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第11章简单生活(2)
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&hatisonereasohesimplelife.Inaanttobe,toletsomeoheaackofresponsibility.
Wearelikewheat,hereooripeellectuallybylettinginasmuchoftheuniverse’splexityaswe.Morallyweripenbymakingourchoidweripenspirituallybyopeo’seail.
&ernoonIpickedupafallehesugarmapleinouryard.Upcloseitithsplashesofred.Atarm’slengthitwase.ItscolordependedonhowIlookedatit.
&leabouthoentitslife,transfsunlightanddioxideis,aweaoxygenthatsutsemit,whiletheythriveuponthedioxideweexhale.AeachcelloftheleafhasaainingachemiA—uponwhiscribedalltheinstruakiingasugarmaple.Stistsknowfarmoreaboutthisthaheirkendsonlyashortwayintotheseaofplexitythatisasugarmaple.
I’mbeginniand,Ithink,lis.Itdoesnotmeanblindiheworld’sstunniythechoicesthatripenus.By“simplify,simplify,”
Thoreaumeantsimplifyingourselves.
Toaplishthis,>
Fodeeperthings.Thesimplelifeisnotnecessarilylivingina,gbeans.Itisrefusiourlivesbe“fritteredawaybydetail”
.Aprhtmeasecretf:TurVabooks.Theyopendoorsinyourbrain.
&akelife’sjouratime.Ioayouhbliheyhadathree-year-olddaughterandaninfant,bothfullysighted.Forthoseparehinglex:bathingthebaby,mtheirdaughter,mowingthelawheywerefullofsmilesandlaughter.Iaskedthemotherhowshekepttrackoftheirlivelydaughter.“Itielittlebellsonhershoes,”
shesaid>
“Whatwillyoudowhewalkstoo?”
Iasked.
Shesmiled.“EverythingissoplicatedthatIdon’ttrytosolveaproblemuntilIhaveto.Itakeoatime!”
ParedownylishandplaywrightJeromeKlapkaJeromecaughtthespiritofthatenterprisewheyourboatoflifebelight,palywithwhatyouneed—ahomelyhomeandsimplepleasures,owofriends,worththeoloveaoloveyou,acat,adogaoo,eaowearandalittlemorethaodrink,forthirstisadahing.”
NotlongagoIflewhometoseemyfatherial.Hehasadiseasethathemind.Iwasasnarlofworries.Treatments?Nursinghomes?Finances?
Hewascrouawheelchair,ashriveled,whiteofthefatherIhadknown.AsIstoodthere,hurtandfused,helookedupahenIsawsomethiedandwonderfulinhiseyes:reawelledupandfilledhiseyeswithtears.Andmine.
Thatafternoon,myfathercamebawhereverhisillakenhiHejokedandlaughed,ohemanIhadknown.Aired,ahimtobed.Theday,hedidnotrememberIhade.Ahedied.
&hisadoiohedooropens,butweseeohatawfulmoment,werealizehowvasttheuniverseis,plexityupoy,beyondus.Butthatisthetruegiftofsimplicity:toaccepttheworld’sinfinitepli,toacceptbewilderment.
Andthen,especially,lethings.Afacewelove,perhaps,eyesbrimmingwithlove.
Itisthesimplestofthings.Butitismorethanenough.
那一年,九月的下午,我们五对夫妇各自慢悠悠地划着独木舟,沿着缅因州的萨科河顺流而下,沐浴在夏末的金色阳光之中,无比惬意。
岸边的小鹿,啃着小草,摇着白色的尾巴,注视着我们这支小小的船队漂流而过。
晚上,我们搭起了帐蓬,烤着牛排,围着篝火懒散地躺着,睡眼朦胧地凝望着满天繁星。
有人弹拨着吉它,唱起古老的歌曲:“淡泊乃是天资,自由乃是天赐。”
当然了,田园牧歌式的漫游告一段落,我们又驱车回到这个世界,还贷款,忙工作,还有洗衣机塞满了脏衣服。
偶尔我也会情不自禁地哼唱:“淡泊乃是天资,自由乃是天赐。”
我多想活得淡定从容,可哪儿去找呢?
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