致加西亚的信英文版AMessagetoGarcia文档格式.docx

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Saturdaynight,holdsmanyaworkertohisplace.

Advertiseforastenographer,andnineoutoftenwhoapply,canneitherspellnorpunctuate-anddonotthinkitnecessaryto.

CansuchaonewritealettertoGarcia?

"

Youseethatbookkeeper,"

saidtheforemantomeinalargefactory.

Yes,whatabouthim?

Wellhe’safineaccountant,butifI’dsendhimuptownonanerrand,hemightaccomplishtheerrandallright,andontheotherhand,mightstopatfoursaloonsontheway,andwhenhegottoMainStreet,wouldforgetwhathehadbeensentfor."

CansuchamanbeentrustedtocarryamessagetoGarcia?

Wehaverecentlybeenhearingmuchmaudlinsympathyexpressedforthe"

downtroddendenizenofthesweat-shop"

andthe"

homelesswanderersearchingforhonestemployment,"

&

withitalloftengomanyhardwordsforthemeninpower.

Nothingissaidabouttheemployerwhogrowsoldbeforehistimeinavainattempttogetfrowsyne’er-do-wellstodointelligentwork;

andhislongpatientstrivingwith"

help"

thatdoesnothingbutloafwhenhisbackisturned.Ineverystoreandfactorythereisaconstantweeding-outprocessgoingon.Theemployerisconstantlysendingaway"

thathaveshowntheirincapacitytofurthertheinterestsofthebusiness,andothersarebeingtakenon.Nomatterhowgoodtimesare,thissortingcontinues,onlyiftimesarehardandworkisscarce,thesortingisdonefiner-butoutandforeverout,theincompetentandunworthygo.

Itisthesurvivalofthefittest.Self-interestpromptseveryemployertokeepthebest-thosewhocancarryamessagetoGarcia.

Iknowonemanofreallybrilliantpartswhohasnottheabilitytomanageabusinessofhisown,andyetwhoisabsolutelyworthlesstoanyoneelse,becausehecarrieswithhimconstantlytheinsanesuspicionthathisemployerisoppressing,orintendingtooppresshim.Hecannotgiveorders;

andhewillnotreceivethem.ShouldamessagebegivenhimtotaketoGarcia,hisanswerwouldprobablybe,"

Takeityourself."

Tonightthismanwalksthestreetslookingforwork,thewindwhistlingthroughhisthreadbarecoat.Noonewhoknowshimdareemployhim,forheisaregularfire-brandofdiscontent.Heisimpervioustoreason,andtheonlythingthatcanimpresshimisthetoeofathick-soledNo.9boot.

OfcourseIknowthatonesomorallydeformedisnolesstobepitiedthanaphysicalcripple;

butinourpitying,letusdropatear,too,forthemenwhoarestrivingtocarryonagreatenterprise,whoseworkinghoursarenotlimitedbythewhistle,andwhosehairisfastturningwhitethroughthestruggletoholdinlinedowdyindifference,slip-shodimbecility,andtheheartlessingratitude,which,butfortheirenterprise,wouldbebothhungry&

homeless.

HaveIputthemattertoostrongly?

PossiblyIhave;

butwhenalltheworldhasgonea-slummingIwishtospeakawordofsympathyforthemanwhosucceeds-themanwho,againstgreatoddshasdirectedtheeffortsofothers,andhavingsucceeded,findsthere’snothinginit:

nothingbutbareboardandclothes.

Ihavecarriedadinnerpail&

workedforday’swages,andIhavealsobeenanemployeroflabor,andIknowthereissomethingtobesaidonbothsides.Thereisnoexcellence,perse,inpoverty;

ragsarenorecommendation;

allemployersarenotrapaciousandhigh-handed,anymorethanallpoormenarevirtuous.

Myheartgoesouttothemanwhodoeshisworkwhenthe"

boss"

isaway,aswellaswhenheisathome.Andthemanwho,whengivenaletterforGarcia,quietlytakethemissive,withoutaskinganyidioticquestions,andwithnolurkingintentionofchuckingitintothenearestsewer,orofdoingaughtelsebutdeliverit,nevergets"

laidoff,"

norhastogoonastrikeforhigherwages.Civilizationisonelonganxioussearchforjustsuchindividuals.Anythingsuchamanasksshallbegranted;

hiskindissorarethatnoemployercanaffordtolethimgo.Heiswantedineverycity,townandvillage-ineveryoffice,shop,storeandfactory.Theworldcriesoutforsuch:

heisneeded,&

neededbadly-themanwhocancarryamessagetoGarcia.

