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招待自己的灵魂TwoentsAreEnough
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佩吉·伍德PeggyWood
Oymotherusedtoashewasgoifromtheday'sactivities“torest”
,shewouldsay,“andtoinvitemysoul.”
Shealutthephraseinquotes,inorder,Iexpect,todivertthefaarkswhichmightarisefromtheworldlyorpradedfolkwithiortodisarmthosewhomightfeel“soul”
wasaSundaywordnottobeusedineverydayversation.
Butshemealywhatshesaid“invitemysoul”
.
Thepressureofthemodernworldissogreatuponustodaythatwefiimeforrest,physicalrest,letaloneleisureforspiritualre.Thus,wheheword“soul”
outofitsSundayclothesitisunfamiliartous,wedon'tknowitverywell.Wemayhavediffereionsofthemeaniosomeitmaymeaoothersthatpartivenuswithlife.IbelievewithDr.Schweitzeriyoflife,thatthemiraclecalledlife,whianufacturedbyman,doesasourcewhichwecallGod,andthatlifeandsoularethesame.Aoint-blank,“Whatdoyoubelieve?”
Ihedgeandplayfortimeinmybysaying,“Well,now,thatquestion.”
Itishepressureofthemodernworldwhichhasprehension;“thesimplefaithofotanastyjoltwhenicuspropouheorythatthesunandstarsdidnotrevolvearouhandthatthereforemanwasnotthesoleobjectofcelestial.DarwiherblowandFreud'sseartotheoperationsofourhiddenselvesshookouranadeintheimageofGod.
Itmightbesaidthatsuchmattersaffeaandnotbelief,aiiesofman'sdiscoveriesabouthimselfandtheworldhelivesihtheyearsitislittlewondermaforsomethingsimpleandenduringinwhichtobelieve.
Asisriefthereeliiohemselvesbytratinguponsmallphysicalos—thecarefultyingofashoelace,thestraighteningofacrookedpithewall,thetidyfoldingofanapkin—soIbelieve,ibreakingworld,iothesimplefamiliarchoreswhichlieathand.IbelieveImustkeepmydoorstep,Imusttidyupmyownbackyard.Ihetwogreatentstoliveby:torespecttheGiverofLife,andmydutytowardsmyneighbor.
&hatpeopledeeplyreverethesetwoents(uponwhigallthelarophets)andsufferpersoheyarebrokehepropertyownersinSouthSanFraoletaesefamilymoveiriflamingcrossesareburnedahehomesofdetpeoplearebombed,weareallawarethatourowndoorstepshavebeehehumanneighborhoodbesmirched.
IfIamtoopunytograsptheitoursIbelieveIatleavelivemyfaithwithinmyownsmallainihfromothersuntilthattimewhenallme—aheirsouls.
母亲有时会表示,她要从日常事务中抽出一些时间休息一会儿,她总是说:“招待招待我的灵魂。”
在说这句话的时候,她还常常用手比画出一对引号,我猜,她这么做是为了不想被那些世俗而实际的家伙所取笑,或者是让那些认为“灵魂”
只能在礼拜日才能使用的人放下戒心。
然而,母亲的行为就像她所说的一样,“招待招待自己的灵魂”
。
现代的社会人都背负着巨大的压力,更不要说招待自己的灵魂,就连给身体休息的时间都抽不出来。
我们并未真正了解“灵魂”
,因为当我们脱下它的宗教外衣,就会觉得它很陌生。
对于“灵魂”
的理解,可谓见仁见智:对于一些人来说,它意味着“良心”
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