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第46章 人尽其才(第1页)

OutofPlace

奥里森·马登

OrisonMarden

“ButI’mgoodforsomething。”leadedayoungmanwhomamerchantwasabouttodischargeforhisbluntness。

“Youaregoodfornothingasasalesman,”saidhisemloyer。

“IamsureIcanbeuseful,”saidtheyouth。

“How?Tellmehow。”

“Idon’tknow,sir,Idon’tknow。”

“NordoI,”saidthemerchant,laughingattheearnestnessofhisclerk。

“Onlydon’tutmeaway,sir,don’tutmeaway。Trymeatsomethingbesidesselling。Icannotsell,IknowIcannotsell。”

“Iknowthat,too,”saidtherincial,“thatiswhatiswrong。”

“ButIcanmakemyselfusefulsomehow,”ersistedtheyoungman,“IknowIcan。”

Hewaslacedinthecounting-house,wherehisatitudeforfiguressoonshoweditself,andinafewyearshebecamenotonlychiefcashierinthelargestore,butaneminentaccountant。。。

Amanoutoflaceislikeafishoutofwater。Itsfinsmeannothing,theyareonlyahindrance。Thefishcandonothingbutflounderoutofitselement。Butassoonasthefinsfeelthewater,theymeansomething。。。

Amanoutoflaceisnothalfaman。Hefeelsunmanned。Hecannotresecthimself,hencehecannotberesected。

JohnAdams’fatherwasashoemaker,and,tryingtoteachhissontheart,gavehimsome“uers”tocutoutbyaatternwhichhadathree-corneredholeinittohangituby。Thefuturestatesmanfollowedtheattern,holeandall。

Amanoutoflacemaymanagetogetaliving,buthehaslostthebuoyancy,energyandenthusiasmwhichareasnaturaltoamaninhislaceashisbreath。Heisindustrious,butheworksmechanicallyandwithoutheart。Itistosuorthimselfandfamily,notbecausehecannothelit。Dinnertimedoesnotcometwohoursbeforeherealizesit;amanoutoflaceisconstantlylookingathiswatchandthinkingofhissalary。

Ifamanisinhislaceheishay,joyous,cheerful,energetic,fertileinresources。Thedaysarealltooshortforhim。Allhisfacultiesgivetheirconsenttohiswork;say“yes”tohisoccuation。Heisaman;heresectshimselfandishaybecauseallhisowersareatlayintheirnaturalshere。

Tobeoutoflaceisdemoralizingtoalltheowersofmanhood。Wecan’tcheatnatureoutofheraim;ifshehassetallthecurrentsofyourlifetowardmedicineorlaw,youwillonlybeabotchatanythingelse。

Will-owerandalicationcannotmakeafarmerofabornainteranymorethanalumberingdraughthorsecanbechangedintoaracehorse。Whentheowersarenotusedalongthelineoftheirstrengththeybecomedemoralized,weakened,deteriorated。Self-resect,enthusiasmandcourageoozeout;webecomehalf-heartedandsuccessisimossible。

Manonlygrowswhenheisdeveloingalongthelinesofhisownindividuality,andnotwhenheistryingtobesomebodyelse。Allattemtstoimitateanotherman,whenthereisnoonelikeyouinallcreation,astheatternwasbrokenwhenyouwereborn,isnotonlytoruinyourownattern,buttomakeonlyanechooftheoneimitated。

Anywhereelsewearedwarfs,weaklings,echoes,andtheechoevenofagreatmanisasorrycontrasttoeventhesmallesthumanbeingwhoishimself。

“可我在其他方面还是有用的。”一个年轻人正在向商店的老板苦苦哀求。原来老板嫌年轻人反应迟钝,正要打发他走。

“你做销售简直就是一无是处。”他的老板回应道。

“我确信自己是有价值的。”年轻人说。

“是吗?可你怎么让我相信呢?”

“我一时也没有头绪,先生,我现在还不知道。”

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