致加西亚的信 A Message to Garcia（2/2）

RowanwassentforandgivenalettertobedeliveredtoGarcia.Howthe“fellowbythenaofRowan”tooktheletter,sealeditupanoilskpouch,strappeditoverhisheart,fourdaysndedbynightofftheastofCubafroanopenboat,disappearedtothejungle,andthreeweekscaoutohersideoftheIsnd,havgtraversedahostileuntryonfootanddeliveredhislettertoGarcia—arethgsIhavenospecialdesirenowtotelldetail.ThepotthatIwishtoakeisthis:McKleygaveRowanalettertobedeliveredtoGarcia;Rowantooktheletteranddidnotask,“Whereisheat?”

BytheEternal!Thereisaanwhoseforshouldbecastdeathlessbronzeandthestatuepcedeveryllegeofthend.Itisnotbook-learngyoungnneed,norstruaboutthisandthat,butastiffengofthevertebraewhichwillcaethetobeloyaltoatrt,toactproptly,ratetheirenergies:dothethg—“CarryassagetoGarcia”.

GeneralGarciaisdeadnow,buttherearearcias.Noanwhohasendeavoredtocarryoutaerprisewhereanyhandswereneeded,buthasbeenwell-nighappalledattisbytheibecilityoftheaveragean—theabilityorunwillgorateonathganddoit.

Slipshodassistance,foolishattention,dowdydifference,andhalf-heartedworkseetherule;andnoansueeds,unlessbyhookorcrookorthreatheforcesorbribesotherntoassisthi;orayhap,GodHisgoodnessperforsairacle,andsendshianAngelofLightforanassistant.

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Wehaveretlybeenhearguchaudlsypathyexpressedforthe“downtroddendenizensofthesweat-shop”andthe“holesswanderersearchgforhoeploynt”,andwithitalloftengoanyhardwordsforthenpower.

Nothgissaidabouttheeployerwhogrowsoldbeforehistiavaattepttogetfrowsyne’er-do-wellstodotelligentwork;andhislong,patientstrivgafter“help”thatdoesnothgbutloafwhenhisbackisturned.

Ineverystoreandfactorythereisanstantweedg-outprocessgogon.Theeployerisnstantlysendgaway“help”thathaveshowntheircapacitytofurthertheterestsofthebess,andothersarebegtakenon.Noatterhowgoodtisare,thissntuesonly,iftisarehardandworkisscarce,thesisdonefer—butoutandforeveroutthepetentandunworthygo.Itisthesurvivalofthefittest.Self-terestproptseveryeployertokeepthebest—thosewhocarryassagetoGarcia.

Iknowoneanofreallybrilliantpartswhohasnottheabilitytoanageabessofhisown,awhoisabsotelyworthlesstoanyoneelse,becaehecarrieswithhinstantlythesanespithathiseployeris,ortendgtooppresshi.Heotgiveorders,andhewillnotreceivethe.ShouldassagebegivenhitotaketoGarcia,hisanswerwouldprobablybe,“Takeityourself!”Ofurse,Iknowthatonesoorallydefordisobepitiedthanaphysicalcripple;butourpitygletdropatear,too,forthenwhoarestrivgtocarryonagreatenterprise,whosewhoursarenotliitedbythewhistle,andwhosehairisfastturngwhitethroughthestruggletoholdledowdydifference,slipshodibecility,andtheheartlessgratitudewhich,butfortheirenterprise,wouldbebothhungryandholess.

HaveIputtheattertoly?PossiblyIhave;butwhenalltheworldhasgonea-sgIwishtospeakawordofsypathyfortheanwhosueeds—theanwho,agastgreatodds,hasdirectedtheeffortsofothers,andhavgsueeded,fdsthere’snothgit:nothgbutbareboardandclothes.Ihavecarriedadner-pailandworkedforday’swages,andIhavealsobeenaneployerofbor,andIknowthereissothgtobesaidonbothsides.Thereisnoexcellence,perse,poverty;ragsareion;andalleployersarenotrapacioandhigh-handed,anyorethanallpoornarevirtuo.Myheartgoesouttotheanwhodoeshisworkwhenthe“boss”isaway,aswellaswhenheisatho.Andtheanwho,whengivenaletterfarcia,quietlytakestheissive,withoutaskganyidioticquestions,andwithionofchuckgittothesewer,orofdogaughtelsebutdeliverit,nevergets“idoff”,norhastogoonastrikefherwages.

Civilizationisonelong,anxiosearchforjtsuchdividuals.

Anythgsuchaanasksshallbegranted.Heiswantedeverycity,townandvilge—everyoffice,shop,storeandfactory.Theworldcriesoutforsuch,heisneededandneededbadly—theanwho“CarryaMessagetoGarcia”.

SowhowillsendalettertoGarcia?