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PleaseexceifI’alittlepeoday.Markisleavg,andI’feelgkdofsad.
Youprobablydon’tknowMark,butyouightbeckyenoughtoknowsoolikehi.He’sbeentheheartandsouloftheofficeforaupleofyears,bgexepryprofessionalskillswithasweetnaturealedisposition.He’sneverbeenallthatterestedgettgcreditfortheterrificworkhedoes.Hejtwantstodohisjob,andtodoitsuperblywell.
Andnowhe’sovgontoagnewprofessionalopportunity.Itsoundslikeituldbetheceofalifeti,andwe’regenuely,scerelypleasedforhi.Butthatdoesn’takeitanyeasiertosaygoodbyetoadearfriendandtrtedlleague.
Lifehasawayofthrogthesecurveballsat.Jtwhearttogetfortablewithaperson,apceorasituation,sothgesalongtoaltertherecipe.Aterrifieighborovesaway.Achildthefailygraduates.Anotherchildfdsnewloveandloyaltiesthrougharriage.Thefaily’sprcipalbreadnerisidoff.
Ourabilitytopewithgeanddisruptioeres,toagreatdegree,ourpeace,happessandlife.
Buthowdowedothat?Philosophershavensideredthequestionforturies,andtheirresponseshavebeenvaried.AtotheauthoroftheBiblicalbookofElesiastes,fortbefoundrebergthat“toeverythgthereisaseason,andatitoeverypurposeuheheaven”.KahlilGibranurgedhislisteo“lettodayebracethepastwithrebrance,andthefuturewithlongg”.
Afriendofewhoworksforthegovernntisfondhisfellowbureaucratsthat“survivabilitydependsuponadaptability”.Andthenthere’sChris,theCaliforniasurf-rat,whoooldthattheaolife’sproblesbesudupfourwords:“Gowiththeflow.”
“It’slikesurfg,”Chrisexped,“You’taheo.Wavesjthappen.Youridethewheretheytakeyou.Sure,you’realwayshopgfortheperfectwavewhereyouget,butostlyyoujttakethethewaytheye.”
I’lysure,butIthkChriswassaygthatlifeisaseriesofevents—bothgoodandbad.Noatterhowdeftyouranizationalskills,therewillalwaysbelife-fencgfactorsoverwhichyouhavenontrol.Thetrulysuessfulpersonexpectstheued,andispreparedtoakeadjtntsshouldtheneedarise—asitalostalwaysdoes.
We’regogtoissMark,jtlikeyou’llissthatneighbor,thatgraduate,orthatnewlywed.Butratherthandwellonthesadnessofourpartg,we’llfoourhopesforabrighterfuture—forhi,andfor.Andthenwe’llgooutanddoeverythgwetoakethatfuturehappen.
如果今天我有些哀伤,请原谅,因为马克要走了,我有些难过。
或许你不知道马克是谁,但你得知道,认识像马克这样的人是很荣幸的。几年来,他一直是公司里的核心人物,不但性情温文尔雅,就连职业技能也堪称典范。他工作出色,但这绝不是为谋求个人荣誉。他只是喜欢自己的工作,想把工作做到最好。
现在,他就要奔赴一个难得的新工作岗位了。这个工作机会听来就像是百年一遇之良机。当然,我们由衷地为他感到高兴,但向一位挚友、一个值得信赖的同事挥手道别又绝非易事。
生活向我们抛来这样的曲线球自有其道理。就在我们刚刚熟悉某人、某地或某种情形时,生活就会发生某种变化,一改这种和谐的局面。这就像一个极好的邻居搬走了;家中的一个孩子从学校毕业了,而另一个结了婚,找到了新的爱情和忠诚;家里的顶梁柱失业了,等等。
我们的心态是否平和,我们过得是否幸福、对生活是否满足,在很大程度上,都取决于我们应对变化和变革的能力。
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