世界上最富哲理的美文 第29章 快樂
    OnPleasure

    Understandthesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle.

    1.distinguish[dis'ti?ɡwi?]v.區別,分辨

    2.rebuke[ri'bju:k]v.指責,制止

    3.recesses[ri'ses]n.休息

    4.quiver['kwiv?]v顫動

    Pleasureisafreedomsong,butitisnotfreedom.Itistheblossomingofyourdesires;butitisnottheirfruit,itisadepthcallinguntoaheight;butitisnotthedeepnorthehigh,itisthecagedtakingwing;butitisnotspaceencompassed.Ay,inverytruth,pleasureisafreedomsong.AndIfainwouldhaveyousingitwithfullnessofheart;yetIwouldnothaveyouloseyourheartsinthesinging.

    Someofyouryouthseekpleasureasifitwasall,andtheyarejudgedandrebuked.Iwouldnotjudgenorrebukethem.Iwouldhavethemseek,fortheyshallfindpleasure,butnotheralone;sevenarehersisters,andtheleastofthemismorebeautifulthanpleasure.Haveyounotheardofthemanwhowasdiggingintheearthforrootsandfoundatreasure?

    Andsomeofyoureldersrememberpleasureswithregretlikewrongscommittedindrunkenness.Butregretisthebecloudingofthemindandnotitschastisement.Theyshouldremembertheirpleasureswithgratitude,astheywouldtheharvestofasummer.Yetifitcomfortsthemtoregret,letthembecomforted.

    Andthereareamongyouthosewhoareneitheryoungtoseeknoroldtoremember;andintheirfearofseekingandrememberingtheyshunallpleasures,lesttheyneglectthespiritoroffendagainstit.

    Butevenintheirforegoingistheirpleasure.

    Andthustheytoofindatreasurethoughtheydigforrootswithquiveringhands.

    Buttellme,whoishethatcanoffendthespirit?

    Shallthenightingaleoffendthestillnessofthenight,orthefireflythestars?Andshallyourflameoryoursmokeburdenthewind?

    Thankyouthespiritisastillpoolwhichyoucantroublewithastaff?Sometimesindenyingyourselfpleasureyoudobutstorethedesireintherecessesofyourbeing.

    Whoknowsbutthatwhichseemomittedtoday,waitsfortomorrow?Evenyourbodyknowsitsheritageanditsrightfulneedandwillnotbedeceived.

    Andyourbodyistheharpofyoursoul,anditisyourstobringforthsweetmusicfromitorconfusedsounds.

    Andnowyouaskinyourheart,「Howshallwedistinguishthatwhichisgoodinpleasurefromthatwhichisnotgood?」Gotoyourfieldsandyourgardensandyoushalllearnthatitisthepleasureofthebeetogatherhoneyoftheflower,butitisalsothepleasureoftheflowertoyielditshoneytothebee,fortothebeeaflowerisafountainoflife,andtotheflowerabeeisamessengeroflove,andtoboth,beeandflower,thegivingandthereceivingofpleasureisaneedandanecstasy.

    PeopleofOrphalese,beinyourpleasuresliketheflowersandthebees.

    快樂是一首自由的歌,但它不是自由;它是你們的慾望綻放的花朵,但不是它們的果實;它是深谷對高峰的呼喚,但它既不深沉也不高聳;它是囚禁在籠中展翅的鳥兒,而不是環抱的空間。哦,的確,快樂是首自由的歌。我願你們全心全意地歌唱它,但不願你們在歌唱時迷失自己的心。

    年輕人中有一些人追求快樂,好像它就是一切,他們已經受到判決和譴責。我不會判決他們,也不會譴責他們,我會讓他們去尋找。因為他們尋找的是快樂,然而也不單單是快樂;快樂有七個姐妹,她們中最小的也比她柔美。難道你們未曾聽說有人在刨樹根時發現了寶藏嗎?

    老年人中有一些人遺憾地回憶快樂,好像在追悔酒醉後做的錯事。但遺憾只會讓心靈蒙上陰影,而不是一種懲罰。他們應以感恩之心回憶他們的快樂,好像回憶夏日的收穫。但如果遺憾能給他們以慰藉,那就讓他們得到安慰吧。

    還有一些人,既不是喜歡追尋的年輕人,又不是沉湎於回憶的老年人。他們在追尋和回憶的恐懼中逃避一切快樂,唯恐自己忽視或惹怒了心靈。

    然而,在他們的前行中也有快樂。

    因而,即使他們用顫抖的雙手挖掘樹根,也會找到寶藏。

    請告訴我,誰敢惹怒靈魂呢?

    夜鶯會擾亂夜的寂靜,螢火蟲會惹惱繁星嗎?你們的火焰和煙霧會拖累風嗎?

    你們以為靈魂是一汪止水,你們用一根木棍就可以攪亂嗎?你們通常拒絕快樂,你們只是把快樂的慾望潛伏在內心中。

    有誰知道,今天被忽略的事,明天會不會存在?甚至你們的身體也瞭解它的本性和合理需求,而不會被欺騙。

    你們的身體是心靈的琴弦,它或奏出柔美的樂曲,或撥弄出混亂的噪音,全都在你。

    現在你們捫心自問:「我們將怎樣區別快樂中的善與惡呢?」去你們的田野和花園,你們就會明白蜜蜂的快樂在於採集花蜜,對於花朵而言,給蜜蜂提供花蜜就是快樂。因為蜜蜂視花朵為生命之泉,而花朵視蜜蜂為愛之使者,對於兩者而言,蜜蜂與花朵,給予與接受的快樂是一種需要和狂喜的快樂。

    奧菲裡斯城的人們,盡情享受快樂吧,就像花朵和蜜蜂一樣!

    心靈小語

    快樂是自己的事情,只要願意,你可以隨時調換手中的遙控器,將心靈的視窗調整到快樂頻道。微笑的後面蘊涵的是堅實,無可比擬的力量境由心生,境隨心轉。

    ScizeYourTime

    Accordingtothespeech,matcheachofthefollowingverbswithitsmeaning.

    (1)rebuke a.givemoraloremotionalstrengthto

    (2)comfort b.censureseverelyorangrily

    (3)seek c.feelorhaveadesirefor

    (4)desire d.trytogetorreach

    PracticingforBetterLearning

    Pleasefillintheblankswiththeproperwordsaccordingtothegivensentences.

    1.Bedogratefultothosewho______you,becausetheyabetyourwisdom!

    一定要感激那些斥責你的人,因為他們助長了你的智慧!

    2.Soschoolsshouldprobablyincrease______time,notcutit.

    所以學校或許應該增加休息時間,而不是削減它。

    3.Thefloorshudderedandstartedto______asaroarfilledthecavernoushall.

    地板突然晃了一下後開始震動,空曠的大廳充滿轟轟的響聲。

    NowaTry

    Doespleasuremeanthesamethingtodifferentpeople?Whyorwhynot?
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