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1、TheImportanceofBeingHonest InthebusycityofNewYork,suchanastonishingthingthateverhappened. OnaFridaynight,apooryoungartiststoodatthegateofthesubwaystation,playinghisviolin.Thoughthemusicwasgreat,peoplewerequicklygoinghomefortheweekend.Inthiscase,manyofthemsloweddownt
2、heirpacesandputsomemoneyintothehatoftheyoungman. Thenextday,theyoungartistcametothegateofthesubwaystation,andputhishatonthegroundgracefully.Differentthanthedaybefore,hetookoutalargepieceofpaperandlaiditonthegroundandputsomestonesonit.Thenheadjustedtheviolinandbeganplaying.
3、Itseemedmorepleasanttolistento. Beforelong,theyoungviolinistwassurroundedwithpeople,whowereallattractedbythewordsonthatpaper.Itsaid,“Lastnight,agentlemannamedGeorgeSangputanimportantthingintomyhatbymistaken.Pleasecometoclaimitsoon.” Seeingthis,itcausedagreatexcitementandp
4、eoplewonderedwhatitcouldbe.Afterabouthalfanhour,amiddle-agedmanranthereinahurryandrushedthroughthecrowdtotheviolinistandgrabbedhisshouldersandsaid,“Yes,it’syou.Youdidcomehere.Iknewthatyou’reanhonestmanandwouldcertainlycomehere.” Theyoungviolinistaskedcalmly,“AreyouMr.Georg
5、eSang?” Themannodded.Theviolinistasked,“Didyoulosesomething?” “Lottery.It’slottery,”saidtheman. TheviolinisttookoutalotteryticketonwhichGeorgeSang’snamewasseen.“Isit?”heasked. Georgenoddedpromptlyandseizedthelotteryticketandkissedit,thenhedancedwiththeviolinist. Thesto
6、ryturnedouttobethis:GeorgeSangisanofficeclerk.Heboughtalotteryticketissuedbyabankafewdaysago.Theawardsopenedyesterdayandhewonaprizeof$500,000.Sohefeltveryhappyafterworkandfeltthemusicwassowonderful,thathetookout50dollarsandputinthehat.Howeverthelotteryticketwasalsothrownin.
7、TheviolinistwasastudentatanArtsCollegeandhadplannedtoattendadvancedstudiesinVienna.Hehadbookedtheticketandwouldflythatmorning.Howeverwhenhewascleaninguphefoundthelotteryticket.Thinkingthattheowner-2-wouldreturntolookforit,hecancelledtheflightandcamebacktowherehewasgiventhel
8、otteryticket. Latersomeoneaskedtheviolinist:“Atthattimeyouwereinneededtopaythetui
