Enjoy Loneliness.docx

EnjoyLonelinessIfinditwholesome（健全的，有益健康的）tobealonethegreaterpartofthetime.Tobeincompany,evenwiththebest,issoonwearisome（疲倦的，厌倦的）anddissipating（消散）.Ilovetobealone.Ineverfoundthecompanionthatwassocompanionableassolitude（孤独，隐居）.Weareforthemostpartmorelonelywhenwegoabroadamongmenthanwhenwestayinourchambers.Amanthinkingorworkingisalwaysalone,lethimbewherehewill.Solitudeisnotmeasuredbythemilesofspacethatintervenebetweenamanandhisfellows.Thereallydiligent（勤勉的，用功的）studentinoneofthecrowdedhivesofCambridgeCollegeisassolitaryasadervish（托钵僧）inthedesert.Thefarmercanworkaloneinthefieldorthewoodsallday,hoeing（锄地，挖掘）orchopping,andnotfeellonesome,becauseheisemployed;butwhenhecomeshomeatnighthecannotsitdowninaroomalone,atthemercyofhisthoughts,butmustbewherehecanseethefolksandrecreate,and,ashethinks,remunerate（酬劳，赔偿）himselfforhisday"ssolitude;andhencehewondershowthestudentcansitaloneinthehouseallnightandmostofthedaywithoutennuiandtheblues;buthedoesnotrealizethatthestudent,thoughinthehouse,isstillatworkinhisfield,andchoppinginhiswoods,asthefarmerinhis,andinturnseeksthesamerecreationandsocietythatthelatterdoes,thoughitmaybeamorecondensedformofit.Societyiscommonlytoocheap.Wemeetatveryshortintervals,nothavinghadtimetoacquireanynewvalueforeachother.Wemeetatmealsthreetimesaday,andgiveeachotheranewtasteofthatoldmustycheesethatweare.Wehavehadtoagreeonacertainsetofrules,calledetiquette（礼仪，礼节）andpoliteness,tomakethisfrequentmeetingtolerableandthatweneednotcometoopenwar.Wemeetatthepost-office,andatthesociable,andaboutthefireside（非正式的）everynight;welivethickandareineachother"sway,andstumbleoveroneanother,andIthinkthatwethuslosesomerespectforoneanother.Certainlylessfrequencywouldsufficeforallimportantandheartycommunications.Considerthegirlsinafactory---neveralone,hardlyintheirdreams.Itwouldbebetteriftherewerebutoneinhabitanttoasquaremile,aswhereIlive.Thevalueofamanisnotinhisskin,thatweshouldtouchhim.Ihaveagreatdealofcompanyinmyhouse;especiallyinthemorning,whennobodycalls.Letmesuggestafewcomparison