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第35章 克服困难 1（第1页）
heConquestofObstacles
奥里森·马登
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“Whatafinerofessionourswouldbeiftherewerenogibbets！”saidoneoftwohighwaymenwhochancedtoassagallows。“Tut，youblockhead，”reliedtheother，“gibbetsarethemakingofus；for，iftherewerenogibbets，everyonewouldbeahighwayman。”Justsowitheveryart，trade，orursuit；itisthedifficultiesthatscareandkeeoutunworthycometitors。
“Adversityisasevereinstructor，”saysEdmundBurke，“setoverusbyonewhoknowsusbetterthanwedoourselves，asHelovesusbettertoo。Hethatwrestleswithusstrengthensournervesandsharensourskill。Ourantagonistisourheler。Thisconflictwithdifficultymakesusacquaintedwithourobject，andcomelsustoconsideritinallitsrelations。Itwillnotsufferustobesuerficial。”
Strongcharacters，likethealmtree，seemtothrivebestwhenmostabused。Menwhohavestoodubravelyundergreatmisfortuneforyearsareoftenunabletobearroserity。Theirgoodfortunetakesthesringoutoftheirenergy，asthetorridzoneenervatesracesaccustomedtoavigorousclimate。Someeolenevercometothemselvesuntilbaffled，rebuffed，thwarted，defeated，cashed，intheoinionofthosearoundthem。Trialsunlocktheirvirtues；defeatisthethresholdoftheirvictory。
“Tomakehiswayatthebar，”saidaneminentjurist，“ayoungmanmustlivelikeahermitsandworklikeahorse。Thereisnothingthatdoesayounglawyersomuchgoodastobehalfstarved。”
Wearethevictorsofouroonents。Theyhavedeveloedinustheveryowerbywhichweovercomethem。
Withouttheiroositionwecouldneverhavebracedandanchoredandfortifiedourselves，astheoakisbracedandanchoredforitsthousandbattleswiththetemests。Ourtrials，oursorrows，andourgriefsdevelousinasimilarway。
Taketwoacornsfromthesametree，asnearlyalikeasossible；lantoneonahillbyitself，andtheotherinthedenseforest，andwatchthemgrow。Theoakstandingaloneisexosedtoeverystorm。Itsrootsreachoutineverydirection，clutchingtherocksandiercingdeeintotheearth。Everyrootletlendsitselftosteadythegrowinggiant，asifinanticiationoffierceconflictwiththeelements。Sometimesitsuwardgrowthseemscheckedforyears，butallthewhileithasbeenexendingitsenergyinushingarootacrossalargerocktogainafirmeranchorage。Thenitshootsroudlyaloftagain，rearedtodefythehurricane。Thegaleswhichsortsorudelywithitswidebranchesfindmorethantheirmatch，andonlyservestillfurthertotougheneveryminutestfiberfromithtobark。
Theacornlantedinthedeeforestshootsuaweak，slendersaling。Shieldedbyitsneighbors，itfeelsnoneedofsreadingitsrootsfarandwideforsuort。
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