EmersonsSelfReliance爱默生自立Word文档下载推荐.docx
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llseetheyareunderlined.Self-Reliancewasarevelationinitsdayanditiscompletelyrelevanttoday.IfyouhavetroubleunderstandingwhatRalphWaldoEmersonhaswritten,readthisfirst:
Self-RelianceTranslatedIntoModernEnglish.
Self-Reliance
IREADTHEOTHERDAYSOMEVERSESwrittenbyaneminentpainterwhichwereoriginalandnotconventional.Alwaysthesoulhearsanadmonitioninsuchlines,letthesubjectbewhatitmay.Thesentimenttheyinstillisofmorevaluethananythoughttheymaycontain.Tobelieveyourownthought,tobelievethatwhatistrueforyouinyourprivateheartistrueforallmen,—thatisgenius.Speakyourlatentconviction,anditshallbetheuniversalsense;
foralwaystheinmostbecomestheoutmost—andourfirstthoughtisrenderedbacktousbythetrumpetsoftheLastJudgement.Familiarasthevoiceofthemindistoeach,thehighestmeritweascribetoMoses,PlatoandMiltonisthattheysetatnaughtbooksandtraditions,andspokenotwhatmen,butwhattheythought.Amanshouldlearntodetectandwatchthatgleamoflightwhichflashesacrosshismindfromwithin,morethanthelusterofthefirmamentofbardsandsages.Yethedismisseswithoutnoticehisthought,becauseitishis.Ineveryworkofgeniuswerecognizeourownrejectedthoughts;
theycomebacktouswithacertainalienatedmajesty.Greatworksofarthavenomoreaffectinglessonforusthanthis.Theyteachustoabidebyourspontaneousimpressionwithgood-humoredinflexibilitythenmostwhenthewholecryofvoicesisontheotherside.Elsetomorrowastrangerwillsaywithmasterlygoodsensepreciselywhatwehavethoughtandfeltallthetime,andweshallbeforcedtotakewithshameourownopinionfromanother.
Thereisatimeineveryman'
seducationwhenhearrivesattheconvictionthatenvyisignorance;
thatimitationissuicide;
thathemusttakehimselfforbetterforworseashisportion;
thatthoughthewideuniverseisfullofgood,nokernelofnourishingcorncancometohimbutthroughhistoilbestowedontheplotofgroundwhichisgivenhimtotill.Thepowerwhichresidesinhimisnewinnature,andnonebutheknowswhatthatiswhichhecando,nordoesheknowuntilhehastried.Notfornothingoneface,onecharacter,onefact,makesmuchimpressiononhim,andanothernone.Itisnotwithoutpre-establishedharmony,thissculptureinthememory.Theeyewasplacedwhereonerayshouldfall,thatitmighttestifyofthatparticularray.Bravelylethimspeaktheutmostsyllableofhisconfession.Webuthalfexpressourselves,andareashamedofthatdivineideawhicheachofusrepresents.Itmaybesafelytrustedasproportionateandofgoodissues,soitbefaithfullyimparted,butGodwillnothavehisworkmademanifestbycowards.Itneedsadivinemantoexhibitanythingdivine.Amanisrelievedandgaywhenhehasputhisheartintohisworkanddonehisbest;
butwhathehassaidordoneotherwiseshallgivehimnopeace.Itisadeliverancewhichdoesnotdeliver.Intheattempthisgeniusdesertshim;
nomusebefriends;
noinvention,nohope.
Trustthyself:
everyheartvibratestothatironstring.Accepttheplacethedivineprovidencehasfoundforyou,thesocietyofyourcontemporaries,theconnectionofevents.Greatmenhavealwaysdoneso,andconfidedthemselveschildliketothegeniusoftheirage,betrayingtheirperceptionthattheEternalwasstirringattheirheart,workingthroughtheirhands,predominatinginalltheirbeing.Andwearenowmen,andmustacceptinthehighestmindthesametranscendentdestiny;
andnotpinchedinacorner,notcowardsfleeingbeforearevolution,butredeemersandbenefactors,piousaspirantstobenobleclayundertheAlmightyeffortletusadvanceonChaosandthedark.
Whatprettyoraclesnatureyieldsusonthistextinthefaceandbehaviorofchildren,babes,andevenbrutes.Thatdividedandrebelmind,thatdistrustofasentimentbecauseourarithmetichascomputedthestrengthandmeansopposedtoourpurpose,thesehavenot.Theirmindbeingwhole,theireyeisasyetunconquered,andwhenwelookintheirfaces,wearedisconcerted.Infancyconformstonobody;
allconformtoit;
sothatonebabecommonlymakesfourorfiveoutoftheadultswhoprattleandpraytoit.SoGodhasarmedyouthandpubertyandmanhoodnolesswithitsownpiquancyandcharm,andmadeitenviableandgraciousanditsclaimsnottobeputby,ifitwillstandbyitself.Donotthinktheyouthhasnoforce,becausehecannotspeaktoyouandme.Hark!
inthenextroomwhospokesoclearandemphatic?
