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Build Me a Son
Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
Build me a son whose wishbone will not be where his backbone should be; a son who will know Thee and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge.
Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. Here let him learn to stand up in the storm; here let him learn compassion for those who fail.
Build me a son whose heart will be clean, whose goal will be high; a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men; one who will learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past.
And after all these things are his, add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor, so that he may always be serious, yet never take himself too seriously. Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity, of true greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, and the meekness of true strength.
Then I, his father, will dare to whisper, “I have not live in vain.”
From A Father’s Prayer by General Mac Arthur
道格拉斯,麦克阿瑟将军(1880-1964) 是美国南北战争的英雄阿瑟,麦克阿瑟的儿子。1903年,麦克阿瑟以西点军校校史上最优异的成绩毕业。第二次世界大战期间任西南太平洋盟军总司令,日本投降后曾任占领日本的盟军最高司令官。 |  |  |  |  |
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