第46章人尽其才
OutofPlace
奥里森·马登OrisonMarden
“ButI’mgoodforsomething。”pleadedayoungmanwhomamertwasaboutteforhisbluntness。
“Yasasalesman，”saidhisemployer。
“IamsureIbeuseful，”saidtheyouth。
“How？Tellmehow。”
“Idon’tknow，sir，Idon’tknow。”
“NordoI，”saidthemert，laughinessofhisclerk。
“Onlydon’tputmeaway，sir，dorymeatsomethingbesidesselling。Iotsell，IknowIotsell。”
“Iknowthat，too，”saidtheprincipal，“thatiswhatiswrong。”
“ButImakemyselfusefulsomehow，”persistedtheyoungman，“Ikno>
Helatheg-house，wherehisaptitudefuressooself，andinafewyearshebeotonlychiefthelargestore，butaat。。。
Amanoutofplaceislikeafishoutofwater。Itsfihing，theyareonlyahihefishothingbutflouofitselement。Butassoonasthefier，theymeahing。。。
Amanoutofplaothalfaman。Hefeelsunmarespecthimself，heberespected。
JohnAdams’fatherwasashoemaker，and，tryingtoteatheart，gavehimsome“uppers”tocutoutbyapatternwhichhadathree-eredholeinittohangitupby。Thefuturestatesmatern，holeandall。
Amanoutofplaagetogetalivithebuoyanergyahusiasmwhichareasnaturaltoamaninhisplaceashisbreath。Heisindustrious，butheworksmeidwithoutheart。Itistosupporthimselfandfamily，notbecauseheothelpit。Dietwohoursbeforeherealizesit；amanoutofplastantlylookingathiswatdthinkingofhissalary。
Ifamanisinhisplaceheishappy，joyous，cheerful，eileihedaysarealltooshortforhim。Allhisfacultiesgivetheirttohiswork；say“yes”tohiso。Heisamashimselfandishappybecauseallhispolayiuralsphere。
&ofplaceisdemtoallthepowersofmaatureoutofheraim；ifshehassetallthetsofyourlifetowardmedieorlaw，youwilloythingelse。
Will-polinotmakeafarmerofabornpainterahanalumberingdraughthorsebetoaracehorse。Whenthepowersarehelirengththeybeoralized，weakeed。Self-respethusiasma；webeehalf-heartedandsuccessisimpossible。
Manonlygrowswhenheisdevelopingalongthelinesofhisownindividuality，aryingtobesomebodyelse。Allattemptstoimitateanothermahereisnoonelikeyouiioernwasbrokenwhenyouwereborn，isnotonlytoruinyourowomakeoheoed。
Anywhereelseeakliheeofagreatmanisasorrytrasttoevehumanbeingwhoishimself。
“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。”