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布克·T·华盛顿:力争上游·摘录 168

布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导

Mr. Bedford consented to become one of the trustees of the school, and in that capacity, and as a worker for it, he has been connected with it for eighteen years. During this time he has borne the school upon his heart night and day, and is never so happy as when he is performing some service, no matter how humble, for it. He completely obliterates himself in everything, and looks only for permission to serve where service is most disagreeable, and where others would not be attracted. In all my relations with him he has seemed to me to approach as nearly to the spirit of the Master as almost any man I ever met.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2376
定位:Excerpt 168 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

贝德福德答应做学校董事,此后十八年以董事和义工身份与学校相连。他日夜把学校放在心上,做任何服务都最快乐,哪怕卑微;他完全抹去自己,只求去最不被注意、最不讨喜的地方服务。华盛顿说,在与他交往中,他几乎最接近“主”的精神。核心是:真正的服务是放下自我、去补最缺人的位置。做法是主动问“哪里最需要人”,而不是“哪里最显眼”。

上下文

华盛顿在自传中追忆贝德福德牧师长期义务支持塔斯基吉学院的经历。

今日一问

今天你可以主动去补哪个最不起眼、却最缺人手的岗位?

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