THEEND-

ByElbertHubbard

AMessagetoGarcia

InallthisCubanbusinessthereisonemanstandsoutonthehorizon

ofmymemorylikeMarsatperihelion.WhenwarbrokeoutbetweenSpainand

theUnitedStates，itwasverynecessarytocommunicatequicklywiththe

leaderoftheInsurgents.Garciawassomewhereinthemountainvastnessof

Cuba——nooneknewwhere.Nomailnortelegraphmessagecouldreachhim.

ThePresidentmustsecurehiscooperation，andquickly.

Whattodo﹖

SomeonesaidtothePresident，“There‘safellowbythenameofRowan

willfindGarciaforyou，ifanybodycan.”

RowanwassentforandgivenalettertobedeliveredtoGarcia.How

“thefellowbythenameofRowan”tooktheletter，sealeditupinan

oil-skinpouch，strappeditoverhisheart，infourdayslandedbynight

offthecoastofCubafromanopenboat，disappearedintothejungle，and

inthreeweekscameoutontheothersideoftheIsland，havingtraversed

ahostilecountryonfoot，anddeliveredhislettertoGarcia，arethings

Ihavenospecialdesirenowtotellindetail.

ThepointIwishtomakeisthis：

McKinleygaveRowanalettertobe

deliveredtoGarcia；

Rowantooktheletteranddidnotask，“Whereishe

at﹖”Thereisamanwhoseformshouldbecastindeathlessbronzeandthe

statueplacedineverycollegeoftheland.Itisnotbook-learningyoung

menneed，norinstructionaboutthisandthat，butastiffeningofthevertebrae

whichwillcausethemtobeloyaltoatrust，toactpromptly，concentrate

theirenergies：

dothething——“CarryamessagetoGarcia！

”

GeneralGarciaisdeadnow，butthereareotherGarcias.

Noman，whohasendeavoredtocarryoutanenterprisewheremanyhands

wereneeded，buthasbeenappalledattimesbytheimbecilityoftheaverage

man——theinabilityorunwillingnesstoconcentrateonathinganddoit.

You，reader，putthismattertoatest：

Youaresittingnowinyouroffice

——sixclerksarewithincall.

Summonanyoneandmakethisrequest：

“Pleaselookintheencyclopedia

andmakeabriefmemorandumformeconcerningthelifeofCorreggio”。

Willtheclerkquietlysay，“Yes，sir，”andgodothetask﹖

Onyourlife，hewillnot.Hewilllookatyououtofafishyeyeand

askoneormoreofthefollowingquestions：

Whowashe﹖

Whichencyclopedia﹖

Whereistheencyclopedia﹖

WasIhiredforthat﹖

Don‘tyoumeanBismarck﹖

What‘sthematterwithCharliedoingit﹖

Ishedead﹖

Isthereanyhurry﹖

Shan‘tIbringyouthebookandletyoulookitupyourself﹖

Whatdoyouwanttoknowfor﹖

AndIwilllayyoutentoonethatafteryouhaveansweredthequestions，

andexplainedhowtofindtheinformation，andwhyyouwantit，theclerk

willgooffandgetoneoftheotherclerkstohelphimtrytofindGarcia

——andthencomebackandtellyouthereisnosuchman.OfcourseImay

losemybet，butaccordingtotheLawofAverages，Iwillnot.

Myheartgoesouttothemanwhodoeshisworkwhenthe“boss”isaway，

aswellaswhenheisathome.Andthemanwho，whengivenaletterforGarcia，

quietlytakethemissive，withoutaskinganyidioticquestions，andwith

nolurkingintentionofchuckingitintothenearestsewer，orofdoingaught

elsebutdeliverit，nevergets“laidoff，”norhastogoonastrike

forhigherwages.Civilizationisonelonganxioussearchforjustsuchindividuals.

Anythingsuchamanasksshallbegranted，hiskindissorarethatnoemployer

canaffordtolethimgo.Heiswantedineverycity，townandvillage—

—ineveryoffice，shop，storeandfactory.Theworldcriesoutforsuch

：

themanwhocancarryamessagetoGarcia.