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第46章 人尽其才（第1页）
OutofPlace
奥里森·马登
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“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。”
