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1、FriendshipRalphWaldoEmersonAruddydropofmanlybloodThesurgingseaoutweighs,Theworlduncertaincomesandgoes,Theloverrootedstays.Ifanciedhewasfled,And,aftermanyayear,GlowedunexhaustedkindlinessLikedailysunrisethere.Mycarefulheartwasfreeagain,—Ofriend,mybosomsaid,Throughtheealonetheskyisarched,
2、Throughtheetheroseisred,Allthingsthroughtheetakenoblerform,Andlookbeyondtheearth,Andisthemill-roundofourfateAsun-pathinthyworth.MetoothynoblenesshastaughtTomastermydespair;ThefountainsofmyhiddenlifeArethroughthyfriendshipfair.ESSAYVIFriendshipWehaveagreatdealmorekindnessthaniseverspoken
3、.Maugrealltheselfishnessthatchillslikeeastwindstheworld,thewholehumanfamilyisbathedwithanelementoflovelikeafineether.Howmanypersonswemeetinhouses,whomwescarcelyspeakto,whomyetwehonor,andwhohonorus!Howmanyweseeinthestreet,orsitwithinchurch,whom,thoughsilently,wewarmlyrejoicetobewith!Read
4、thelanguageofthesewanderingeye-beams.Theheartknoweth.Theeffectoftheindulgenceofthishumanaffectionisacertaincordialexhilaration.Inpoetry,andincommonspeech,theemotionsofbenevolenceandcomplacencywhicharefelttowardsothersarelikenedtothematerialeffectsoffire;soswift,ormuchmoreswift,moreactiv
5、e,morecheering,arethesefineinwardirradiations.Fromthehighestdegreeofpassionatelove,tothelowestdegreeofgood-will,theymakethesweetnessoflife.Ourintellectualandactivepowersincreasewithouraffection.Thescholarsitsdowntowrite,andallhisyearsofmeditationdonotfurnishhimwithonegoodthoughtorhappye
6、xpression;butitisnecessarytowritealettertoafriend,—and,forthwith,troopsofgentlethoughtsinvestthemselves,oneveryhand,withchosenwords.See,inanyhousewherevirtueandself-respectabide,thepalpitationwhichtheapproachofastrangercauses.Acommendedstrangerisexpectedandannounced,andanuneasinessbetwi
7、xtpleasureandpaininvadesalltheheartsofahousehold.Hisarrivalalmostbringsfeartothegoodheartsthatwouldwelcomehim.Thehouseisdusted,allthingsflyintotheirplaces,theoldcoatisexchangedforthenew,andtheymustgetupadinneriftheycan.Ofacommendedstranger,onlythegoodreportistoldbyothers,onlyth
