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is the thing whose passing he watches with infinite2 sorrow and regret; it is the thing whose loss he must lament forever; and it is the thing whose loss he really weles with a sad and secret joy; the thing he would never willingly relive again; could it be restored to him by any magic。书包 网 。 想看书来
人的青春(2)
Why is this? The reason is that the strange and bitter miracle of life is nowhere else so evident as in our youth。 And what is the essence3 of that strange and bitter miracle of life which we feel so poignantly; so unutterably; with such a bitter pain and joy; when we are young? It is this: that being rich; we are so poor; that being mighty; we can yet have nothing; that seeing; breathing; smelling; tasting all around us the impossible wealth and glory of this earth; feeling with an intolerable certitude that the whole structure of the enchanted life—the most fortunate; wealthy; good and happy life that any man has ever known—is ours—is ours at once; immediately and forever; the moment that we choose to take a step; or stretch a hand; or say a word—we yet know that we can really keep; hold; take; and possess forever—nothing。 All passes; nothing lasts; the moment that we put our hand upon it; it melts away like smoke; is gone forever; and the snake is eating at our heart again; we see then what we are and what our lives must e to。
A young man is so strong; so mad; so certain; and so lost。 He has everything and he is able to use nothing。 He hurls the great shoulder of his strength forever against phantasmal4 barriers; he is a wave whose power explodes in lost mid…oceans under timeless skies; he reaches out to grip a fume of painted smoke; he wants all; feels the thirst and power for everything; and finally gets nothing。 In the end; he is destroyed b
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