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1、四级作文真题范文XX年四级经典作文范文(5)四六级考试网权威发布20XX年四级经典作文范文,更多20XX年四级经典作文范文相关信息请访问大学英语四六级考试网。 WisdomOfTheOwl Foraslongashumankindhasrecognizedanimalsasteachers,wisemenandwomenhaverecognizedtraitsworthyofrespectinbothwildanddomesticcreatures.Theculturalandspiritualsignificanceofcertainanimalstranscendsgeograph
2、icalboundaries,unifyingdisparatepeoples.Notsothemajesticandmysteriousowl,whichhasovermanymillenniaservedasthefocalpointofnumerouscontradictorybeliefs.Thoughowlshavebeenregardedwithaweandfascination,theyhavealsoinadvertentlyservedasagentsoffear.Sinceowlsarenocturnal,human-owlencounterstendedtooccur
3、atnightandlikelywhenthebirdwasswoopingsilentlydowntoearthtograpplewithprey.Yetevenassomeshiedawayfromtheowl,callingitanagentofdarkness,othersrecognizedthedepthsofawarenessinbeautifulowleyes. IntheclassicalGreektradition,anowlcouldoftenbefoundperchedontheshoulderofAthena,goddessofwisdom,whileowlsc
4、ouldwardoffbadluckinRomanlore.ItisinNativeAmericanmythos,however,thattheowlattainsitsownuniqueidentity.Owlsarepatientmessengers,bringersofinformationandtheholdersofwisdom,andtheyarecapableofseeingtheunseen.Withtheirkeeneyesight,theycanglanceintothesoultodiscernmeaningandmotive,andtheyaretotemsoftr
5、uth.Unlikeourdistantforebears,wemayneverencounteranowlinthewild,butwecannonethelessinternalizethewisdomoftheowlbyattuningourselvestoitsmostvenerablequalities.Fullyintegratingthemedicineoftheowlintospiritualexistenceisamatterofconsideringhowwemightopenourselvesmorefullytothewisdomthatcanbefoundinth
6、elargeruniverse. Shouldyoufindyoureffortsblockedasyoucommunewiththeowl,rememberthatitwasnotalwaysreveredasaniconofwisdom.Thisdenizenofthenighttimehasovercomemanyprejudicesinitslongassociationwithhumankind.Torevealthosehiddenelementsoftheselfthatimpactyourlifeforbetterorforworse,youmustoftenmakeyo
7、urwaythroughthedarkestpartsofyoursoulasifyouyourselfarethenocturnalhunter.Thereisindeeddarknessbothinsidetheselfandoutsidetheself,butliketheowlyoucantranscenditbydrawingnourishmentfromtheinsightsyoureceivewhenyou