcely permissible, at least among the Scotch, to take a walk for pleasure or read any but religious books on the Sabbath.
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定位:Additional excerpt 71 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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卡内基说,这种决定今天在美国千分之九百九十九的家庭都会做出,英国多数家庭也会,但苏格兰不会。然而,今天那些认为安息日完全是为人类设立、主张开放美术馆和博物馆、让大众把星期日当作享受而非为想象出来的罪过哀悼的人,并不比四十年前的父母更进步。他父母当时就超越了正统观念——那时苏格兰人几乎不准在星期日散步消遣或读非宗教书。这说明,真正的进步是让人活得更好,而不是死守形式。
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19世纪苏格兰受清教传统影响,星期日禁止娱乐。卡内基父母允许孩子滑冰,在当时算开明。卡内基晚年借此批评僵化的宗教规矩。
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你身边有没有一些“规矩”其实已经过时,却还在限制人们享受生活?
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