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第6章 生如夏花6(第1页)

ThinkingoverthelosseswhichEnglandhashadforceduonherbysteamandtheingenuityoftheengineer,oneisdisosedtocountthedecayofthewindmillamongthefirst。PerhasinthematterofureicturesquenessthemostseriousthingthateverhaenedtoEnglandwasthediscoveryofgalvanizedironroofing;but,afterall,therewasneveranythingbutquietandrichandcomfortablebeautyaboutredroofs,whereasthelivingwindmillisnotonlybeautifulbutromantictoo:awilling,man-servingcreature,yokedtotheelements,awhirlingmonster,oftenathingofterror。Noonecanstandverynearthecrashingsweesofawindmillinhalfagalewithoutatighteningoftheheartafeelingcomarabletothatwhichcomesfromwatchingthewavesbreakoverawallinastorm。Andtobewithinthemillatsuchatimeistoknowsomethingofsound’sverysources;itisthecaveofnoiseitself。Nodoubttherearedensofhammeringenergywhicharemoreshattering,butthenoiseofawindmillislargelynatural,theroductofwoodstrivingwiththegoodsou’wester;itfillstheearsratherthanassaultsthem。Theeffect,moreover,isbynomeanslessenedbytheabsenceofthewinditselfandthesilentnonchalanceofthemillerandhisman,whomoveaboutinthemidstofthisaallingracketwiththequietefficiencyofvergers。

Inmymill,ofcourse,thereisnosuchuroar;nothingbuttheoccasionalshakingofthecross-iecesoftheidlesails。Everythingisstill;andtheityofitisthateverythingisinalmosterfectorderfortheday’swork。Themillonedaysomescoreyearsagowasfulloflife;thenext,andeverafter,muteandlifeless,likeastreamfrozeninanightorthealaceinTennyson’sballadofthe“SleeingBeauty。”Thereisnodecaymerelyinanition。Oneortwooftheale-woodcogshavebeenbrokenfromthegreatwheel;afewfloorlankshavebeenrotted;butthatisall。Aweek’soverhaulingwoulduteverythingright。Butitwillnevercome,andthecheerfulwindsthatonceweretodriveathousandEnglishmillssohailynowbustleovertheChannelinvain。

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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯(1812—1904),英国19世纪伟大的道德学家、著名的社会改革家和脍炙人口的散文随笔作家。赛缪尔一生写过二十多部著作,其中最受人喜爱的是有关人生成功与幸福,有关良知、信仰、道德、自由与责任等领域的随笔作品,这方面最著名的有《自己拯救自己》《品格的力量》《金钱与人生》和《人生的职责》。

读其书,如同读其人;同样,观其朋友,也如同观其人。书如同人,皆可成为伴侣。无论是以书为伴或以人为友,我们都应慎重选择,与佳者为伴。

好书犹如知己。不管过去、现在,还是将来,它都始终如一。它是最有耐心、最令人愉悦的伴侣。困难之际,它也不离不弃。它总是以善意接纳我们,在我们年轻时,好书能陶冶性情,增长知识;我们年老时,它又会给我们以慰藉。

好书可以使人们结为朋友,就像两个人会因为敬慕同一个人而成为朋友一样。古谚说“爱屋及乌”,但是,“爱我及书”这句话有更深的哲理。书是更为牢固和真实的情感纽带。假如拥有共同喜爱的作家,人们可以借此沟通思想感情。他们可以由此和作者产生共鸣。

黑兹利特曾经说过,“书潜移默化人们的内心,诗歌熏陶人们的气质品性。少小所习,老大不忘,恍如身历其事。书籍价廉物美,不啻我们呼吸的空气。”

好书犹如珍藏人一生思想精华的容器。人生的境界,主要就在于他思想的境界。所以,好书蕴藏着优美的语言、深邃的思想,倘若能铭记于心,就将成为我们忠实的伴侣和永恒的慰藉。菲利普·西德尼爵士说得好:“以高尚思想为伴的人永不孤独。”

