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1、ThePowerofaNote1 OnmyfirstjobassportseditorfortheMontpelier(Ohio)LeaderEnterprise,Ididn’tgetalotoffanmail,soIwasintriguedbyaletterthatwasdroppedonmydeskonemorning.2 WhenIopenedit,Iread:“AnicepieceofwritingontheTigers.Keepupthegoodwork.”ItwassignedbyDonWolfe,thesportseditor.BecauseIwasateenager
2、(beingpaidthegrandtotalof15centsacolumninch),hiswordscouldn’thavebeenmoreinspiring.1Ikepttheletterinmydeskdraweruntilitgotrag-eared.WheneverIdoubtedIhadtherightstufftobeawriter2,IwouldrereadDon’snoteandfeelconfidentagain.3 Later,whenIgottoknowhim,IlearnedthatDonmadeahabitofwritingaquick,encoura
3、gingwordtopeopleinallwalksoflife.“WhenImakeothersfeelgoodaboutthemselves,”hetoldme,“Ifeelgoodtoo.”4 Notsurprisingly,hehadabodyoffriendsasbigasnearbyLakeErie3.Whenhediedlastyearat75,thepaperwasfloodedwithcallsandlettersfrompeoplewhohadbeenrecipientsofhisspirit-liftingwords.5 Overtheyears,I’vetr
4、iedtocopytheexampleofDonandotherfriendswhocareenoughtowriteupliftingcomments,becauseIthinktheyareontosomethingimportant.Inaworldtoooftencoldandunresponsive,suchnotesbringwarmthandreassurance.Weallneedaboostfromtimetotime,andafewlinesofpraisehavebeenknowntoturnaroundaday,evenalife.6 Why,then,are
5、theresofewupbeatnotewriters?Myguessisthatmanywhoshyawayfromthepracticearetooself-conscious4.They’reafraidthey’llbemisunderstood,soundsentimentalorinsincere.Also,writingtakestime;it’sfareasiertopickupthephone.7 Thedrawbackwithphonecalls,ofcourse,isthattheydon’tlast.Anoteattachesmoreimportancetoo
6、urwell-wishing.Itisamatterofrecord,andourwordscanbereadmorethanonce,savoredandtreasured.58 Eventhoughnotewritingmaytakelonger,someprettybusypeopledoit,includingGeorgeBush.Somesayheowesmuchofhissuccessinpoliticstohisever-readypen.How?Throughouthiscareerhehasfollowedupvirtuallyeverycontactwithac
7、ordialresponse—acompliment,alineofpraiseoranodofthanks.6Hisnotesgonotonlytofriendsandassociates,buttocasualacquaintancesandtotalstrangers—likethesurprisedpersonwhogotawarmpatonthebackforlendingBushanumbrella.9 Eventopcorpor
