船王对儿子的赌场修炼
美国船王哈利曾对儿子小哈利说:“等你到了23岁,我就将公司的财政大权交给你。”谁想,儿子23岁生日这天,老哈利却将儿子带进了赌场。老哈利给了小哈利2000美元,让小哈利熟悉牌桌上的伎俩,并告诉他,无论如何不能把钱输光。
小哈利连连点头,老哈利还是不放心,反复叮嘱儿子,一定要剩下500美元。小哈利拍着胸脯答应下来。然而,年轻的小哈利很快赌红了眼,把父亲的话忘了个一干二净,最终输得一分不剩。走出赌场,小哈利十分沮丧,说他本以为最后那两把能赚回来,那时他手上的牌正在开始好转,没想到却输得更惨。
老哈利说,你还要再进赌场,不过本钱我不能再给你,需要你自己去挣。小哈利用了一个月时间去打工,挣到了700美元。当他再次走进赌场,他给自己定下了规矩:只能输掉一半的钱,到了只剩一半时,他一定离开牌桌。
然而,小哈利又一次失败了。当他输掉一半的钱时,脚下就像被钉了钉子般无法动弹。他没能坚守住自己的原则,再次把钱全都压了上去,还是输个精光。老哈利则在一旁看着,一言不发。走出赌场,小哈利对父亲说,他再也不想进赌场了,因为他的性格只会让他把最后一分钱都输光,他注定是个输家。谁知老哈利却不以为然,他坚持要小哈利再进赌场。老哈利说,赌场是世界上博弈最激烈、最无情、最残酷的地方,人生亦如赌场,你怎么能不继续呢?
小哈利只好再去打短工。他第三次走进赌场,已是半年以后的事了。这一次,他的运气还是不佳,又是一场输局。但他吸取了以往的教训,冷静了许多,沉稳了许多。当钱输到一半时,他毅然决然地走出了赌场。虽然他还是输掉了一半,但在心里,他却有了一种赢的感觉,因为这一次,他战胜了自己。
老哈利看出了儿子的喜悦,他对儿子说:“你以为你走进赌场,是为了赢谁?你是要先赢你自己!控制住你自己,你才能做天下真正的赢家。”从此以后,小哈利每次走进赌场,都给自己制定一个界线,在输掉10%时,他一定会退出牌桌。再往后,熟悉了赌场的小哈利竟然开始赢了:他不但保住了本钱,而且还赢了几百美元。
这时,站在一旁的父亲警告他,现在应该马上离开赌桌。可头一次这么顺风顺水,小哈利哪儿舍得走?几把下来,他果然又赢了一些钱,眼看手上的钱就要翻倍——这可是他从没有遇到过的场面,小哈利无比兴奋。谁知,就在此时,形势急转直下,几个对手大大增加了赌注,只两把,小哈利又输得精光。
从天堂瞬间跌落地狱的小哈利惊出了一身冷汗,他这才想起父亲的忠告。如果当时他能听从父亲的话离开,他将会是一个赢家。可惜,他错过了赢的机会,又一次做了输家。
本文来源: 大田环球贵金属
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