当我们面临诱惑的时候,美好而纯真的思想就像仁慈的天使,保卫我们的灵魂,使她依旧纯洁。美好纯真的思想还珍藏着行动的胚芽,因为,金玉良言总能激发善行。

书是永恒不朽的,它是迄今为止人类不懈奋斗的珍宝。寺庙会坍塌,神像会朽烂,而书经久长存。在伟大的思想面前,时间显得微不足道。多少年前曾经感动作者的思想,今天依然清新如故。书记载了他们的言论和思想,现在看来依旧生动。时间唯一的作用是淘汰垃圾作品,只有真正的作品才能经受时间的检验而经久长存。

书引导我们迈入最优秀的领域,与历代伟人为伍,使我们如闻其声,如观其行,如见其人,如与他们朝夕相处,同欢喜、共伤悲。我们继承他们的感受,好似觉得在他们所描绘的舞台上跟他们同台献艺。

伟大杰出的人物在这世间不会消逝,书记载着他们的思想,然后传播开来。书是人们至今仍在聆听的思想回声,永远充满活力。因此,我们永远都在受着历代伟人的影响。多少年前的盖世英才,如同在他所生活的时代,今天依然显示着强大的生命力。

Amanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasbythecomanyhekees;forthereisacomanionshiofbooksaswellasofmen;andoneshouldalwaysliveinthebestcomany,whetheritbeofbooksorofmen。

Agoodbookmaybeamongthebestoffriends。Itisthesametodaythatitalwayswas,anditwillneverchange。Itisthemostatientandcheerfulofcomanions。Itdoesnotturnitsbackuonusintimesofadversityordistress。Italwaysreceivesuswiththesamekindness;amusingandinstructingusinyouth,andcomfortingandconsolingusinage。

Menoftendiscovertheiraffinitytoeachotherbythelovetheyhaveeachforabook—justastwoersonssometimesdiscoverafriendbytheadmirationwhichbothhaveforathird。Thereisanoldroverb,“Loveme,lovemydog。”Butthereismorewisdominthis:“Loveme,lovemybook。”Thebookisatruerandhigherbondofunion。Mencanthink,feel,andsymathizewitheachotherthroughtheirfavoriteauthor。Theyliveinhimtogether,andheinthem。

“Books,”saidHazlitt,“windintotheheart;theoet’sverseslidesinthecurrentofourblood。Wereadthemwhenyoung,werememberthemwhenold。Wefeelthatithashaenedtoourselves。Theyaretobehadverycheaandgood。Webreathebuttheairofbooks。”

Agoodbookisoftenthebesturnofalifeenshriningthebestthatlifecouldthinkout;fortheworldofaman’slifeis,forthemostart,buttheworldofhisthoughts。Thusthebestbooksaretreasuriesofgoodwords,thegoldenthoughts,which,rememberedandcherished,becomeourconstantcomanionsandcomforters。“Theyareneveralone,”saidSirPhiliSidney,“thatareaccomaniedbynoblethoughts。”

Thegoodandtruethoughtmayintimesoftemtationbeasanangelofmercyurifyingandguardingthesoul。Italsoenshrinesthegermsofaction,forgoodwordsalmostalwaysinsiretogoodworks。

Booksossessanessenceofimmortality。Theyarebyfarthemostlastingroductsofhumaneffort。Temlesandstatuesdecay,butbookssurvive。Timeisofnoaccountwithgreatthoughts,whichareasfreshtodayaswhentheyfirstassedthroughtheirauthor’sminds,agesago。Whatwasthensaidandthoughtstillseakstousasvividlyaseverfromtherintedage。Theonlyeffectoftimehasbeentosiftoutthebadroducts;fornothinginliteraturecanlongsurvivebutwhatisreallygood。

Booksintroduceusintothebestsocietytheybringusintotheresenceofthegreatestmindsthathaveeverlived。Wehearwhattheysaidanddid;weseethemasiftheywerereallyalive;wesymathizewiththem,enjoywiththem,grievewiththem;theirexeriencebecomesours,andwefeelasifwewereinameasureactorswiththeminthesceneswhichtheydescribe。

Thegreatandgooddonotdieeveninthisworld。Embalmedinbooks,theirsiritswalkabroad。Thebookisalivingvoice。Itisanintellecttowhichonestilllistens。Henceweeverremainundertheinfluenceofthegreatmenofold。Theimerialintellectsoftheworldareasmuchalivenowastheywereagesago。

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