心灵鸡汤:你对命运公平吗
<p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>, <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kinder">kinder</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="murmur">murmur</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injustice">injustice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span>.</p><p>很多人抱怨命运，却很少有人抱怨自然;人们越是认为自然对他们仁爱有加，便越是嘀咕命运对他们的所谓不公。</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riches">riches</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rank">rank</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="such">such</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="expostulation">expostulation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="merit">merit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talents">talents</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wit">wit</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reproach">reproach</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>, <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="profuse">profuse</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="niggardly">niggardly</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="distributed">distributed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span>. <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>. <span word="Culture">Culture</span> <span word="improves">improves</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> <span word="elicit">elicit</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="talents">talents</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pedantic">pedantic</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Bacons">Bacons</span>, <span word="Lockes">Lockes</span>, <span word="Newtons">Newtons</span>, <span word="Caesars">Caesars</span>, <span word="Cromwells">Cromwells</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mariboroughs">Mariboroughs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ploughtail">ploughtail</span>, <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="counters">counters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nobility">nobility</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cultivated">cultivated</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="favourable">favourable</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flavour">flavour</span>.</p><p>人们常常对命运发出诘难：我为何没有财富、地位、权力以及诸如此类的东西;但人们却很少或从不这样责怪过自然：我为何没有长处、天赋、机智或美丽以及诸如此类的东西。事实是，自然总是将天赋公平地分配给人们，比人们通常认为的还要不偏不倚，很少过分地慷慨，也很少吝啬。人与人之间的巨大差异是由于教育和环境使然。文化修养改良了天赋，机遇环境诱发了天赋。如果允许我用潜在的这个学究味浓重的词的话，我并不怀疑在农田耕作，在柜台后营业，甚至在豪门贵族中间有很多潜在的培根们、洛克们、牛顿们、凯撒们、克伦威尔们和马尔伯勒们，但必须要有耕耘栽培过的泥土，还有适宜的季节，这样生成的果实才能具有它全部的品质和特色。</p>
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