威廉·佐拉奇/WilliamZorach
:
“Lifeisreal!Lifeisearnest!
Andthegravesisnotitsgoal;
Dustthouart, todustreturnest,
Wasnotspokenofthesoul.”
Andagain:
“Livesofgreatmenallremindus,
Wecanmakeourlivessublime,
Anddeparting, leavebehindus.
Footprintsonthesandsoftime.”
Ofcourse, mygenerationwasmuchmoresentimentalthantoday'syouthbutwhetherthiswasgreatpoetry, itcommunicatedinsimplelanguageamessage, andmadealastingimpressiononasmallboy.
WhenIwasffteenIhadanimaginaryguardianangelandwhenIwenttothecountrytosketchonSundays, Iaskedforguidance, .
, ', andthemostvaluableresiduewillsurvive.
, , butformyself, , aperceptionofbeauty, butwithafeelingofhumilityandreverence.
, , , notjustartists, butallkindsofpeople, couldonlyopentheirheartsandexpresstheirsorrow, theirhappiness, theirfearsandhopes, theywoulddiscovertheyhadanidentitywiththemainstreamoflifewhichtheyneversawbefore.
, toexalt, tomovetheobservertojoyortears, tostriketerrorandaweintheheartsofmen;notjusttodecorateormerelyentertain.
Ifwecanexpandtheboundariesofmen'sthoughtsandbeliefs, wewilldiscoverweallhavecreativepossibilities—talentstomakeourselvesrealidentitiesasindividuals, , Iamconvincedweshallfindthatthisisanaliveandexcitingageofadventureandexperimentationfromwhichanewbeautyandafinerworldwillemerge.
令人惊奇的是,儿时的某些东西总会给我们留下深刻的印象。我至今还记得朗费罗的几句诗:
“生活是真实的!生命是真诚的!
死亡并非它最终的目标;
你本为尘埃,必归为尘土,
这是指肉体,而非灵魂。”
还有:
“伟人的生命警醒着我们,
我们能够高尚地生活,
离开人世的时候,
也会在时间的沙滩上留下我们的足迹。”
诚然,与现在的年轻人相比,我们这代人的情感更为丰富。但是,无论这首诗是否为佳作,它朴素的言辞都传达了一种信息,并在一个小男孩的脑海中留下永久的记忆。
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