第12章被遗忘的时光(6)
&fallofsnowisnotoisamagit。Yougotobedinonekindofworldaofindyourselfiedifferent,andifthisisment,theobefouh,theeeriequiethethimical。Ifallthesoeringcrash,awakeningusinthemiddleofthewouldberobbedofitswofluttersdown,soundless,hourafterhour。Outsidetheclosedsofthebedroomavasttransformatioakiasifamyriadelvesawork,aurnandyawownothingaboutit。Aaraeitis!Itisasifthehouseyouareinhadbeendroppeddowniiheinside,whiotbeentouched,seemsdifferent,everyrsmalleraasifsomeptoturnitintoawoodcutter’shutlog-。Outside,wherethegardeerday,thereisnowawhiteandglistehevillagebeyondisnolongeryourownfamiliarclusterofroofsbutavillageinanoldGermanfairy-tale。Youwouldnotbesurprisedtolearnthatallthepeoplethere,thespeistress,thecobbler,theretiredsaster,a,hadsufferedagetooandhadbeequeerelvishbeings,purveyorsofinvisibledmagicshoes。Youyourselvesdohesamepeopleyouwereyesterday。Howcouldyouwhensomuchhasbeehereisacuriousstir,alittleshiverofext,troublingthehouse,hefeelingthereisabroadwheobemade。The,ofcourse,areallextbuteveshangaboutandtalktooherlohalingdowntotheday’swork。Nobodyresistthewindows。Itislikebeingonboardaship。
&upthismtheworldwasachilledhollowofdeadwhiteandfaihelightthatcamethroughtheasveryqueer,andittrivedtomakethefamiliarbusinessofsplashingandshavingandbrushinganddressingveryqueertoo。Thenthesu,aimeIhadsatdow。Itwasshiningbravelyandflushihdeliks。ThediningroomwindowhadbeentraoalovelyJapahelittleplum-treeoutside,withthefaintlyflushedsnowliningitsboughsandartfullydisposedalongitstrunk,stoodinfullsunlight。AnhourortwolatereverythingwasacoldglitterofwhiteaheletelygedagaileJapashadallvanished。Ilookedoutofmystudywihegardeothelowhillsbeyond,andthegroundwasoneloheskywassteely,areessomanyblaistershapes。Therewasihingcuriouslysihewholeprospect。Itwasasifourkindlytryside,closetotheveryheartofEnglauroacruelsteppe。Ataseemed,abhtbeseefromtheblaanyiyrannymightbeheardapatowbereddewasthatkindoflandscape。
Nowithasgedagain。Theglarehasgoouchofthesinisterremains。Butthesnowisfallingheavily,iflakes,sothatyouhardlyseeacrosstheshallowvalley,andtheroofsarethidthetreesallbending,ahercockofthevillagechurch,stilltobeseenthroughthegreyloadedair,hasbeecreatureoutofHansAndersen。Frommystudy,whichispartfromthehousea,Iseetheflatteningtheirthenurserywindow,andthereisrunningthroughmyheadajangleofrhymeIusedtorepeatwhenIwasadflattenedmythedowwatgthefallingsnow:
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真实的高贵
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欧内斯特·海明威ErHeming>
风平浪静的大海上,每个人都是领航员。
但是,只有阳光而无阴影,只有欢乐而无痛苦,那就不是人生。以最幸福的人的生活为例——它是一团纠缠在一起的麻线。丧亲之痛和幸福祝愿,彼此相接,使我们一会儿伤心一会儿高兴,甚至死亡本身也会使生命更加可亲。在人生的清醒时刻,在哀痛和伤心的阴影之下,人们与真实的自我最接近。
在人生或者职业的各种事务中,性格的作用比智力大得多,头脑的作用不如心情,天资不如由判断力所掌控的自制、耐心和纪律。
我始终相信,开始在内心生活得更严肃的人,也会在外表上开始生活得更朴素。在一个奢华浪费的年代,我希望能向世界表明,人类真正需要的东西是非常微小的。
悔恨自己的错误,而且力求不再重蹈覆辙,这才是真正的悔悟。优于别人,并不高贵,真正的高贵应该是优于过去的自己。
Inacalmseaeverymanisapilot。
Butallsushade,allpleasurewithoutpain,isall。Takethelotofthehappiest—itisatangledyarsandblessings,onefollowinganother,makeussadaurhitselfmakeslifem。Metotheirtrueselvesisoflife,uheshadowsofsorrowandloss。
Intheaffairsoflifeorofbusiishattellssomuchascharaotbrainssomuchasheart,notgeniussomuchasself-trol,patienddise,regulatedbyjudgment。
Ihavealwaysbelievedthatthemanwhohasbeguntolivemoreseriouslywithiolivemoresimplywithout。Iravagae,IwishIcouldshofewtherealwantsofhumanityare。
&oothepointthemistruerepentance。
&hingnobleinbeiosomeothermaruenobilityisinbeioyourpreviousself。
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&helahatIaswereartists,ourpartyroseperceptiblyieem;werosestillhigherwhehatedestriantourofEurope。
&oldusallabouttheHeidelbergroad,andwhichwerethebestplacestoavoidandwhichthebestoarryat;hechargedmelessthancostforthethingsIbrokei;heputupafinelunforusaaquantityht-greenplums,thepleasainGermany;hewassoanxioustodoushonorthathewouldnotallowustowalkoutofHeilbronn,butcalledupGotzven"shorseanddmadeusride。