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奥里森·斯威特·马登:向前进·摘录 22

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

The lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of a weak, vacillating mind. Opportunities! Every life is full of them. Every lesson in school or college is an opportunity. Every examination is a chance in life. Every patient is an opportunity. Every newspaper article is an opportunity. Every client is an opportunity. Every sermon is an opportunity. Every business transaction is an opportunity,--an opportunity to be polite,--an opportunity to be manly,--an opportunity to be honest,--an opportunity to make friends. Every proof of confidence in you is a great opportunity. Every responsibility thrust upon your strength and your honor is priceless. Existence is the privilege of effort, and when that privilege is met like a man, opportunities to succeed along the line of your aptitude will come faster than you can use them. If a slave like Fred Douglass, who did not even own his body, can elevate himself into an orator, editor, statesman, what ought the poorest white boy to do, who is rich in opportunities compared with Douglass?

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21291
定位:Excerpt 22 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

缺乏机会常是软弱犹豫者的借口。实际上,生活处处是机会:每堂课、每场考试、每位病人、每篇文章、每个客户、每次布道、每笔交易,都是练习礼貌、诚实、交友的机会。别人对你的信任和托付,更是无价的机会。存在本身就是努力的特权,当你像男人一样承担它,适合你才能的机会会多到用不完。连身体都不属于自己的奴隶弗雷德·道格拉斯都能成为演说家、编辑、政治家,条件更好的你更没理由抱怨。做法是:把日常事务重新定义为机会,主动承担,在每件小事上锻炼品格。

上下文

弗雷德·道格拉斯是美国19世纪黑奴出身的废奴运动领袖,马登用他的例子激励读者珍惜机会。

今日一问

今天哪件日常琐事你可以重新定义为锻炼自己的机会?

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