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Well,anyonewhohassaidtheword'

Why'

canarguethatheisaphilosopher,soIwanttobemorethanthat.Iwanttoberememberedasaphilosopher.

OnedaysoonIwillbedead.Peoplewilllookback（回顾）atmylife,andtheymightsayIwasamartialartist（武术家）;

forIhaveearnedaseventhdanblackbelt（inbothkarate（空手道）andjudo（柔道））.TheymightsayIwasamusician;

forIhavecomposed（作曲）successfuloperas（歌剧）（inthreedifferentlanguages）.TheymightsayIwasafootballer;

forIusedtorepresent（代表）Italy（andscoredtwenty-sevengoalsformycountryduringmycareer）.

Butaboveall（首先，最重要的）,theywillsay,hewasagreatphilosopher.

Thedifferencebetweenahobbyandgreatnessistotalimmersion（专心）,tothesacrificeofallelse.Imustdevotemyentirelifetothispursuit;

Imustgiveupabsolutelyeverythingforthiscause.

Iassumed（假设）thatgivingupmymaterialwealth（重要的财富）wouldbetheeasiestpartofthisquest（追求）,butitisprovingnottobestraightforward（最简单的）.

Yesterday,Ihiredaremovalvan（搬家卡车）andpacked（包装）itwithallofmypossessions,leavingmyhouseutterly（完全空的）bare.Idroveout（赶走，逐出）tothepubliccommonandunpackedthevanthere,laying（放置）everyitem（条款，项目）outuponthegrass.

Ilabelled（贴上标签）mybankcardswiththerelevant（有关的）pinnumbers.Ilabelledmybicyclelockwithitscode.Ilabelledmyhousekeyswiththeiraddress,andmycarkeyswithinstructions（说明）tofindthecar.Iabandonedtherentedvan,forliabilitiesarealsoproprietary.

Finally,Istripped（脱掉）theclothesoffmybackandfoldedthemintoaneatpile（整齐的堆）.AndIwalkedaway.

Itwaslatebythen,andcold.Idecidedtoforestall（预先阻止）thenextpartofmymission（任务）untilthemorning.SoIwanderedthestreets,lookingforawarmplacetosleepforafewhours.

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Nohavenwasforthcoming（即将来临）.Thefewwarmcorners（为难的境地）Ididfindwerebarredto（禁止入内）mebypeoplethatIsupposetookissuewith（与什么争论）mynakedness.

Iendedupwalkingaimlessly（漫无目的地）allnight,tokeepfromfreezing.Asthesunroseandthepre-dawn（黎明前）chill（寒冷，寒意）passed,Ifoundmyselfapproachingthecommonagain-mysubconscious（潜意识）mindhadguidedmeinalargecircleback（画圆圈，绕环移动）towhereIstarted.Thesoft,dewy（带露水的）grasssoothed（安慰）myachingfeet.

Iwalkeduptothepileofmybelongings.Therewereafewpeoplestaringatitastheypassed,mostlyearlymorningjoggers（慢跑者）andperipatetictramps（漫游的人）.

Tomysurprise,notasingleitemwasmissing.

AshamedasIamtoadmitit,（反应）myfirstreactionwastofeelhurtthatnobodyhadvaluedmypossessionsenoughtoclaim（值得需要）them;

butofcourseIdidnotindulge（满足，沉溺）mymisplaced（寄托错的）pride.

Iwaveddown（挥手示意司机停下）apassingcyclistandaskedhimwhyhehadnotstoppedtotakesomething.

'

Thisstuff（东西）isyours?

'

heasked.

Notanymore,'

Ireplied,'

Iwishtogiveitallaway.Wouldyouliketotakesomething?

Perhapsthisstylish（时髦的）Armanidufflecoat（带有风帽的粗呢大衣）?

Itisacoldmorning,afterall.'

Helookedatme,andthenglancedallaroundhimasiflookingforacandidcamera（快拍照相机）.'

Nothanks,'

hefrowned（皱眉）,andcycledaway（骑车离开）.

Inoticedavagrant（流浪者）inspecting（检查）thepileofgoods,andIapproachedhim.'

Wouldyoulikesomehelpcarryingafewitemsaway?

Iasked.

Jumblesale（慈善义卖）,isit?

hemumbled（含糊说话）,hiseyesstillcastingover（眼睛笼罩）theassortmentofhouseholdwares（家庭货物的分类）.

Ifyoulike,'

Iremarked,'

exceptthateveryitemisfreeofcharge（除去每个项目都是免费的）.'

Justlooking,'

hegrunted（咕噜声）.

Imentallyshruggedmyshouldersandpreparedtowalkaway,butanirresistible（极为诱人的）impulse（冲动）toseethejobthroughtocompletion（完成）compelled（迫使）metodoonemorething.

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Iwalkedovertomywritingdesk,whichwasonthegrassbetweenmymixingdeckandmyunicycle,andIpulledabullet-tippenoutofthetopdrawer.IcarriedoveralargeimitationCaravaggioIhadknockedoffduringprimaryschool（perfectineverydetail,ofcourse）,andproppeditagainstthedesksothatthebackoftheframewasfacingoutwards.Iwroteacrossthewoodinboldlettering:

EVERYTHINGFREE.HELPYOURSELF.

Excuseme,sir,'

cameavoicefrombehindme.Icappedthepenandturnedaround.Itwasapoliceman.'

