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奥里森·斯威特·马登:向前进·摘录 135

奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导

One of the greatest boons that can ever come to a human being is to be born on a farm and reared in the country. Self-reliance and grit are oftenest country-bred. The country boy is constantly thrown upon his own resources, forced to think for himself, and this calls out his ingenuity and inventiveness. He develops better all-round judgment and a more level head than the city boy. His muscles are harder, his flesh firmer, and his brain-fiber partakes of the same superior quality.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21291
定位:Excerpt 135 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

马登认为,人生最大的福气之一是在农场出生、在乡间长大。自立和韧劲多半是乡村养出来的:乡下孩子常被逼着自己想办法,被迫独立思考,这激发了他的巧思和创造力。他因此练出更全面的判断力和更冷静的头脑,肌肉更结实,身体更紧实,脑力也属上乘。核心是:资源少的环境逼人自立,反而练出真本事。今天不必真去务农,但可以有意识地给自己制造“没人可依赖”的处境,逼自己独立解决问题。

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出自马登《奋力向前》,19世纪末美国励志文学,作者推崇乡村生活对人格的塑造。

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你最近一次完全靠自己想办法解决问题,是什么时候?

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