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第28章论懒散OnIdleness
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塞缪尔·约翰逊SamuelJohnson
Manymoralistshaveremarked,thatPridehasofallhumahewidestdomihegreatestmultiplis,andlieshiduvarietyofdisguises;ofdisguises,which,likethemoon'sveilhtslusteranditsshade,aththeyhideitfromourselves.
ItisnotmyiodegradePridefromthispreeminenischief,yetIknowherIdlenessmaynotmaifulandobstiion.
TherearesomethatprofessIdlesfulldignity,whocallthemselvestheIdle,asBusirisintheplayCallshimselftheProud;whoboastthattheydonothing,andthaarsthattheyhavenothingtodo;whosleepeverynighttilltheysleepnolonger,ahatexercisemayeosleepagain;whthereignofdarknessbydoubles,ahesunbuttotellhimhowtheyhatehisbeams;whosewholelaboristovarytheposturesofindulgendwhosedaydiffersfrhtbutasacouchorchairdiffersfromabed.
&hetrueaariesofIdleness,forwhomsheweavesthegarlandsofpoppies,andintowhosecupshepoursthewatersofoblivioinastateofuupidity,fandfotten;whohaveloolive,andatwhosedeaththesurvivorslysay,thattheyhaveceasedtobreathe.
ButIdleesinmanyliveswhereitised;favicewhiatesimaybeeinjurytoothers;andisthereforenotwatchedlikeFraud,roperty,orlikePride,whiaturallyseeksitsgratifianother'siy.Idlenessisasilentandpeacefulquality,thatherraisesenvybyostentation,norhatredbyopposition;andthereforenobodyisbusytosureordetectit.
AsPridesometimesishiduy,Idleeurbulendhurry.Hethatshisknowndutyandrealemployment,naturallyeoindwithsomethingthatmaybarouttheremembranceofhisownfolly,ahingbutwhatheoughttodowitheagerdiligehemaykeephimselfinhiso>
Somearealwaysinastateofpreparation,opreviousmeasures,fplans,agmaterials,andprovidingforthemainaffair.ThesearelyupowerofIdlehingistobeexpetheworkmaoolsareforevertobesought.Iwasooldbyagreatmaster,thatnomaneverexpainting,whowasemilycuriousaboutpendcolors.
&herstowhomIdleesa,bywhichlifemaybepassedunprofitablyawaywithoutthetediousnessofmanyvathours.Theartis,tofillthedaywithpettybusiohavealwayssomethinginhandwhichmayraisecuriosity,butnotsolidkeepthemindiion,butnotoflabor.
Thisarthasformanyyearsbeenpracticedbymyoldfriehwonderfulsuccess.Soberisamandesiresandquiatiolybalaheloveofease,thattheyulatehimtoanydiffidertaking;theyhave,however,somuchpower,thattheywilloliequiteatrest,andthoughtheydonotmakehimsuffitlyusefultoothers,theymakehimatleastwearyofhimself.
Mr.Sober'schiefpleasureisversation;thereisnoendofhistalkorhisattentioohearisequallypleasiillfaheisteagsomething,ahetimefromhiso>
Butthereisowhegohome,thathisfriendsmaysleep;aimeinthem,whenallthewreestoshutoutiiohemomentsofwhiblesatthethought.Butthemiseryofthesetiresomeintervals,hehasmanymeaing.Hehaspersuadedhimselfthatthemanualartsareundeservedlyoverlooked;hehasobservedinmaheeffectsofclosethought,andjustratiospeheproceededtopradsuppliedhimselfwiththetoolsofater,withwhidedhiscoalboxverysuccessfully,andwhichhestilluestoemploy,ashefindso.
&emptedatothertimesthecraftsoftheshoemaker,tinmater;ishehasfailed,aoqualifyhimselfforthembybetterinformation.Buthisdailyamusemery.Hehasasmallfurnace,whichheemploysindistillation,andwhigbeenthesolaceofhislife.Hedrawsoilsandwaters,andessendspirits,whiowstobeofsandtsthedropsastheyhisretort,a,isfallifliesa>
PoorSober!Ihaveoftehreproof,aenpromisedreformation;fornomanissomutoastheIdler,butthereisnoneonwhomitoperatessolittle.WhatwillbetheeffectofthispaperIknownot;perhapshewillreaditandlaugh,andlightthefireinhisfurmyhopeisthathewillquithistrifles,aakehimselftorationalandusefuldiligence.
很多道德学者都指出,骄傲是在人类所有恶习中影响力最为广泛的。
它的表现形式繁杂多样,隐藏方式也有许多种。
就如同天边月儿晶莹透明的面纱,伪装既有光彩之处又有隐晦之所,虽然遮盖但亦可一眼望穿。
诚然,我无意降低骄傲的危害程度,但不知道懒散是否会成为它的强敌。
然而有些人高声赞叹懒散是高雅之事,以“闲散之士”
自居,正如布西里斯在剧中自称为“骄傲之士”
一样。
他们炫耀自己无需做事,感谢命运之神没有给他们安排事情。
他们每天睡觉睡到自然醒,起床活动活动也只是为了以后更好地入睡。
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