第40章 圆 1（第1页）
第40章圆（1）
Circles
拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生RalphWaldoEmerson
&hefirstcircle；thehorizonwhisisthesedthroughouthisprimaryfigureisrepeatedwithoutend。Itisthehighestembleminthecipheroftheworld。St。AugustihenatureofGodasacirclewhosetrewaseverywhereanditscirowhere。Weareallourlifetimereadingthecopioussehisfirstofforms。Onemoralwehavealreadydedusideringthepensatorycharacterofeveryhumanayweshalleveryaitsofbeingoutdone。Ourlifeisaiceshiptothetruththataroundeveryotherbedrawn；thatthereisure，buteveryendisabeginning；thatthereisalwaysanotherdawnrisenonmid-noon，andundereverydeepalowerdeepopens。
Thisfact，asfarasitsymbolizesthemoralfactoftheUnattaiheflyi，aroundwhidsofma，atoheihenerofeverysuccess，maytlyserveustoanyillustrationsofhumanpoweri。
Thereareure。Theuniverseisfluidandvolatile。Permaawrees。lobeseenbyGodisatralaw，notamassoffacts。Thelawdissolvesthefadholdsitfluid。Ourcultureisthepredominanideawhichdrawsafteritthistrainofdinstitutiousriseiheyear。TheGreeksculptureisallmeltedaway，asifithadbeenstatuesofice；hereaaryfigurementremaining，asweseefledscrapsofsincolddellsandmousinJuneandJuly。Feniusthatcreateditewhatelse。TheGreekletterslastalittleloarealreadypassihesameseumblingiablepitwhichtheofopensforallthatisold。Theioutoftheruinsofanoldplaheofthedeposition。sdestroytheold。Seetheiofaqueductsmadeuselessbyhydraulics；fortifis，bygunpowder；roadsandals，byrailways；sails，bysteam；steambyelectricity。
Eaewstepwetakeinthoughtretyseeminglydistfacts，asexpressionsofonelaw。AristotleandPlatoarereedtherespectiveheadsoftwoschools。AwisemaAristotleplatonizes。Bygoiherbathought，distopinionsarereciledbybeiwoextremesofoneprindweevergosofarbackastoprecludeastillhighervision。
Valorsistsinthepowerofself-reanothavehisflabeout-geputhimwhereyouwill，hestands。Thislybebyhispreferringtruth，tohispastapprehensionoftruth，aafromwhateverquarter；theintrepidthathislaws，hisrelationstosociety，hisity，hisworld，mayatanytimebesupersededanddecease。
&ionisagameofcirversationwepluckuptheterminiwhidtheonofsileneveryside。ThepartiesarenottobejudgedbythespirittheypartakeandevenexpressuhisPeomorrowtheywillhaverethishigh-watermark。Tomorrowyoushallfioopiheoldpack-saddles。Yetletusenjoytheewhilstitglowsonourwalls。eakerstrikesa，emancipatesusfromtheoppressiospeakertooppressuswiththegreatnessandexessofhisownthought，theoanotherredeemer，weseemthts，tobeen。Oh，whattruthsprofouableonlyinagesandorbsaresupposedintheaofeverytruth！Inonhours，societysitsdstatuesque。Weallstandwaitiy-knowing，possibly，thatwebefull，surroundedbymightysymbolswhibolstous，butproseandtrivialtoys。Thehegodahestatuesintofierymen，andbyaflashofhiseyeburnsuptheveilwhichshroudedallthings，andthemeaningoftheveryfurniture，ofdsaucer，ofddtester，ismahefactswhiedseinthefogsofyesterday—property，climate，breeding，persoyandthelike，havestrangelygedtheirproportions。Allthatwereedsettledshakesandrattles；aures，cities，climates，religioheirfoundationsanddancebeforeoureyes。Ahereagaicircums！Goodasisdiscourse，sileer，ahelengthofthedisdicatesthedistahoughtbetwixtthespeakerandthehearer。Iftheyerfederstandinginanypart，nowordswouldbehereon。