第2章在行路中遇见自己(1)
&YourselfontheRoad
不论你身处何地,
也不论你是什么人,
此刻,以及我们生命中的每时每刻,
有一件事对你我来说是相同的:
我们不是在休憩,
而是在旅途中。
徒步旅行
WalkingTours
罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森RobertLouisStevenson
罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森(1850—1894),英国新浪漫主义小说家兼小品文作家,生于爱丁堡,毕业于爱丁堡大学法律系,但他最大的志向是在文学方面。他的第一部散文著作《内陆航行》于1878年出版。他一生被肺病困扰,周游各地养病,其间发表了大量短篇小说和游记。
Itmustnotbeimagiawalkingtour,assomewouldhaveusfancy,ismerelyabetterorworsewayofseeiry。Therearemanywaysofseeinglaeasgood;andnonemorevivid,iies,thanfromarailwaytrain。Butlandsawalkingtourisquiteaccessory。Hewhoisihebrotherhooddoesofthepicturesque,butoforsofthehopeandspiritwithwhichthemarsatm,andthepeadspiritualrepletionoftheeve。Heottellwhetherheputshisknapsa,ortakesitoff,withmht。Theextofthedepartureputshimihatofthearrival。Whateverhedoesisnotonlyarewardiwillbefurtherrewardedinthesequel;andsopleasureleadstopleasureinanendless。Itisthisthatsofewderstand;theywilleitherbealwaysloungingoralwaysatfivemilesanhour;theydonotplayofftheotheother,preparealldayfortheevening,andalleveniday。Aisherethatyouroverwalkerfailsofprehensiorisesagainstthosewhodrinktheirliqueurglasses,whenhehimselfswillitinabrowbelievethattheflavourismoredelithesmallerdose。Hewillowalkthisunabledistaostupefyandbrutalizehimself,aohisinn,atnight,withasortoffrostos,andastarlessnightofdarknessinhisspirit。Notforhimthemildlumihetemperatewalker!Hehasofmanbutaphysieedforbedtimeandadoublenightdevenhispipe,ifhebeasmoker,willbesavorlessaed。Itisthefateofsuetotaketwiceasmuchtroubleasisainhappiness,andmissthehappiheehemanoftheproverb,inshoesfartherandfaresworse。
Now,tobeproperlyenjoyed,awalkingtourshouldbegoneuponalone。Ifyougoinapany,oreveninpairs,itisnolongerawalkingtourinanythingbutissomethingelseahenatureofapiic。Awalkingtourshouldbegoneuponalone,becausefreedomisoftheessence;becauseyoushouldbeabletostopandgoon,andfollowthiswayorthat,asthefreaktakesyou;ahaveyourownpaeithertrotalongsideawalker,imewithagirl。Andthenyoumustbeopentoallimpressiohoughtstakewhatyousee。Youshouldbeasapipeforanywindtoplayupon。“Iotseethewit,”saysHazlitt,“ofwalkingandtalkiime。WhenIamiryIwishtovegetatelikethetry,”whichisthegistofallthatbesaidupoer。Thereshouldbenocackleofvoicesatyourelbow,tojaroivesilehem。Andsolongasamanisreasosurrehatfioxithatotionihatbeginsinasortofdazzleandsluggishhebrain,andendsipassesprehension。