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奥里森·斯威特·马登:向前进·摘录 313

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

It has been well said that if God should commission two angels, one to sweep a street crossing, and the other to rule an empire, they could not be induced to exchange callings. Not less true is it that he who feels that God has given him a particular work to do can be happy only when earnestly engaged in its performance. Happy the youth who finds the place which his dreams have pictured! If he does not fill that place, he will not fill any to the satisfaction of himself or others. Nature never lets a man rest until he has found his place. She haunts him and drives him until all his faculties give their consent and he falls into his proper niche. A parent might just as well decide that the magnetic needle will point to Venus or Jupiter without trying it, as to decide what profession his son shall adopt.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21291
定位:Excerpt 313 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

有人说,如果上帝派两个天使,一个扫街口,一个统治帝国,他们也不会愿意交换使命。同样,一个人若感到上帝给了他特定工作,只有认真去做才会快乐。找到梦想位置的人是幸福的;若不去填补那个位置,做别的也不会让自己或别人满意。天性会不断催促人找到自己的位置,直到所有能力都同意、他进入合适的岗位才罢休。父母若硬替孩子决定职业,就像不试验就断定磁针指向金星或木星一样荒唐。

上下文

马登在《奋力向前》中讨论职业选择,强调人应找到与天性相符的位置,而非由父母强行指定。

今日一问

你现在的选择,有多少是出于内心真正的召唤,有多少是为了满足别人的期待?

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