塔斯马尼亚州的慢生活

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1、塔斯马尼亚州的慢生活　　ThismorningIpickedgoldenplumsstraightfromthetreesinmybackgarden.Aguiltypleasure；Ididn’tplantthetrees，theyrequirelittlecare，andtheyarefree.Buttheyareloved.　　Home，now，afteryearsworkinginLondon，isagreenvalleyinTasmania，aplacewithapostcodeandnoshop.IwasbroughtupinTasmaniainthelate1960sa

2、nd70s，whenitwascommonforyoungpeopletoleavetheplacetoexperiencemoreoftheworld.Now，aftermorethantwodecadesaway，andmuchtomysurprise，itismyworld.　　HavinglivedaprofessionallifemostlyinLondon，areturntoTasmaniacameaboutbecauseofadesiretoliveclosertofoodandnature.I’dlearnedabouttheslowfoodmovementworki

3、ngonafoodmagazineinLondon，butmyownlifewastoofasttoliveit，andIateoutmorethanin.Dayswerewastedintrafficjams，inqueues，onpublictransport，inlongmeetings，andinwaiting…Ifeltmycitylifewasover.　　SoIsettledonasimpleweatherboardhouseinthecountryIknew，nojob，andnoideahowtosustainalife―justaknowingnessthatsa

4、idifIhadstayedwhereIwasIwouldfadelikeacushioninthesun.Mymotherliveshalfanhouraway，andsodomytwobrothers，withtheirchildren.Youdon’tgohomeforthem，butabloodconnectionisbotheasierandharderthananyother.　　Despitelivingonmyown，itfeelsasifIhavecompany.Atleastfivehomeswithineyesight，anumberthatseemstodou

5、bleatnightwhenthelightsoffarmsandhousespopoutfromdistanthills.Idon’tfeeltheneedtomakefriends，butIsensethatwesharesomething，livinginthislandscape，asifwe’reallinittogether，lookingafterit.It’snotlikeinacity，whereyoucanshutouttheworldanddisappear，orpassaneighbouronastaircaseandnotsayhello，orlookout

6、ofyourwindowatblocksofflatsandnotknowonesoullivinginthem.It’snotanonymouslikethat.Here，thecountrymakesyoupartofit.IhaveasensethatIbelongwithout“belonging”.　　I’velearnedmanythingshere.IhavelearnedthatwhoIamisnotmyjob，myfamily，ormypartner，althoughallthesethingsareimportant.Ihavelearnedtorelyonthe

7、worldaroundmeandindoingthisIlookaftermyself.Forexample，livingontankwater，I’velearnedtomeasuremydailyusage.Whenthetankislow，andwithnosignofrain，runningoutisavisiblereality.Thisisnotsomethingeasilyappreciatedlivinginthecity，connecte