第38章 抓住机遇 1(第1页)
第38章抓住机遇(1)
SeizeYourOpportunity
奥里森·马登OrisonMarden
“WhenIwasaboy,”saidGe,“mymotherfouhoutbutterforbreakfast,aoborrhbintothehousewithoutknog,Ioverheardaletterreadfromthesonofaneighbor,whooint,statingthathehadfailediionandwase。Igotthebutter,tookithome,and,withoutwaitirantotheofficeoftheanforourdistrict。‘Mr。Hammer,’Isaid,‘oiPoint?’‘Nhbor’ssonisthere,andhasthreeyearstoserve。’‘Butsupposeheshouldfail,willyousendme?’Mr。Hammerlaughed。‘Ifhedon’tgh,nouseforyly。’‘Promisemeyouwillgivemethece,Mr。Hammer,anyhoromised。Thehedefeatedlade,andthean,laughingatmysharpheappoi。Now,”saidGrant,“itwasmymwithoutbutterthatmademegeneralahewasmistaken。Itdhedtheprompthaturgedhimup>
“Thereisnobody。”saysaRomanal,“whomFortuvisitonhis1ife;butwhenshefireadytoreceiveher,shegoesinatthedoor,andhthewindow。”Opportunityiscoy。Thecareless,theslow,theuhelazyfailtoseeit,orclutchatitwhenithasgohesharpfellowsdetestantly,andcatonthewing。
&hwhostartsoutiermiomakethemostofhiseyesahingescapehimwhipossiblyuseforhisow,whokeepshisearsopenforeverysoundthathelphimonhisway,whokeepshishahemayclutcheveryopportunity,whoiseverofhimtogetonintheworld,whoseizeseveryexperienlifeandgrindsitupintopaintfreatlife’spicture,whokeepshisheartopeobleimpulseahingirehim,willbesuretoliveasuccessfullife;therearenoifsorandsaboutit。Ifhehashishealth,nothingkeephimfromsuccess。
Manyofuswhothinkoorareriopportunitiesifwelyseethem,inpossibilitiesallaboutus,ihmorethandiamos,iodogood。
Ineeasterhasbeenfoundthatatleasty-fouroutofeveryhuheirfirstfortuhome,orhand,aingoneverydaywants。Itisasorrydayfmanwhootseeanyopportunitieswhereheis,butthinkshedobettersomewhereelse。SeveralBrazilianshepherdsaytogotoiatodiggold,andtookalongahandfulofclearpebblestoplaycheckerswithonthevoyage。TheydiscoveredafterarrivingatSato,aftertheyhadthrownmostofthepebblesaway,thattheywerealldiamouroBrazilonlytofindthatthemiakenupbyothersandsoldtothegover。。。