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1、UsesofGreatMenRalphWaldoEmerson(1803–1882)ITisnaturaltobelieveingreatmen.Ifthecompanionsofour1childhoodshouldturnouttobeheroes,andtheirconditionregal,itwouldnotsurpriseus.Allmythologyopenswithdemigods,andthecircumstanceishighandpoetic;thatis,theirgeniusisparamount.Inthelegend
2、softheGautama,thefirstmenatetheearth,andfounditdeliciouslysweet.Natureseemstoexistfortheexcellent.Theworldisupheldbythe2veracityofgoodmen:theymaketheearthwholesome.Theywholivedwiththemfoundlifegladandnutritious.Lifeissweetandtolerableonlyinourbeliefinsuchsociety;andactuallyor
3、ideallywemanagetolivewithsuperiors.Wecallourchildrenandourlandsbytheirnames.Theirnamesarewroughtintotheverbsoflanguage,theirworksandeffigiesareinourhouses,andeverycircumstanceofthedayrecallsananecdoteofthem.Thesearchafterthegreatisthedreamofyouthandthemost3seriousoccupationof
4、manhood.Wetravelintoforeignpartstofindhisworks—ifpossible,togetaglimpseofhim.Butweareputoffwithfortuneinstead.YousaytheEnglisharepractical;theGermansarehospitable;inValenciatheclimateisdelicious;andinthehillsoftheSacramentothereisgoldforthegathering.Yes,butIdonottraveltofindc
5、omfortable,rich,andhospitablepeople,orclearsky,oringotsthatcosttoomuch.Butiftherewereanymagnetthatwouldpointtothecountriesandhouseswherearethepersonswhoareintrinsicallyrichandpowerful,Iwouldsellall,andbuyit,andputmyselfontheroadto-day.Theracegoeswithusontheircredit.Theknowled
6、gethatinthe4cityisamanwhoinventedtherailroadraisesthecreditofallthecitizens.Butenormouspopulations,iftheybebeggars,aredisgusting,likemovingcheese,likehillsofantsoroffleas—themore,theworse.Ourreligionistheloveandcherishingofthesepatrons.Thegods5offablearetheshiningmomentsofgre
7、atmen.Werunallourvesselsintoonemould.OurcolossaltheologiesofJudaism,Christism,Buddhism,Mahometism,arethenecessaryandstructuralactionofthehumanmind.Thestudentofhistoryislikeamangoingintoawarehousetobuyclothsorcarpets.Hefancieshehasanewarticle.Ifhegotothefactory,heshallfindthat
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