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Chapter 171 Give up real things for true feelings

Will Rogers is a very famous humorist, he is happy all day long - even when he loses something.This is due to his optimistic and open-minded personality, and more importantly, he knows how to look at gains and losses with a normal heart. In the winter of 1898, Rogers inherited a ranch. One day, a cow he raised broke through the fence of a nearby farm because it was stealing corn, and was finally killed by the farmer.According to the common agreement of the local ranch, the farmer should notify Rogers and explain the reason, but the farmer did not do so. Rogers was very angry when he found out about this, so he took his servants to find the farmer to argue.

At this time, the cold snap hit, they were halfway there, the people and the carriage were all covered with frost, and the two of them were almost frozen to death. After finally arriving at the wooden house, the farmer was not at home. The farmer's wife warmly invited them to enter the house and wait.When Rogers entered the house to keep warm, he saw that the woman was very emaciated, and there were five monkey-like children hiding behind the tables and chairs. Soon, the farmer came back, and his wife told him: "They came here with the strong wind and cold." Rogers wanted to open his mouth to argue with the farmer, but suddenly stopped, he just stretched out his hand.

The farmer had no idea what Rogers was coming for, so he happily shook hands with him, hugged him, and invited them to dinner. The farmer said apologetically, "Sorry, I wronged you to eat some beans. There was beef to eat, but suddenly the wind blew up, so I'm not ready yet." When the children heard that there was beef to eat, their eyes lit up with joy. During the meal, the servant waited for Rogers to talk about business so that he could deal with the cattle slaughter.However, Rogers seemed to have forgotten, and I saw him talking and laughing happily with the family. After dinner, the weather was still quite bad, so the farmer had to stay with two people and go back the next day.So Rogers spent the night there with his servant.

The next morning, after a hearty breakfast, they said their goodbyes and went home. After taking such a trip in the cold, Rogers kept silent about the purpose of the trip.On the way home, the servant couldn't help asking him, "I thought you were going to seek justice for that cow!" Rogers smiled and said: "Yes, I had this idea at first, but then I thought about it and decided not to pursue it. Do you know? I didn't lose a cow in vain! Because I Get a little bit of human touch. After all, cattle can be obtained at any time, but human touch is not easy to get." The world is not short of beauty, but the lack of eyes to discover beauty.We share a common world, but we have different worldviews, and we also have different cognitions, understandings and views on this world.Everyone has a pair of eyes to distinguish things, which is a natural creation.Everyone also has a pair of eyes, which are not in the face, but in the heart, which are the eyes of the mind.This pair of eyes is more important than the other. It tells us how to see the world outside us and how to see ourselves.

In the story, Rogers lost a cow, but in exchange for the smile and happiness of the farmer's family, this experience made him understand what is priceless in life. Are you the same as Rogers?We may often encounter situations like losing a cow. At this time, we might as well learn from Rogers and look at what we have lost with a normal heart.Because when we lose something, maybe we have gained something more precious in other ways. If it seems false to say that Rogers gave up a cow in exchange for "human touch", then there are also people who give up a meal in exchange for the opportunity to develop their careers.

Victor took over a food store from his father.This is an old food store that has been around a long time ago and has become famous.Victor hoped that it would grow stronger in his own hands. One night, Victor was packing up at the store, and the next day he was going on vacation with his wife.He was going to close the shop early so he could get ready.Suddenly, he saw a young man standing outside the shop door, with a yellow and thin face, ragged clothes, and deep-set eyes. He was obviously a homeless man. Victor is a warm-hearted man.He went out and said to the young man, "Young man, is there anything I can do for you?"

The young man asked a little shyly, "Is this Victor's Foods?" His accent had a strong Mexican flavor. "yes." The young man became more shy, lowered his head, and said in a low voice: "I came from Mexico to look for a job, but after two full months, I still haven't found a suitable job. My father also came to the United States when he was young." , he told me he bought something in your shop, here, this hat." Victor saw that the young man was indeed wearing a very worn-out hat, and the "V" symbol blurred by stains was his shop logo. "I have no money to go home now, and I haven't had a full meal for a long time. I think..." the young man continued.

Victor knew that the man standing in front of him was just the son of a customer from years ago.However, he felt that the young man should be helped.So he invited the young man into the store and gave him a good meal.They became friends, and he gave the young man a sum of money to return home. After several decades, Victor's food store business has become more and more prosperous, and he has opened many branches in the United States. He decided to expand overseas, but because he has no foundation overseas, it is very difficult to develop from scratch.For this reason, he has been hesitant.At this moment, he suddenly received a letter from a stranger in Mexico. It turned out that the person who wrote the letter was the homeless youth he had helped many years ago.

At this time, the young man has become the general manager of a large company in Mexico. In his letter, he invited Victor to come to Mexico for development and create a business with him.This was a real surprise for Victor.With the help of this general manager, Victor quickly established his chain stores in Mexico and developed rapidly. For the protagonists in the two stories, their willingness never thought about the rewards in the future.But they all obtained the true feelings of others because of their willingness.
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