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布克·T·华盛顿:力争上游·摘录 132

布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导

While I was making this Christmas visit I met an old coloured man who was one of the numerous local preachers, who tried to convince me, from the experience Adam had in the Garden of Eden, that God had cursed all labour, and that, therefore, it was a sin for any man to work. For that reason this man sought to do as little work as possible. He seemed at that time to be supremely happy, because he was living, as he expressed it, through one week that was free from sin.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2376
定位:Excerpt 132 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

华盛顿在圣诞走访时遇到一位黑人传教士,这人用亚当在伊甸园受罚的故事,论证上帝诅咒了一切劳动,所以干活是罪,自己就尽量少干,还觉得这样过了一周“无罪”的日子特别幸福。华盛顿记下这件事,不是嘲笑,而是说明一种错误观念如何让人心安理得地逃避劳动。把“劳动是惩罚”当成信仰,短期让人轻松,长期却让人失去改善生活的能力。真正的出路是把劳动看成创造价值、赢得尊严的方式。

上下文

这是华盛顿在塔斯基吉附近走访时遇到的真实人物,反映了当时部分黑人社区对劳动的错误理解。

今日一问

你有没有用某个“道理”为自己的逃避开脱过?那个道理站得住脚吗?

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