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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 305
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
Before going to Europe some events came into my life which were great surprises to me. In fact, my whole life has largely been one of surprises. I believe that any man’s life will be filled with constant, unexpected encouragements of this kind if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day of his life—that is, tries to make each day reach as nearly as possible the high-water mark of pure, unselfish, useful living. I pity the man, black or white, who has never experienced the joy and satisfaction that come to one by reason of an effort to assist in making some one else more useful and more happy.
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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2376
定位：Excerpt 305 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
华盛顿说，去欧洲前发生了一些让他非常惊喜的事，他一生大多由惊喜组成。他相信，任何人只要下决心每天尽力做到最好，也就是让每一天尽量接近纯洁、无私、有用生活的高水位线，生活就会不断出现意想不到的鼓励。他同情那些从未体验过帮助别人更有用、更快乐所带来的喜悦和满足的人，不论黑白。核心不是等好运，而是每天把“对别人有用”做到极致，惊喜会作为副产品出现。做法是每天问：今天有没有让某个人因我而更好一点？
上下文
《超越奴役》中，华盛顿在回顾自己意外获得荣誉时总结的人生观。
今日一问
今天你能做哪一件具体小事，让另一个人更有用或更快乐？
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