Friday, October 31, 2008

Wallman touchstone

It was the summer of 1959, I have to work in a resort hotel, to do night duty desk, and in the barn to help him look after horses. Is a Swiss hotelier, he treated the staff is European-style. He and I did not come together, feel that he is a fascist, just want to know one’s place of employment of farmers. I was 22 years old, had just graduated from university, think of what was said what.

One week, the staff dinner every day are the same thing: two Vienna sausages, a pile of pickled vegetables and fresh rolls. We are subject to insult, Pocai have to, because food deducted from the nike dunk. I abnormal indignation.

Are very sorry for the whole week. By 11:00 p.m. Friday about my desk duty. When walked into the kitchen, I saw a note is addressed to the chef, told him that staff would also like to eat for two days of small Runescape quest and pickled vegetables.

I am furious. At that time, because there is no other better listeners, I put all Yi Gunao dissatisfaction with the child first came to work the night shift to the audit staff Xue Wallman give vent to their cell doors. I said I can tolerate no more, it is necessary to get a small dish of pickled vegetables and sausage, the owner awakened, that he objects being thrown from a disc things. Who does not have the power to the entire week I lose a little sausage and pickled vegetables, but I would also like to pay. God, I hate to eat small sausage and pickled vegetables, I want to eat bad day. The whole hotel is bad, I would like to do Juanpu Gai, and then go to that Montan. I do not mind being abused for 20 minutes, tapping the table from time to time, kicked a chair, non-stop cursing.

When I kicked up a row, Wallman has been quietly sitting on the stool, with melancholy eyes looked at me. He was in the Auschwitz concentration camp clearance over Nazi Germany 3, survived the final. He is a German Jew, he is thin and small, often a cough. He likes to work at night, because he alone can Chensimoxiang and we could enjoy the quiet, but also can eat into the kitchen - a small Vienna sausage and pickled vegetables for him is a delicacy.

“Listen, Fuer Qin, listen to me, you know where your question it? Is not a small sausage and pickled vegetables, the boss is not, nor is it the job.”

“So in the end my question?”

Runescape Money, do you think they are all-knowing, but you do not know the difference between the inconvenience and difficulties. If you get a break neck, or hungry, or your house caught fire, you do have difficulties. All of the other Only inconvenience. Is not life, life is full of all kinds of frustrations. “

“Learning to separate the inconvenience and difficulties, the more you will live longer, but not too much either people like me worry. Good night.”

He waved his hands and told me to go to sleep, that gesture is like to kill me, like my best wishes.

Few people ever give me such a blow. Late that night, Wallman enlightened me.

Since then, 30 years, I have every setback and was forced to retreat into a blind alley, angrily about to make a stupid, in my mind rise of a sad face and asked me: “Fuer Qin, which is still difficult Inconvenience? “

I am saying this is called a touchstone Wallman.

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Frankly is the failure of success

In 1928, Shen was then the text from the Chinese public schools of the University lecturer Hu employed, Shen-wen, when 26 years old, only primary school education culture, with a soil gas, into Shanghai is not too long, that is, one of the elegant Aura The shocking literary prose.

However, courage is not known, he took to the podium for the first time, attracted a lot of classes of people, in the face of full house audience of students Kepan knowledge, the great writer had spent a full 10 minutes also say a word , The beginning of the lecture was originally prepared to teach a class, he was Runescape Money to finish on 10 minutes, from as early as this school time! However, he did not face up gab be far apart, but honestly pick up the chalk to write on the blackboard: This is my first class, a lot of people, I am afraid. As a result, lead to the entire hall burst into laughter in good faith, to know Hu, Sheng-wen of the frank and frankly much appreciated that the success of the lecture! Later, Shen from the text to find the root of the failure, and finally could he be able to make the lecture.

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