斯蒂芬·柯维(Stephen Covey)在他的《高效能人士的七个习惯》(The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People)一书中描述了自己最喜欢的一种把戏:想象自己的葬礼。他会想到鲜花、亲人的面庞和悼词,这是为了帮助养成他的第二个习惯:以终为始。对于在今年7月16日辞世、享年79岁的柯维而言,这个葬礼场景变成了现实。这场葬礼大概会让他感到满意。我自己关于柯维的故事发生在几十年之后,当时这个人仍在“布道” Stephen Covey describes his favorite tricks in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Imagine Your Funeral. He would think of the flowers, the faces of his loved ones, and his eulogy, in order to help develop his second habit: end to beginning. For Covey, who died at the age of 79 on July 16 this year, the funeral scene became a reality. This funeral will probably make him feel satisfied. My own story about Covey happened after decades, when the man was still “preaching”