戴尔·卡耐基/DaleCarnegie
ThelateBoothTarkingtonalwayssaid: "Icouldtakeanythingthatlifecouldforceuponmeexceptonething: ."
Thenoneday, whenhewasalonginhissixties, ': ; .
AndhowdidTarkingtonreacttothis "worstofalldisasters?" Didhefeel: "Thisisit! Thisistheendofmylife?" No, tohisamazement, "specks" annoyedhim; , hewouldsay: "Hello! There'sGrandfatheragain! Wonderwherehe'sgoingonthisfinemorning!"
Howcouldfateeverconqueraspiritlikethat? Theanswerisitcouldn', Tarkingtonsaid: "IfoundIcouldtakethelossofmyeyesight, , , andinthemindwelive, whetherweknowitornot."
Inthehopeofrestoringhiseyesight, ! Didherailagainstthis? 'tescapeit, , wherehecouldbewithotherpeoplewhohadtroubles, —fullyconsciousofwhatwasbeingdonetohiseyes—hetriedtorememberhowfortunatehewas."Howwonderful!" hesaid."Howwonderful, thatsciencenowhastheskilltooperateonanythingsodelicateasthehumaneye!"
, "Iwouldnotexchangethisexperienceforahappierone." , asJohnMiltondiscovered, that "Itisnotmiserabletobeblind, itisonlymiserablenottobeabletoendureblindness."
Ifwerailandkickagainstitandgrowbitter, wewon'tchangetheinevitable; butwewillchangeourselves.
, ', afterayearofself-torture, IhadtoacceptwhatIknewfromtheoutsetIcouldn'tpossiblyalter.
IshouldhavecriedoutyearsagowitholdWaltWhitman.
Oh, toconfrontnight, storms, hunger, ridicule, accident, rebuffs, asthetreesandanimalsdo.
已故的布斯·塔金顿常常挂在嘴边的一句话就是：“我能承受人生旅途上的任何苦难，可唯有一样例外——失明。那是我永远都无法承受的。”
