第二卷 最美的快乐生活旋律TheMelodyofaHappyLife
佚名/Anonymous
-centurypoetryanddrama, publishedwidelyinjournalsandmagazines, 'sTheOutlookin1923.
, , sportsandmusic, arevaluabletomostpeopleinproportiontohowenthusiasticallytheydothem, ratherthanhowwell.
, atthemoment, carrythemveryclearlyinmymemory；but, unlessthattreacherousservantmisleadsmemoreeventhansheusuallydoes, , thisscrapofspeciousadvice, thisuntruthmasqueradingaslogic, "Ifathingisworthdoingatall, itisworthdoingwell"？
, ，"Moderateskill, sir, isthesignofagoodeyeandasteadyhand, butskillsuchasyoursarguesayouthmisspent？"Isanygameworthplayingsupremelywell, atthepriceofconstantpracticeandapplication？
AgainsttheprofessionalplayerIsaynothing；heisapublicentertainer, likeanyother, ？, butdevoteshimself, forthemereselfishpleasureofthething, tosomegame, whichheplaysdayindayout；hebreaksdownthesalutarydistinctionbetweentheamateurandtheprofessional；eventuallyhisskilldesertshim, andheleavesbehindhimnothingthatisofservicetohisfellowmen-notabricklaid, notanacreploughed, notalinewritten, notevenafamilysupportedandeducatedbyhislabor.
Itistruethathehasprovidedentertainmentforacertainnumberofpersons, , whenhisdayisover, whatisleft, noteventotheworld, buttohimself？Nothingbutanamethatisatonceforgotten, orisrememberedbystoutgentlemeninclubs.
Theplayingofgames, certainly, isathingwhichisnotworthdoingwell.
