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第39章 流年故事 4（第1页）

第39章流年故事（4）

Iernoonofthatfirstseeingday，Ishouldtakealongwalkinthewoodsandintoxicatemyeyesoiesoftheworlddesperatelytoabsorbihevastsplendorwhistantlyunfoldihosewhosee。OnthewayhomefrommywoodlandjauntmypathwouldlienearafarmsothatImightseethepatienthhinginthefield（perhapsIshouldseeonlyatradthesereofmenlivihesoil。AndIshouldprayfloryofacolorfulsu。

Whenduskhadfallen，IshouldexperiehedoubledelightofbeioseebyartificiallightwhiiusofmaoextendthepowerofhissightwhenNaturedecreesdarkness。

Iofthatfirstdayofsight，Ishouldosleep，sofullwouldbemymindofthememoriesoftheday。

TheSedDay

&day—theseddayofsight—Ishouldarisewiththedawhrillingmiraclebywhiightistraoday。Ishouldbeholdwithawethemagpanoramaoflightwithwhiawakensthesleepih。

ThisdayIshoulddevotetoahastyglimpseoftheresent。Ishouldwahepageantofmahekaleidoscopeoftheages。Howupressedihroughthemuseums，ofcourse。OfteedtheNewYorkMuseumofNaturalHistorytotouchwithmyhandsmasthereexhibited，butIhavelohmyeyesthesedhistoryoftheearthanditsinhabitantsdisplayedthereanimalsandtheraeheirnativee;giganticcarcassesofdinosaursandmastodonswhiedtheearthlongbeforemahhistinystatureandpowerfulbrain，toquertheanimalkiitationsoftheprocessesofdevelopmentinanimals，inman，andintheimplementswhihasusedtofashionforhimselfaseeonthispla;andathousaheraspeaturalhistory。

Iwonderhowmahisarticlehaveviewedthispanoramaofthefaceoflivingthingsaspithatinspiringmuseum。Many，ofcourse，havenothadtheopportunity，butIamsurethatmanywhohavehadtheopportumadeuseofit。There，indeed，isaplacetouseyoureyes。Youendmanyfruitfuldaysthere，butIwithmyimaginarythreedaysofsight，lytakeahastyglimpse，andpasson。

&opwouldbetheMetropolita，forjustastheMuseumofNaturalHistoryrevealsthematerialaspectsoftheworld，sodoestheMetropolitanshowthemyriadfaanspirit。Throughoutthehistoryofhumaoartisticexpressioaspowerfulastheurgeforfood，shelter，aiohevastetropolitanMuseum，isuhespiritofEgypt，Greee，asexpressedi。IkhroughmyhauredgodsaheaNile-lacopiesofParthenonfriezes，aherhythmicbeautyAthenianwarriors。ApollosaheWioryofSamothracearefriendsofmyfihegnarledbeardedfeaturesofHomeraredeartome，forhe，too，knewblindness。

Myhandshavelihelivingmarbleofromansculptureaswellasthateions。IhavepassedmyhaerigelandheroicMoses;IhavesehepowerofRodin;Ihavebeehedevothicw。Theseartswhibetouchedhavemeanievetobeseeha，andIlyguessatthebeautywhishiddenfromme。IadmirethesimplelinesofaGreekvase，butitsfigureddesarelosttome。

Soonthis，myseddayofsight，Ishouldtrytoprobeintothesoulhthisart。ThethihroughtouchIshouldnowsee。Moresplendidstill，thewholemagworldofpaintingwouldbeopeheItalianPrimitives，withtheirserenereligiousdevotion，totheModerns，withtheirfeverishvisions。IshouldlookdeepintothevasesofRaphael，LeonardoDaVin，Rembrandt。IshouldwamyeyesuponthewarmcolorsofVerohemysteriesofE1Greco，ewvisionofNaturefromCorot。Oh，thereissomuchrigaheartoftheagesforyouwhohaveeyestosee!

UponmyshortvisittothistempleofartIshouldoreviewafraofthatgreatworldofartwhitoyou。Ishouldbeabletogetonlyasuperficialimpression。Artiststellmethatfordeepandtrueappreofartoheeye。Ohroughexperiehemeritsofline，ofposition，offormandcolor。IfIhadeyes，hoilywouldIembarkuponsofasgastudy!YetIamtoldthat，tomanyofyouwhohaveeyestosee，theworldofartisadarknight，unexploredandunillumiwouldbewithextremerelucethatIshouldleavetheMetropolitanMuseum，whisthekeytobeauty—abeautysoed。Seeingpersoantofiobeauty。Thesamekeylieswaitinginsmallermuseums，andinbooksontheshelvesofevensmalllibraries。Butnaturally，inmylimitedtimeofimaginarysight，Ishouldchoosetheplacewherethekeyutreasuresitime。