Isthatyourvan,sir?

No,'

Isaid,lookingovertowheretherentedvanwasparked.

Hesensedhewouldhavetobemorespecific.'

Didyourentthatvan,sir?

Yes.'

It'

sillegallyparked,sir,you'

llhavetomoveitatonce.'

Thepolicemansurveyedthepileofpersonalpropertylaidoutonthegroundinfrontofusandhisbrowcreased.'

Arethesethingsyours,sir?

No.'

Theyareyourthings,sir.Look,thisgolfbaghasyournameonit.You'

rethatfootballer,playedforItalydidn'

tyou?

Iamaphilosopher,'

Iretorted.

I'

mafraidyoucan'

tleavethesethingshere,sir.'

They'

renotmythingsanymore.I'

vegiventhemaway.'

Regardless,sir,youcan'

tleave'

emhere.'

Iwillleavethemhere.You'

llhavetoarrestme.'

mnotgoingtoarrestyou,sir,althoughIwillinsistthatyouputsomeclothesonandpackthesethingsbackintoyourvan.'

Withfrustration,Iinterceptedanattractiveyoungmotherthatwaspushingtwochildreninapram.'

Excuseme,madam,'

Ismiled.'

CanIinterestyouinaproposition?

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Thewomanstoppedandeyedmewithsuspicion.Icontinued:

IwouldliketogiveyoueverythingIown,andinreturnallIaskisthatyoutakeresponsibilityforit.Yousee,thispolicemanhereinsiststhatImustmoveitallaway,butIdon'

twantanythingtodowithit.'

Don'

tbesilly,'

admonishedthewoman.

Butthesecommoditiesareworthhundredsofthousandsofpounds!

Iappealed.

Thewomancockedherheadandscratchedherchin.Shesurveyedtheparaphernaliaonoffer,andherbrowfurrowedasifconductingachallengingmentalcalculation.Atlast,afterafullminute,shespoke:

llgiveyoutengrandforthelot.'

Isighed.Imightevenhaverolledmyeyes.'

Youcanhaveitforfree,'

Iclarified.'

Allofit.'

Well,ifyou'

regonnaplayhardball,nodeal,'

shehuffed,andstompedaway.

Iturnedbacktothepolicemanwithanexasperatedlook.Heglaredatmeasifhewereateacherexpectinganapologyfromanaughtypupil.'

Well,'

Isaid,'

ifyou'

renotgoingtoarrestme...'

AndIwalkedaway.

Myattentionturnedfullytothetaskathand.Thepathtogreatnessistotalsacrifice.Tobeaphilosopher,allIneedismymindandapen.Everythingelsemustgo.

Iintendtomaketheultimatelivingsacrifice:

Iwillgiveawaymyfreewill.

Withnodistractions,Iwillachieveapurityofmindmorecompletethananyonehasachievedbeforeme.Andtheconsequencesofmysacrificewillbethesubjectofmystudy.

ThenIwillbe,aboveall,aphilosopher.

IthasnowbeenthreedayssinceIgaveawaymyfreewillandmyexperimentisnotgoingwell.

BeforeIdecidedtorelinquishmyfreedom,partofmewasconcernedaboutthedegradationandhumiliationtowhichIwouldbeexposingmyself;

forifIwascommandedtodohouseworkinabikinifortherestofmywakinglife,Iwoulddoit.Thatisanaturalriskofdevolvingmydecision-making.

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Andanotherpartofmehopedwitheternaloptimismthat,unfetteredbylazinessorlackofself-belief,Iwouldbeabletoreachmyfullpotential;

forifIwascommandedtocolonisethemoonIwoulddevoteeveryfibreofmybeingtothatpurposeuntilitwasachieved.Thatisthedivinepotentialofforegoingfreewill.

Theseextremesofpossibilityexcitedme.AndIfeltcertainthatwhateverhappened,Iwouldbeinspiredbytheinsightsintothehumanpsychethatthisnoblepursuitwouldprovide.

However,Ifindmyselfneitherinheavennorhell,butacrampedandlifelesspurgatory.

Igaveawaymyfreewillatrandomsomyegowouldnotcontaminatethedecision.Iaskedeachpasser-byifheorshewouldacceptresponsibilityformydecisionsuntiloneofthemsaidyes.

Aftermanyrejections,atall,dark-haired,smilingmanstoppedtoconsidermyproposal.Toprotecthisidentity,IwillcallhimLeo.

SoI'

dmakeallyourdecisions,'

Leoaffirmed.'

IcouldmakeyoudowhateverIwanted?

Even-'

Yes,eventhat,'

Iinterrupted.'

TheloneexceptionisthatIreservetherighttomakeonerecurringdecision:

Whileyou'

reasleepImaychoosetomuseandwrite,forIwishtoberememberedasaphilosopher.'

Whatdoyouexpectformetodecidetodowithyourlife?

heasked.'

WhatifImessitup,orwasteit?

Youcandowhateveryouwant;

it'

snotmyplacetosay.Evenifyoufeellikeyou'

rewastingmylifeyou'

llbedoingmeagreatservice,forbytakingawaymyresponsibilityformakingdecisions,you'

refreeingmymindtothinkcleareranddeeperthaneverbefore.'

Forhowlong?

hequeried.

Ifyouaccept,thatisnotformetodecide,'

Iresponded.Heaske