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Tobekind-hearted
Oneevening,itwasrainingandthewindwasblowinghard.Anoldcouplecametoaninnandpreparedtoputupforthenight（投宿）there.Ayoungmanreceivedthemwithopenarms（热情地）,butsaid“I’msorry!
Ourguestroomshereareallfullandtheinnsnearbyareallfull,too,fortherewillbeanimportantmeetingtobeheldheretomorrow.”
Hearingtheyoungman’swords,theoldcouplefeltverydisappointed,andturnedaroundtoleave.
Justastheywereleaving,theyoungmancameuptothemandstoppedthem:
“Madamandsir,ifyoudon’tmind,youcansleepinmybedroomforanight…….”
Thenextevening,theoldcoupletookoutlotsofmoneytogiveittotheyoungman,butherefusedtotakeit.
“No！
Youneedn’tpaymeanymoney,forIonlylendmyroomtoyou.”saidtheyoungmanwithasmileonhisface.
“You’regreat,youngman!
It’sverykindofyou.Maybeoneday,I’llbuildahotelforyou!
”saidtheoldmangratefully.
Withthesewords,theoldcoupleleft.
Gazingattheirrecedingfigures,theyoungmanonlylaughedandwentonworking.
Severalyearslater,theyoungmansuddenlyreceivedaletterfromtheoldcouple,invitinghimtogotoManhattan（曼哈顿）.
Theyoungmanmettheoldcoupleinfrontofaluxuryhotel（豪华饭店）.
“DoyoustillrememberwhatIsaidtoyouseveralyearsago?
Look!
ThisisthehotelthatIbuiltforyou!
”saidtheoldman.
Soon,theyoungmanbecamethemanagerofthehotel.
（T）Trueor（F）False
1.Theyoungmanacceptedithappilywhentheoldcouplegavethemoneytohim.
2.Theyoungmanhadthoughttheoldmanwasonlyjokingaboutbuildingahotelforhim,buttheoldmankepthisword.
Keys:
1.F. 2.T.
WhenHenryforddecidedtoproducehisfamousv-8motor,hechosetobuildanenginewiththeentireeightcylinderscastinoneblock,andinstructedhisengineerstoproduceadesigninonefortheengine.Thedesignwasplacedonpaper,buttheengineersagreed,toaman,thatitwassimplyimpossibletocastaneight-cylinderengine-blockinonepiece.
Fordsaid,“Produceitanyway.”
“But,”theyreplied,“It’simpossible!
”
“Goahead.”Fordcommanded,“Andstayonthejobuntilyousucceed,nomatterhowmuchtimeisrequired.”
Theengineerswentahead.Therewasnothingelseforthemtodo,iftheyweretoremainonthefordstaff.Sixmonthspassedandnothinghappened.Anothersixmonthspassed,andstillnothinghappened.Theengineerstriedeveryconceivableplantocarryouttheorders,butthethingseemedoutofthequestion:
“impossible!
”
Attheendoftheyearfordcheckedwithhisengineers,andagaintheyinformedhimtheyhadfoundnowaytocarryouthisorders.
“gorighthead,”saidford,“Iwantit,andI’llhaveit.”
Theywentahead,andthen,asifbyastrokeofmagic,thesecretwasdiscovered.
Theforddeterminationhadwononcemore!
Thisstorymaynotbedescribedwithminuteaccuracy,butthesumandsubstanceofitiscorrect.Deducefromit,youwhowishtothinkandgrowrich,thesecretofthefordmillions,ifyoucan.You’llnothavetolookveryfar.
Henryfordwassuccessful,becauseheunderstoodandappliedtheprinciplesofsuccess.Oneoftheseisdesire:
knowingoutthelinesinwhichthesecretofhisstupendousachievementhavebeendescribed.Ifyoucandothis,ifyoucanlayyourfingerontheparticulargroupofprincipleswhichmadeHenryfordrich,youcanequalhisachievementsinalmostanycallingforwhichyouaresuited.
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