（41）为了崇高的共产主义理想，白求恩以苦为荣，以苦为乐。他在给国外战友的信中写道：“这儿生活相当苦，但是我过得很快乐。”“过去的生活曾经是诱人的，但是为了我的理想，那些日子就让它一去不复返吧！歡送友重返前！

(41) For the noble ideals of communism, Bethune took pride in hardship and found joy in struggle. In a letter to comrades-in-arms abroad, he wrote: “Life here is quite hard, but I am profoundly happy.” – “Life in the past was once tempting, but for the sake of my ideals, let those days be gone forever! Onward, comrades, to the front!”