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第38章 抓住机遇 1（第1页）
SeizeYourOortunity
奥里森·马登
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“WhenIwasaboy，”saidGeneralGrant，“mymotheronemorningfoundherselfwithoutbutterforbreakfast，andsentmetoborrowsomefromaneighbor。Goingintothehousewithoutknocking，Ioverheardaletterreadfromthesonofaneighbor，whowasthenatWestPoint，statingthathehadfailedinexaminationandwascominghome。Igotthebutter，tookithome，and，withoutwaitingforbreakfastrantotheofficeofthecongressmanforourdistrict。‘Mr。Hammer，’Isaid，‘willyouaointmetoWestPoint？’‘No，yourneighbor’ssonisthere，andhasthreeyearstoserve。’‘Butsuoseheshouldfail，willyousendme？’Mr。Hammerlaughed。‘Ifhedon’tgothrough，nouseforyoutotry，Ugly。’‘Promisemeyouwillgivemethechance，Mr。Hammer，anyhow。’Mr。Hammerromised。Thenextdaythedefeatedladcamehome，andthecongressman，laughingatmysharness，gavemetheaointment。Now，”saidGrant，“itwasmymother’sbeingwithoutbutterthatmademegeneralandresident。”Buthewasmistaken。Itwashisownshrewdnesstoseethechance，andtheromtnesstoseizeit，thaturgedhimuward。
“Thereisnobody。”saysaRomanCardinal，“whomFortunedoesnotvisitonceinhis1ife；butwhenshefindsheisnotreadytoreceiveher，shegoesinatthedoor，andoutthroughthewindow。”Oortunityiscoy。Thecareless，theslow，theunobservant，thelazyfailtoseeit，orclutchatitwhenithasgone。Thesharfellowsdetectitinstantly，andcatchitwhenonthewing。
Theyouthwhostartsoutinlifedeterminedtomakethemostofhiseyesandletnothingescaehimwhichhecanossiblyuseforhisownadvancement，whokeeshisearsoenforeverysoundthatcanhelhimonhisway，whokeeshishandsoenthathemayclutcheveryoortunity，whoiseveronthealertforeverythingwhichcanhelhimtogetonintheworld，whoseizeseveryexerienceinlifeandgrindsituintoaintforhisgreatlife’sicture，whokeeshisheartoenthathemaycatcheverynobleimulseandeverythingwhichmayinsirehim，willbesuretoliveasuccessfullife；therearenoifsorandsaboutit。Ifhehashishealth，nothingcankeehimfromsuccess。
Manyofuswhothinkweareoorarerichinoortunitiesifwecouldonlyseethem，inossibilitiesallaboutus，infacultiesworthmorethandiamondbracelets，inowertodogood。
Inourlargeeasterncitiesithasbeenfoundthatatleastninety-fouroutofeveryhundredfoundtheirfirstfortuneathome，ornearathand，andinmeetingcommoneverydaywants。Itisasorrydayforayoungmanwhocannotseeanyoortunitieswhereheis，butthinkshecandobettersomewhereelse。SeveralBraziliansheherdsorganizedaartytogotoCaliforniatodiggold，andtookalongahandfulofclearebblestolaycheckerswithonthevoyage。TheydiscoveredafterarrivingatSacramento，aftertheyhadthrownmostoftheebblesaway，thattheywerealldiamonds。TheyreturnedtoBrazilonlytofindthatthemineshadbeentakenubyothersandsoldtothegovernment。。。
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