SomethingBetterThanMoney

　　Itisphysicallyimpossibleforawell-educatedintellectual,orbravemantomakemoneythechiefobjectofhisthoughts;asphysicallyimpossibleasitisforhimtomakehisdinnertheprincipalobjectofthem.Allhealthypeopleliketheirdinner,buttheirdinnerisnotthemainobjectoftheirlives.Soallhealthy-mindedpeoplelikemakingmoney---oughttolikeitandtoenjoythesensationofwinning;butthemainobjectoftheirlivesisnotmoney;it'ssomethingbetterthanmoney.

　　Agoodsoldier,forinstance,mainlywishestodohisfightingwell.Heisgladofhisplay--veryproperlyso--andjustlygrumbleswhenyoukeephimtenmonthswithoutiit;still,hismainnotionoflifeistowinbattles,nottobepaidforwinningthem.Sotooofdoctors.Theylikefeesnodoubt--oughttolikethem;yettheentireobjectoftheirlivedsisnotfees.They,onthewholedesiretocurethesick,wouldrathercuretheirpatiensandlosetheirfeethankillthemandgetit.

　　Andsowithallotherbraveandrightlytrainedmen:theirworkisfirst,theirfeeissecond,veryimportantalways,butstillsecond.Butineverynation,thereisavastclassofpeoplewhoarecowardly,andmoreorlessstupid.Andwiththesepeople,justascertainlythefeeisfirstandtheworksecond,aswithbravepeopletheworkisfirstandthefeesecond.Andthisisnosmalldistinction.It'sthewholedistinctioninaman.Youcannotservetwomasters;youmustserveoneortheother.

　　Ifyourworkisfirstwithyou,andyourfeeissecond,workisyourmaster.Observe,then,allwiseworkismainlythreefoldincharacter.It'shonest,uesful,andcheerful.Ihardlyknowanythingmorestrangethanthatyourecognizehonestyinplay,anddonotinwork.Inyourlightestgamesyouhavealwayssomeonetoseewhatyoucall"fairplay".Inboxingyoumusthitfair;inracing,startfair.Yourwatchwordisfairplay,yourhatred,foulplay.Diditeverstrikeyouthatyouwantedanotherwatchwordalso,fairwork,andanotherhatredalso,foulwork?

　　天啊,累死我了,我的眼睛啊...仅供参考