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奥里森·斯威特·马登：向前进·摘录 166
奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导
Hundreds of years ago there lived near the shore of the river Indus a Persian by the name of Ali Hafed. He lived in a cottage on the river bank, from which he could get a grand view of the beautiful country stretching away to the sea. He had a wife and children; an extensive farm, fields of grain, gardens of flowers, orchards of fruit, and miles of forest. He had plenty of money and everything that heart could wish. He was contented and happy. One evening a priest of Buddha visited him, and, sitting before the fire, explained to him how the world was made, and how the first beams of sunlight condensed on the earth's surface into diamonds.
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定位：Excerpt 166 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
很久以前，印度河畔住着一个叫阿里·哈菲德的波斯人，有河景、妻儿、大片农田、花园果园和数英里森林，钱够花，心满意足。一天傍晚，一位佛陀的祭司来访，坐在火边给他讲世界如何形成，讲阳光最初如何在地面凝结成钻石。故事停在这里，后面是他听信后变卖家园去寻钻石、最终一无所获的经典寓言。要点是：对现状的满足一旦被“别处有更大财富”的念头打破，人就容易丢掉手里真正的好东西。
上下文
马登《奋力向前》中引用的著名寓言“钻石田”的开头，原出自拉塞尔·康韦尔的演讲。
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你最近有没有因为听说别处更好，而开始轻视自己已有的生活？
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