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第11章意犹未尽的思念(11)
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Yourrequestfhtydollars,Idonotthioplywithnow.Atthevarioustimesedyoualittle,youhavesaidtome,"Wegetalongverywellnow,"butitimeIfindyouinthesamedifficultyagain.Nowthislyhappeinyourduct.Whatthatdefectis,IthinkIknow.Youarenotlazy,andstillyouareanidler.IdoubtwhethersinceIsawyou,youhavedoneagoodwholeday'swork,inanyoneday.Youdonotverymuchdisliketowork,andstillyoudonotworkmuch,merelybecauseitdoesoyouthatyouuchforit.
Thishabitofuselesslywastihewholedifficulty;itisvastlyimportanttoyou,andstillmoresotoyour,thatyoushouldbreakthishabit.Itismoreimportanttothem,becausetheyhaveloolive,aofabeforetheyareihaoutaftertheyarein.
Youarenowinneedofsomereadymoney;andoseis,thatyoushallgotowork,"toothandnail,"forsomebodywhowillgiveyoumo.
&herandyourboystakechargesathome—prepareforaakethedyougotoworkforthebestmoneywages,orindischargeofayouowe,thatyouget.Andtosecureyouafairrewardforyourlabor,Inowpromiseyouthatforeverydollaryouwill,betweenthisaofMay,getforyourowherinmoneyorinyourowedness,Iwillthengiveyouoherdollar.
Bythis,ifyouhireyourselfattendollarsamonth,frommeyouwillgettenmtwentydollarsamonthforyourwork.Inthis,IdonotmeanyoushallgoofftoSt.Louis,ortheleadmihegoldmines,inia,butImeanfoatitforthebestwagesyougete—iy.
Nowifyouwilldothis,youwillsooofdebt,andwhatisbetter,youwillhaveahabitthatwillkeepyettiagain.ButifIshouldnowclearyouout,yearyouwillbejustasdeepinasever.YousayyouwouldalmostgiveyourplaHeavenfor$70or$80.ThenyouvalueyourplaHeavenverycheaply,forIamsureyouwiththeofferImakeyougettheseveydollarsforfourorfivemonths'work.YousayifIfurnishyouthemoneyyouwilldeedmetheland,andifyoudon'tpaythemoneyback,youwilldeliverpossession—Nonsense!
Ifyou'theland,howwillyoutheit?Youhavealwaysbeenkindtome,andIdoobeunkindtoyou.Orary,ifyouwillbutfollowmyadvice,youwillfinditworthmorethaimeseightydollarstoyou.
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Yourbrother
Lin
(Dec.24,1848)
亲爱的江斯顿:
你向我借八十块钱,我觉得目前最好不要借给你。
好几次我帮助你之后,你都说“现在我们的生活可以好过了”
,但是时隔不久,你又会面临同样的困境。
现在,只能说明你自己有问题。
是什么问题呢?我想我知道。
你并非行动迟缓,但却是个懒汉。
自从我上次看见你,就怀疑你没有认真工作过一天。
你不太讨厌工作,但却不卖劲干活,唯一的原因是你觉得并不能从中获益多少。
所有的问题都源于你那浪费时间的恶习。
改掉这种习惯对你来说很重要,而对你的儿女则更加重要。
这是因为他们的人生之路还很长,在没有养成闲散的习惯之前,尚可加以制止,这比养成之后再纠正要容易得多。
现在你需要些现钱,我建议你去工作,去找个出薪雇人的老板,为他“卖力地”
工作。
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