差距 Difference

John and Bobby joined a wholesale company togetherjust after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. Afterseveral years, however, the boss promoted Bobby to the position of manager butJohn remained an ordinary employee. John could not take it anymore, tenderedhis resignation to the boss and complained the boss did not know how todelegate and did not value hard working staff, but only promoted those whoflattered him.

約翰和博比同年大學畢業後，被同一家批發公司錄用。他們二人工作都很努力。然而，幾年後，老闆提拔博比爲部門經理，而約翰還是一名普通員工。約翰再也無法忍受，衝動之下寫了一封辭職信，並抱怨老闆不會用人，不重用那些敬業的員工，只提升那些奉承他的人。

The boss knew that John worked very hardfor the years. He thought a moment and said, "Thank you for yourcriticism, but I have a request. I hope you will do one more thing for ourcompany before you leave. Perhaps you will change your decision and take backyour resignation."

老闆知道這幾年約翰工作確實很努力。他想了一會兒說：“謝謝你對我的批評。但是我只有一個請求，我希望在你離開之前再爲公司做一件事情。或許到時你會改變決定，收回辭呈。”

John agreed. The boss asked him to go andfind out anyone selling watermelon in the market. John went and returned said he had found out a man selling watermelon. The boss asked how much perkg? John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned toinform the boss $1.2 per kg.

約翰答應了。 老闆讓他去市場找到一個賣西瓜的人。約翰去了並很快回來。他說他找到了一個賣西瓜的人。老闆問他每公斤多少錢？約翰搖搖頭，回到市場去問，然後又回來告訴老闆每公斤1.2美元。

Boss told John to wait a second, and hecalled Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone sellingwatermelon in the market. Bobby went, returned and said, boss, only one personselling watermelon. $1.2 per kg, $10 for 10kg, he has inventory of 340 the table 58 melons, every melon weights about 2 kg, bought from the Southtwo days ago, they are fresh and red, good quality.

老闆讓約翰等一會兒，這時他把博比叫到辦公室。他讓博比去市場找到一個賣西瓜的人。博比去了，回來之後說：“老闆，只有一個賣西瓜的人，每公斤1.2美元，每10公斤賣10美元。這個人一共有340個西瓜，其中58個放在貨架上，每個西瓜重約2公斤，都是兩天前從南方運來的，新鮮，紅瓤，質量好。”

John was very impressed and realized thedifference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign but to learnfrom Bobby.

約翰受到很大的觸動，他意識到自己與博比之間的差距。他決定收回辭呈並向博比學習。

My dear friends, a more successful person ismore observant, thinks more and explores in depth. Chances exist in the dailydetails. For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and farther sothat he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his aim. If aperson sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow. The differencebetween a year and a day is 365times, how could you win? (From: )

親愛的朋友們，成功的人更善於觀察，勤于思考和孜孜探求。機遇就存在於生活的細節中。同樣的一件事，一個成功的人會看得更多更遠。有人看到一年後的情景，而你只看到明天。一年與一天的差距是365倍，你怎麼能贏呢？（選自恆星英語）

PS:同樣的學歷，同樣的起點，卻得到完全不同的待遇，你會抱怨嗎？請不要輕易抱怨，把抱怨的時間用去觀察與思考，去尋找原因，尋找差距。或許你會發現，成功的人比你多付出了N倍努力的同時，也磨練了自己用最少的時間，完成了最多的事情——那就是效率。