# 27 Acres of Diamonds
Did you ever hear of Russell H. Conwell? Few people have. Even fewer know what he did. Conwell founded Temple University. He was not a wealthy man. Then how did he found a University? It's better to start at the beginning. Here is the story.
Conwell was a minister. He worked in Philadelphia. A young man came to him for advice. He wanted to be a minister. Conwell offered to teach him Latin. He would do it one night a week. The young man asked to bring some friends along. Conwell said, "Bring as many as you wish." The young man brought seven. The lessons began in Conwell's office. Soon they moved to a large room. Then it was a building. Then two buildings. After four years the group had grown to 590 students. At this point, a college charter was secured.
Money was now needed. Conwell went on a lecture tour. Here is why he was prepared for it. At a reunion of his old Civil War comrades, he had given a talk. It was a huge success. Others clamored to hear it. He went on a tour and gave his talk. In fact, he delivered the same lecture over 6,000 times. The lecture earned over seven million dollars. At that time, this was a very great sum. Each time, the money went to the school.
What was the famous lecture about? Its title was "Acres of Diamonds." It was about a man who searched for diamonds. He searched far and wide. Then he found what he was looking for. It was in his own backyard. The moral was this. Your wealth is where you are. But you have to dig for it. You must dig and believe. If you do, you'll find success right where you are.
# 27 鑽石田
你聽說過羅素·H·康威爾嗎？很少有人聽說過。更少有人知道他所做的事情。康威爾創立了天普大學。他並不是一個富有的人。那麼他是如何創辦一所大學的呢？最好從頭開始說起。故事是這樣的。
康威爾是一位牧師。他在費城工作。一個年輕人來向他請教。他想成為一名牧師。康威爾提出教他拉丁文。他每週會教一個晚上。年輕人請求帶一些朋友一起來。康威爾說：「你想帶多少就帶多少。」年輕人帶了七個朋友來。課程在康威爾的辦公室開始。不久後他們搬到了一個大房間。然後是一棟建築。然後是兩棟建築。四年後，這個團體已增長到590名學生。此時，他們獲得了學院特許狀。
現在需要資金。康威爾進行了一次巡迴演講。以下是為什麼他對此有所準備。在他內戰老戰友的一次聚會上，他做了一次演講。這是一次巨大的成功。其他人吵著要聽。他進行了一次巡迴演講，發表了他的談話。事實上，他發表了超過6,000次同樣的演講。這次演講賺了超過七百萬美元。在那個時代，這是一筆巨款。每一次，錢都歸學校所有。
這次著名的演講是關於什麼的？它的標題是「鑽石田」。它是關於一個尋找鑽石的人的故事。他四處尋找。然後他找到了他一直在尋找的東西。它就在他自己的後院。寓意是這樣的。你的財富就在你所在之處。但你必須去挖掘它。你必須挖掘並相信。如果你這樣做，你會在你所在的地方找到成功。