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1、WindowCurtainPeoplearenotafraidofcrowding.Thoughshouldertoshoulderandcloseuponeachother'sheels,peopledon'tjamtogether.Likepeasinapod,eachonehashisownspace,likedustycloudsdancinginthesun,eachhashisownsphere.Howeverbustlingaplaceis,familieshavenothingtodowitheachot
2、heralthoughtheirwindowsarefacetoface.Acurtainonawindow,whenthatthinlayerisdrawndown,youcaneasilyputtheotherfamilyintoadistanceofatenthousandmiles.Barriersarenotdisconnections.Acurtaindoesn'tblockupthewindow,itonlyincreasesthedistancebetweentheinsideandtheoutside-
3、--adeceiving,temptingdistance.Thecurtaindoesn'tcoverupthewindoweither,onlyobscuringit---whatanenticingobscurity!Thusawindowfullyopendoesn'tattractattention,whereasacurtainwithaflutteringcornerarousescuriosityandconjecture,boundlesslytantalizing.Nakednessmayshowin
4、nocenceandsimplicity.However,ifweturntheinnocenceandsimplicityintothematerialandcolorofacurtain,theresultisaclean,whitecurtain,pleatedwithsoftgauze,flappinginthebreeze,muchmorecharmingthanmulticoloredstuff.Ifyoureallywanttobenaked,yououghttohavetheperfectbodiesof
5、theGreekdeitiesandthepuresoulsofangels.Baconsaid,"Nakednessisuncomely,aswellinmindasbody."WhentheylefttheGardenofEden,humankindunderstoodthemeaningofthosewords.Thereforenakedtruthshouldbesomewhatcovered.Theblazingsunlight,whichruthlesslybeatsdownoneverythinginthe
6、world,donotleaveshadowsthatallowonetobemystified,todreamandtohope.Withoutlightcloudsandthinhazessievingthesunshineandcreatingacolorfulglow,howboringtheskywouldbe!Onlyindimnessandobscuritycanonedreamandgiveplaytotheimagination.Distanceincreasesmystery.Wearelostina
7、boundlessremoteness,callingtomindmountainsandriversobscuredinmistandclouds,starsonadarknight,thefutureinourhopes,atranscendentalideal,celebritiesworshippedfromafar,anda"friend"inone'swishfulthinking.Similarly,thebarrierofawindowcurtainobscuresandmystifies,inducin
8、gendlessspeculation.Whereasifyoutheburstthroughthebarrierandinvadetheareabehindthecurtain,Iamafraidthenakedtruthintheremaynotbeanupliftingsight.TheLadyofShalot
