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1、TheRoadmenderTheRoadmenderbyMichaelFairless1TheRoadmenderTheRoadmender2TheRoadmenderCHAPTERIIHAVEattainedmyideal:Iamaroadmender,somesaystonebreaker.Bothtitlesarecorrect,buttheoneismorepregnantthantheother.AlldayIsitbytheroadsideonastretchofgrassunderahighhedgeofsaplingsandatangleoftra
2、veller'sjoy,woodbine,sweetbrier,andlateroses.Oppositemeisawhitegate,seldomused,ifonemayjudgefromthetrailofhoneysucklegrowingtranquillyalongit:IknownowthatwheneverandwhereverIdiemysoulwillpassoutthroughthiswhitegate;andthen,thankGod,Ishallnothaveneedtoundothattrail.Inouryouthwediscusse
3、douridealsfreely:Iwonderhowmanybesidemyselfhaveattained,orwouldunderstandmyattaining.Afterall,whatdoweaskoflife,hereorindeedhereafter,butleavetoserve,tolive,tocommunewithourfellowmenandwithourselves;andfromthelapofearthtolookupintothefaceofGod?AllthesegiftsaremineasIsitbythewindingwhi
4、teroadandservethefootstepsofmyfellows.Thereisnoroominmylifeforavariceoranxiety;Iwhoserveatthealtarliveofthealtar:Ilacknothingbuthavenothingover;andwhenthewinteroflifecomesIshalljointhecompanyofwearyoldmenwhositonthesunnysideoftheworkhousewallandwaitforthetendermerciesofGod.Justnowitis
5、thesummerofthings;thereislifeandmusiceverywhere-inthestonesthemselves,andIliveto-daybeatingouttherhythmicalhammer-songofTheRing.Thereisrealphysicaljoyintheriseandswingofthearm,inthejarofafairstroke,thesplitandscatterofthequartz:Iamlearningtobeambidextrous,forwhyshouldEsausellhisbirthr
6、ightwhenthereisenoughforboth?Thentherest-hourcomes,bringingtheluxuriousacheoftiredbutnotwearylimbs;andIlieoutstretchedandrenewmystrength,sometimeswithmyfacedeep-nestledinthecoolgreengrass,sometimesonmybacklookingupintotheblueskywhichnowisemanwouldwishtofathom.Thebirdshavenofearofme;am
7、Inotalsoofthebrownbrethreninmysoberfustianlivery?Theysharemymeals-atleastthelittledun-3TheRoadmendercoatedFranciscansdo;theblackbirdsandthrushescarenotawhitforsuchsimplefoodascrumbs,butwithlegswellapartandclawstensewithpurchasetheydisinterpoorbrotherworm,havingfirstmockedhimwithsoundo
8、frain