Itseemsheknowshowtospeaktohiscontemporaries.GoodHeaven!
itishe!
itisthatverylumpofbashfulnessandphlegmwhichforweekshasdonenothingbuteatwhenyouwereby,butnowrollsoutthesewordslikebell-strokes.Itseemsheknowshowtospeaktohiscontemporaries.Bashfulorboldthen,hewillknowhowtomakeusseniorsveryunnecessary.
Thenonchalanceofboyswhoaresureofadinner,andwoulddisdainasmuchasalordtodoorsayaughttoconciliateone,isthehealthyattitudeofhumannature.Howisaboythemasterofsociety;
independent,irresponsible,lookingoutfromhiscorneronsuchpeopleandfactsaspassby,hetriesandsentencesthemontheirmerits,intheswift,summarywayofboys,asgood,bad,interesting,silly,eloquent,troublesome.Hecumbershimselfneveraboutconsequences,aboutinterests;
hegivesanindependent,genuineverdict.Youmustcourthim;
hedoesnotcourtyou.Butthemanisasitwereclappedintojailbyhisconsciousness.Assoonashehasonceactedorspokenwithé
clatheisacommittedperson,watchedbythesympathyorthehatredofhundreds,whoseaffectionsmustnowenterintohisaccount.ThereisnoLetheforthis.Ah,thathecouldpassagainintohisneutral,godlikeindependence!
Whocanthusloseallpledgeand,havingobserved,observeagainfromthesameunaffected,unbiased,unbribable,unaffrightedinnocence,mustalwaysbeformidable,mustalwaysengagethepoet'
sandtheman'
sregards.Ofsuchanimmortalyouththeforcewouldbefelt.Hewouldutteropinionsonallpassingaffairs,whichbeingseentobenotprivatebutnecessary,wouldsinklikedartsintotheearofmenandputtheminfear.
Thesearethevoiceswhichwehearinsolitude,buttheygrowfaintandinaudibleasweenterintotheworld.Societyeverywhereisinaconspiracyagainstthemanhoodofeveryoneofitsmembers.Societyisajoint-stockcompany,inwhichthemembersagreeforthebettersecuringofhisbreadtoeachshareholder,tosurrenderthelibertyandcultureoftheeater.Thevirtueinmostrequestisconformity.Self-relianceisitsaversion.Itlovesnotrealitiesandcreators,butnamesandcustoms.
Whosowouldbeaman,mustbeanon-conformist.Hewhowouldgatherimmortalpalmsmustnotbehinderedbythenameofgoodness,butmustexploreifitbegoodness.Nothingisatlastsacredbuttheintegrityofyourownmind.Absolveyoutoyourself,andyoushallhavethesuffrageoftheworld.IrememberananswerwhichwhenquiteyoungIwaspromptedtomakeavaluedadviserwhowaswonttoimportunemewiththedearolddoctrinesofthechurch.Onmysaying,WhathaveItodowiththesacrednessoftraditions,ifIlivewhollyfromwithin?
myfriendsuggested,—"
Buttheseimpulsesmaybefrombelow,notfromabove."
Ireplied,'
Theydonotseemtometobesuch;
butifIamthedevil'
schild,Iwilllivethenfromthedevil.'
Nolawcanbesacredtomebutthatofmynature.Goodandbadarebutnamesveryreadilytransferabletothatorthis;
theonlyrightiswhatisaftermyconstitution;
theonlywrongwhatisagainstit.Amanistocarryhimselfinthepresenceofalloppositionasifeverythingweretitularandephemeralbuthe.Iamashamedtothinkhoweasilywecapitulatetobadgesandnames,tolargesocietiesanddeadinstitutions.Everydecentandwell-spokenindividualaffectsandswaysmemorethanisright.Ioughttogouprightandvital,andspeaktherudetruthinallways.Ifmaliceandvanitywearthecoatofphilanthropy,shallthatpass?
IfanangrybigotassumesthisbountifulcauseofAbolition,andcomestomewithhislastnewsfromBarbados,whyshouldInotsaytohim,'
Golovethyinfant;
lovethywood-chopper;
begood-naturedandmodest;
havethatgrace;
andnevervarnishyourhard,uncharitableambitionwiththisincredibletendernessforblackfolkathousandmilesoff.Thyloveafarisspiteathome.'
Roughandgracelesswouldbesuchagreeting,buttruthishandsomerthantheaffectationoflove.Yourgoodnessmusthavesomeedgetoit,—elseitisnone.Thedoctrineofhatredmustbepreached,asthecounteractionofthedoctrineoflove,whenthatpulesandwhines.Ishunfatherandmotherandwifeandbrotherwhenmygeniuscallsme.Iwouldwriteonthelintelsofthedoor-post,Whim.Ihopeitissomewhatbetterthanwhimatlast,butwecannotspendthedayinexplanation.ExpectmenottoshowcausewhyIseekorwhyexcludecompany.Then,again,donottellme,asagoodmandidtoday,ofmyobligationtoputallpoormeningoodsituations.Aretheymypoor?
ItelltheethoufoolishphilanthropistthatIgrudgethedollar,thedime,thecentIgivetosuchmenasdonotbelongtomeandtowhomIdonotbelong.ThereisaclassofpersonstowhombyallspiritualaffinityIamboughtandsold;
forthemIwillgotoprisonifneedbe;
butyourmiscellaneouspopularcharities;
theeducationatthecollegeoffools;
the
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