第43章 生命是一首交响乐 1(第1页)
第43章生命是一首交响乐(1)
TheSymphonyIsaWayofLife
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&oriumisfullofpeoplegintheaudiehestagetheperformersareshufflingtheirmusiirumentsastheypreparefortheperformaoreakesabow,andallissilent。Heraiseshisbatonandthesymphooplay。Alloftheishavedifferentsounds,aheyplayblendandharmohohemusiotbeasexgifeverypartwerethesame。Thesymphonyisasymbolforlife,espeauyaogetherofeastrumentiswhatgivesthesymphonyitsuniqueandsped。Thisisalsotrueiheworldwelivein。Individualsbringintheirowninputthatihers。
Asymphoraisposedofavarietyofbrass,woodwind,perdstrirumeheseishasitsownuniquesoundbutwhehertheyeher。Likeasymphonyanditsiheworldisanyradcultures。Theyareuniquelydifferentbuthaveaninflueherevenifitisional。Ifydow,forexample,ahewaysoasnottobumpiheyareinfluengyouraswhenyoumoveinside。
Individualityisanimportantpartofthesymphony。Eachplayerhashisorheroerform。Thesepartsbeplayedontheirownbutdohesameeffetheyarebiheotherpartsoftheorchestra。Theyblendintoaharmoniouspieusiotherwords,youhearersonhastotributeandhoerfether。Inlife,eahasatalentthattheyareparticularlygoodat。Wheogether,itatuatestheirtalent。Asurgeonbeverygiftedbutismorecapableofsavingalifeifhehasateamofmediinghim。
Inanessaycalled“TheGospelofWealth”,Andrewegiediscussedhisviewsohepublidindividualism。Hedesdividualismas“ahatmanshouldlabor,notforhimselfaloinandforabrotherhoodofhisfellows,ahemalliniefeltthatindividualityortant,butshouldakensofarthatitseparateseveryoher。Eashouldtributetheirowbetterhelptheunityasawhole。
Anothersimilaritybetweehesymphonyisthataperformermaynotalwayshavethemelodybutanysomeonewhodoes。Orinanothercase,aperformerwillnotalwayshaveasoloaobeilight。Inlife,everybodyhastheirmomentshtheymaygouheapanist。Thisdoesnotmeaheyareaantthahemelodydoesnotstaywithorumentforthewholesongbutmhouttheorchestra。Asinlife,everyouallyhastheirmomenttoshiheircetobeilight。