沙与沫_纪伯伦_- 第7部分

you　may　forget　the　one　with　whom　you　have　laughed；　but　never　the　one　with　whom　you　have　wept。

there　must　be　something　strangely　sacred　in　salt。　it　is　in　our　tears　and　in　the　sea。

our　god　in　his　gracious　thirst　will　drink　us　all；　the　dewdrop　and　the　tear。

you　are　but　a　fragment　of　your　giant　self；　a　mouth　that　seeks　bread；　and　a　blind　hand　that　holds　the　cup　for　a　thirsty　mouth。

if　you　would　rise　but　a　cubit　above　race　and　country　and　self　you　would　indeed　bee　godlike。

if　i　were　you　i　would　not　find　fault　with　the　sea　at　low　tide。

it　is　a　good　ship　and　our　captain　is　able；　it　is　only　your　stomach　that　is　in　disorder。

should　you　sit　upon　a　cloud　you　would　not　see　the　boundary　line　between　one　country　and　another；　nor　the　boundary　stone　between　a　farm　and　a　farm。

it　is　a　pity　you　cannot　sit　upon　a　cloud。

seven　centuries　ago　seven　white　doves　rose　from　a　deep　valley　flying　to　the　snow…white　summit　of　the　mountain。　one　of　the　seven　men　who　watched　the　flight　said；　〃i　see　a　black　spot　on　the　wing　of　the　seventh　dove。〃

today　the　people　in　that　valley　tell　of　seven　black　doves　who　flew　to　the　summit　of　the　snowy　mountain。

in　the　autumn　i　gathered　all　my　sorrows　and　buried　them　in　my　garden。

and　when　april　returned　and　spring　came　to　wed　the　earth；　there　grew　in　my　garden　beautiful　flowers　unlike　all　other　flowers。

and　my　neighbours　came　to　behold　them；　and　they　all　said　to　me；　〃when　autumn　es　again；　at　seeding　time；　will　you　not　give　us　of　the　seeds　of　these　flowers　that　we　may　have　them　in　our　gardens？〃

it　is　indeed　misery　if　i　stretch　an　empty　hand　to　men　and　receive　nothing；　but　it　is　hopelessness　if　i　stretch　a　full　hand　and　find　none　to　receive。

i　long　for　eternity　because　there　i　shall　meet　my　unwritten　poems　and　my　unpainted　pictures。

art　is　a　step　from　nature　toward　the　infinite。

a　work　of　art　is　a　mist　carved　into　an　image。

even　the　hands　that　make　crowns　of　thorns　are　better　than　idle　hands。

our　most　sacred　tears　never　seek　our　eyes。

every　man　is　the　descendant　of　every　king　and　every　slave　that　ever　lived。

if　the　great…grandfather　of　jesus　had　known　what　was　hidden　within　him；　would　he　not　have　stood　in　awe　of　himself？

was　the　love　of　judas　mother　of　her　son　less　than　the　love　of　mary　for　jesus？

there　are　three　miracles　of　our　brother　jesus　not　yet　recorded　in　the　book：　the　first　that　he　was　a　man　like　you　and　me；　the　second　that　he　had　a　sense　of　humour；　and　the　third　that　he　knew　he　was　a　conqueror　though　conquered。

crucified　one；　you　are　crucified　upon　my　heart；　and　the　nails　that　pierce　your　hands　pierce　the　walls　of　my　heart。

and　tomorrow　when　a　stranger　passes　by　this　golgotha　he　will　not　know　that　two　bled　here。

he　will　deem　it　the　blood　of　one　man。

you　may　have　heard　of　the　blessed　mountain。

it　is　the　highest　mountain　in　our　world。

should　you　reach　the　summit　you　would　have　only　one　desire；　and　that　to　descend　and　be　with　those　who　dwell　in　the　deepest　valley。

that　is　why　it　is　called　the　blessed　mountain。

every　thought　i　have　imprisoned　in　expression　i　must　free　by　my　deeds。

w　w　w。　xiao　shuotxt。　co　m

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