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1、TheSECRETofTHEAGESROBERTCOLLIERVOLUMEONEROBERTCOLLIER,Publisher599FifthAvenueNewYorkNoconnectionwithP.F.Collier&SonCo.,Inc.[1926]ClicktoenlargeTheSecretoftheAgesp.6p.7"Afire-mistandaplanet,Acrystalandacell,Ajelly-fishandasaurian,cavewherethecave-mendwell;Thenasenseoflawandorder,A
2、faceupturnedfromtheclod;SomecallitEvolution,AndotherscallitGod."—ReprintedfromTheNewEnglandJournal.p.8p.9ForewordIFyouhadmoremoneythantime,moremillionsthanyouknewhowtospend,whatwouldbeyourpetphilanthropy?Libraries?Hospitals?Churches?HomesfortheBlind,CrippledorAged?Minewouldbe"Hom
3、es"—butnotfortheagedorinfirm.Foryoungmarriedcouples!Ihaveoftenthoughtthat,ifeverIgotintothe"PhilanthropicBillionaire"class,I'dliketostartanEndowmentFundforhelpingyoungmarriedcouplesovertheroughspotsinthosefirstandsecondyearsofmarriedlife—especiallythesecondyear,whentherealtrouble
4、scome.p.10Takeaboyandagirlandacozylittlenest—addacunning,healthybaby—andthere'snothinghappieronGod'sgreenfootstool.Butinsteadofahealthybabe,fillinafretful,sicklybaby—awan,tired,worn-outlittlemother—aworried,dejected,heart-sickfather—andthere'snothingmorepitiful.Anurseforamonth,af
5、ewweeksattheshoreormountains,a"lift"onthatheavyDoctor'sbill—anyoneofthesethingswouldspellH-E-A-V-E-Ntothattinyfamily.Butdotheygetit?Notoften!Andthereason?Becausetheyarenotpoorenoughforcharity.Theyarenotrichenoughtoafforditthemselves.Theybelongtothatgreat"MiddleClass"whichhastobea
6、rtheburdensofboththepoorandtherich—andtakewhatisleftforitself.p.11ItistothemthatIshouldliketodedicatethisbook.IfIcannotendowLibrariesorCollegesforthem,perhapsIcanpointthewaytogetallgoodgiftsforthemselves.Formenandwomenlikethemdonotneed"charity"—norevensympathy.WhattheydoneedisIns
7、piration—andOpportunity—thekindofInspirationthatmakesamangooutandcreatehisownOpportunity.Andthat,afterall,isthegreatestgoodonecandoanyone.Fewpeopleappreciatefreegifts.Theyarelikethemanwhomanadmiringtownsfolkpresentedwithawatch.Helookeditovercriticallyforaminute.Then—"Where'sthech
8、ain?"heasked.Butawaytowinforthemselvesth
