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孩子们看得到之间的差别

孩子们看得到之间的差别

What You Are Is As Important As What You Do

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying%26#46;
               --Ralph Waldo Emerson


It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in Oklahoma City%26#46; My friend and proud father Bobby Lewis was taking his two little boys to play miniature golf%26#46; He walked up to the fellow at the ticket counter and said, "How much is it to get in?"

The young man replied, "$3%26#46;00 for you and $3%26#46;00 for any kid who is older than six%26#46; We let them in free if they are six or younger%26#46; How old are they?"

Bobby replied, "The lawyer's three and the doctor is seven, so I guess I owe you $6%26#46;00%26#46;"

The man at the ticket counter said, "Hey, Mister, did you just win the lottery or something? You could have saved yourself three bucks%26#46; You could have told me that the older one was six; I wouldn't have known the difference%26#46;" Bobby replied, "Yes, that may be true, but the kids would have known the difference"%26#46;

As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying%26#46;" In challenging times when ethics are more important than ever before, make sure you set a good example for everyone you work and live with%26#46;

  编者按:

  一个父亲诚实地报出了孩子的年龄,按照规定为7岁的孩子买了票。售票的人说,他根本无法确定孩子的具体年龄,这位父亲完全可以省下那三美元。但这位父亲却回答:“是的,可能你说得很对,但孩子们能分辨出之间的差别。”

  为和你一起工作、生活的人树立一个好榜样吧!