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第10章 简单生活 1（第1页）

第10章简单生活（1）

&ofLivingSimply

理查德·沃克尔默Riir

WepaddleddownMaine’sSacoRiverthatSeptemberafternoon，fiveoes，baskinginthesummer’slastgoldensunlight。Grazierietails，watchedourflotillapass。Thatevets，broiledsteaksandsprawledaroundthecampfire，starihestars。Orumminghisguitar，sangan：“Tisthegifttobesimple。Tisthegifttobefree。”

Ouridyllended，ofdwedrovebacktotheworldofloas，jobsandcloggedwashihegifttobesimple，”Ifoundmyselfhummingatoddmoments，“Tisthegifttobefree。”HowIlohatsimplicity。ButwherecouldIfindit？

“Ourlifeisfritteredawaybydetail。Simplify，simplify。”ThatdictumofHenryDavidThoreau’s，ethedaysofsteamboatsandox-drawnplows，hadloThoreauhimselfendohehebuiltbesideond。AndHenry—wifeless，childless，jobless—otusslewithsuchdetailsasvariable-ratemes。

Mylifeattracteddetail，asifmymottowere：“pliplidI’vefoundI’mohinkingaboutsimpliedupsidedown。

IwasvisitingaphysihisofficetfromhisIllinoisfarmlahroughhiswindowatthelaboratory’smiles—aroundparticleaeheprairiefarbelow。“It’sakindoftimemae，”hesaid，explainingthattheacceleratorenablesphysiciststostudyslikethoseshortlyafter’sfirstmoment。Theuniverselertheed，ameredperhapsonlyonekindofforekindofpartiowithasmanykindsofforces，scoresofdifferentpartidseverythingfralaxiestodandeliosandthepoemsofKeats。

plexity，Ibegahattower，ispartofGod’splan。

Deepdowaragingly，ofa“simpleton”。Nobodywayof“simplistig。

Butblindioplexitygerous。Oahome。Ilikeditssettingsomusciouslyavintoitspossibledefects。Afteritwasmine，Ifounditi，aingsystem，nesepticsystem—everything。Thatoldhousebealbatross，gfarmorethanIcouldafford，thestresswasevenhigher，Ihadrefusedtolookattheplexities。

Evenordinaryfinancesarerarelysimple—whatdoesyourinsurancepolicyactuallycover？Yet，eicsaresimplicityitselfparedwithmoralquestions。

&eren，Ifouheleaderofanafter-schoolgaggleofboys。Ihadtodivertthemquiew，ormycareerasleaderwouldbebrief。AndthenIsawJoe。

Joewasaowerofakid，a。HisfamilyhademigratedfromEurope，andhehadafai。

&him！”Isaid。

MylittletroopofGothssonJoe。Somebodysandweplayedcatchwithit。Joeraookhishatasatrophy。

Thatnight，。Joe’sfather，aworried-lookihathit，askedforJoe’shat。Iretursheepishly。“PleasedoJoe，”hesaidearly。“Hehasasthma。Whenhehasanattack，itishardfetbetter。”

&aleadsoftballiheevenioJoe’shouse。Hewasinthegarden，tillingthesoil，hewatchedmewarilyasI。IaskedifIcouldhelp。“Okay，”hesaid。AfterthatIweohelphimafriends。

Ihadtakeowardadulthood。InsidemyselfIhadseenpossibilities，likeatangleofwires。Thisredossibilityforevil，whichrequireshanignanother’spaihewhitewireofsympathy。Icouldhaveahandiingallthosewires—itwasamatterofthedeade。Ihaddisplexity，andfoundinitanopportunitytochoose，togrow。Itspriceisresponsibility。