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拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生《随笔》· Essays · 健康 · 认知 · 历史 · 行动
The one thing which we seek with insatiable desire is to forget ourselves, to be surprised out of our propriety, to lose our sempiternal[715] memory and to do something without knowing how or why; in short to draw a new circle. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. The way of life is wonderful. It is by abandonment. The great moments of history are the facilities of performance through the strength of ideas, as the works of genius and religion. "A man," said Oliver Cromwell,[716] "never rises so high as when he knows not whither he is going." Dreams and drunkenness, the use of opium and alcohol are the semblance and counterfeit of this oracular genius, and hence their dangerous attraction for men. For the like reason they ask the aid of wild passions, as in the gaming and war, ape in some manner these flames and generosities of the heart.
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定位:Excerpt 135 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
爱默生说,我们以永不满足的欲望寻求的一件事就是忘记自己,被意外地推出常规,失去永恒的记忆,做某事而不知道如何或为何;简言之,画一个新圆圈。没有热情,从未成就任何伟大之事。生活之道是奇妙的,它靠放弃。历史上的伟大时刻是理念力量带来的表现便利,如天才和宗教的作品。克伦威尔说:“一个人从不知道自己要往哪里去时,才升得最高。”梦想和醉酒、鸦片和酒精的使用,是这种神谕天才的仿制品,因此对人有危险的吸引力。同样,人们借助狂野的激情,如在赌博和战争中,以某种方式模仿心灵的这些火焰和慷慨。
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爱默生《随笔》中《循环》一篇,讨论热情与放弃自我,引用克伦威尔的话。
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你最近一次“不知道往哪里去”却全心投入是什么事?它带来了什么?
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