卡里·纪伯伦/KahlilGibran
Buildofyourimaginingsabowerinthewildernessbeforeyoubuildahousewithinthecitywalls,forevenasyouhavehome-comingsinyourtwilight,sohasthewandererinyou,theeverdistantandalone.
;?Anddreaming,leavethecityforgroveorhilltop?
WouldthatIcouldgatheryourhousesintomyhand,andlikeasowerscattertheminforestandmeadow.
Wouldthevalleyswereyourstreets,andthegreenpathsyouralleys,thatyoumightseekoneanotherthroughvineyards,andcomewiththeflagranceoftheearthinyourgarments.
Butthesethingsarenotyettobe.
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Andtellme,peopleofOrphalese,whathaveyouinthesehouses?Andwhatisityouguardwithfasteneddoors?
Haveyoupeace,thequieturgethatrevealsyourpower?
Haveyouremembrances,theglimmeringarchesthatspanthesummitsofthemind?
Haveyoubeauty,thatleadstheheartfromthingsfashionedofwoodandstonetotheholymountain?
Tellme,haveyoutheseinyourhouses?Orhaveyouonlycomfort,andthelustforcomfort,thatstealthythingthatentersthehouseaguest,andthenbecomesahost,andthenamaster?
Ay,anditbecomesatamer,,,,andthanwalksgrinninginthefuneral.
Butyou,childrenofspace,yourestlessinrest,youshallnotbetrappednortamed.
Yourhouseshallbenotananchorbutamast;itshallnotbeaglisteningfilmthatcoversawound,,norbendyourheadsthattheystrikenotagainstaceiling,norfeartobreathelestwallsshouldcrackandfalldown.
,yourhouseshallnotholdyoursecretnorshelteryourlonging.
Forthatwhichisboundlessinyouabidesinthemansionofthesky,whosedooristhemorningmistandwhosewindowsarethesongsandthesilencesofnight.
在你们打算在城里建房子之前,先用你们的想象力在旷野里建一座凉亭。因为你们在迟暮之年回归家园时,那在远方孤单漂泊的心也会归来。
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