达里尔·F.柴纳克/
NowthatIcanlookbackacrosstheyearsfromtheso-calledvantagepointofexperienceintwoWorldWars, travelthroughoutalargepartoftheworld, andcontactwithmanyoftheoutstandingpersonalitiesofourtime, itgivesmeagreatdealofrealreassuranceeachdaytoknowthatwaydowndeepIlearnedsomefundamentalvalueswhenIwasaboyinasmalltowninNebraska.
Ihavefoundonethingtobesoverytrue—, ofcourse, overtheyears, andsohasthatofmyfriends, .
IhavealwaystriedtowalkcompletelyaroundeveryhillIhavefoundinexistencesince, , Ithink, , .
Twoofthefundamentalvirtuesthathavebeensuchagreatcomforttomeinmylife, fromthedaysofmyboyhoodinWahoo, Nebraska, , butprincipallyloyaltyandcharity.
Loyaltyisnotonlyjustaterm—, , thisguidepostofloyaltyofnecessitymeansloyaltytoone'sownself.
WhenIwasgrowingup, Irebelledagainstsomanythings, andfoughtagainstsomanyofthebasicideasoflife—butIfoundaftersomuchrebellionandwalkingcompletelyaroundthathillontheNebraskaplains, inmymind'seye, thatthesevirtueshadnotbeentestedoverthecenturiesinvain.
, andoneshouldneverexpectanyotherrewardfromcharitythanthesatisfactionitgives.
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, tobesureIhaven'tknowinglyhurtanyoneinmyday'sactivities.
IhavetriedtorepairanyhurtsIhavecausedbeforetheday''ssleep.
Inwalkingaroundthehillontheplaineachdayofmylife, thevirtuesIsee—whetherIaminLondon, Paris, Rome, Cairo, NewYork, HollywoodorWahoo, Nebraska-arealwaysthesame.
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我经历了两次世界大战，环游了世界的大部分地方，接触过很多当代的名人。如今，回想起这些丰富的阅历，我深感欣慰，因为它们肯定了我儿时在内布拉斯加州一个小镇上学到的那些基本价值观。
