第21章人生最好的奖励（6）
当我们不作休息，不停地走向幻想时，一幅奇异的画面展现出来：不知疲倦、勇于冒险的先锋。是的，我们永远不会达到目标，甚至目的地根本就不存在。即使活上几百年，具有神的力量，我们也会觉得没有接近目标多少。啊，辛苦的双手！啊，不知疲倦的双脚，并不知道走向何方！你总是觉得，一定能登上某个光辉的山顶，在夕阳下，看到不远的前方黄金国那尖尖的塔。你是处于幸福当中却没有察觉，奋斗胜过得到，真正的成功就是奋斗。
Itseemsasifagreatdealwereattainableinaworldwheretherearesesanddecisivebattles，andwhereweall，athoursoftheday，andwithgreatgustoanddispatch，stoortionofviallyarievablyintothebagwhisus。Anditwouldseemalso，onahastyview，thattheattaiofasmuchaspossiblewastheonegoalofmaiouslife。A，asregardsthespirit，thisisbutasemblance。Weliveinanasgsily，ohioanotherinanehereisalwaysanewhorizonfmen，andalthoughwedla，immersediybusinessandnbeyondabriefperiodofyears，wearesostitutedthatourhopesareinaccessible，likestars，aermofhopingisprolohetermoflife。Tobetrulyhappyisaquestionofhowwebeginandnotofhowweend，ofantandnotofwhatirationisajoyforever，apossessionassolidasalae，afortunewhiandwhichgivesusyearbyyeararevenueofpleasurableactivity。Tohavemaobespirituallyrich。Tothosewhohaveheworldisamerearraofchfootwaywheretheymayverywellbreaktheirshins。Itisinvirtueofhisowndesiresandcuriositiesthatanymaoexistwitheveheischarmedbythelookofthingsahathewakenseverymwithareeforleasure。Desireandcuriosityarethetwhwhichheseestheworldientedcolors：itistheythatmakewomeifulorfossilsiing：andthemanmaysquaeaobeggary，butifhekeepsthesetwoamuletsheisstillrithepossibilitiesofpleasure。Supposehecouldtakeonemealsopaprehehesheranymore；supposehim，ataglaakeiuresoftheworldandallaythedesirefe；supposehimtodothelikeinanyprovinceofexperienotthatmanbeinapoorwayforamusemeer？
Oonfootwithasinglevolumeinhiskhcircumspe，pausiorefledoftenlayingthebookdowhelaheprintsintheinnparlour；forhefearstoetoanendofhise，apahelaststagesofhisjourney。AyoungfellowreishedtheworksofThomasCarlyle，windingup，ifwerememberarightwiththetennote-booksupreat。“What！”criedtheyoungfellow，iiomoreCarlyle？AmIlefttothedailypapers？”AmorecelebratediofAlexander，whoweptbitterlybecausehehadosubdue。AndwhenGibbonhadfiheDedFall，hehadosofjoy；anditwaswitha“sobermelancholy”thathepartedfromhislabours。
Happilyweallshootatthemooualarrows；ourhopesaresetoninaccessibleElDorado；weetoahierestsareoosowthemselvesagaiard。Youwouldthihechildwasborn，therewouldbearouble；aisonlythebeginniies；andwhethroughitsteethingaion，andatlastitsmarriage，alas！Itisonlytohavenewfears，newquiveriies，witheveryday；ahofyour’sgrowsastougaasthatain，whenyouhavemarriedyourwife，youwouldthiuponahilltop，andmightbegintogodownwardbyaneasyslope。Butyouhaveoingtobeginmarriage。Fallinginloveandwiendifficulttaskstandrebelliousspirits；buttokeepinloveisalsoabusinessofsomeimportaowhiabringkindnessandgoodwill。Thetruelovestoryehealtar，whenthereliesbeforethemarriedpairamostbeautifulay，aruggletowardsanunattaiainable？Ay，surelyunattaiheveryfactthattheyaretwoinsteadofone。
“Ofmakingbooksthereisnoend，”plaihePreaddidnotperceivehowhighlyheraisiersasano。Thereisnoeomakingbooksorexperiments，ortotravel，atherih。Problemgivesrisetoproblem。Wemaystudyforever，andweareneveraslearnedasehaveueworthyofourdreams。Andwhenwehavediscoveredat，orcrossedaountains，itisonlytofindanotherootherplaiherside。Ieuhereisroomforourswiftestdiligeospare。ItisheworksofCarlyle，whibereadtoanend。Eveni，inaprivatepark，orintheneighborhoodofasiheweatherandtheseasolygthatalthoughwewalkthereforalifetimetherewillbealwayssomethiartleaus。
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