Book1:TeDream-Maker (第37/166页)

urmostbeautifulpoem．Butthisisinfinitesimal!Inthephenomenaofnature，thefadingofrosesandthefallingofstarsarebutbubblesinthesea，andyoutakethemforthemostbeautifulthingsintheworld?IfyoucouldseeNatureatitsgra，itsaugustpre-eminencecouldvinceyouofhowfoolishyouaretotakeyourownlifesomeaninglessly.”Angelicawasmovedbyhiswordsandthoughtthatherceptofaestheticswasreallynarrowandbiased．Itseemedasthoughsomethingbeganbrewinginhermindaartedgraduallytoge．Dimitriwenton，

    "Onceyourfleshbodyisdestroyed，beautynolosforyou．Whatmeaningimmortalityandinfinityhaveforyoutheyexistsonlyifyourfleshbodyexists.Theprincipaimoflifeshoudbetoliveyourlifefrombirthtodeathfullyandsmoothly．Itislikesailinginafastcurrent.Ifyoumaneuveryourboatsafely,thatissuccess．Angelica,doyouknowhowpreciousyourfleshbodyis?Thefactthatyouwerebornintothisworldasahumanbeingisinitselfaprivilege，paredtotheotherlessnobleanimals．Howcouldyougiveitupsoeasily?"

    "Ihavewrittebeautifulpoemofmylife．WhatmorehaveItolivefor?"

    "Ifyoudonotgoonliving，howcouldyouknowyouotwriteanythingmorebeautiful?Evenifyouwerebornwithouttheleastartistictalent,lifeitselfhasawordlessbeautyifyoucouldlookatitfromanunbiasedpointofview.”Dimitri’swordshadastrongimpaherandAngelicawokefromherobsessionwiththeangelofdeath．Seeingsignsofawakeningaanceforherrasha，Dimitrisaidtently，

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    "Ithinkyouogeyourenviro．Whydon’tyouewithmetotheKingdomofDreams?"Thislife-savingdialogueuhestar-litskiesgedthecourseofAngelica’spreciouslifeforever．

    Angelitinuedonhercourse，themovementsofherbodystableandregurasever．Shewascastinshadowsassheranthroughanareaheavilyshadedbytrees，butwhensheemergedfromthatparativedarkhesettingsuncastitsafterglowonher，illuminatingherfigurewithitsruby-likeradiance．Goingroundthecurve，sheranonwithherlonghairfloatingbehindher，feelingtheresidualwarmthofthesettingsunonherback．Sheretainedhereleganceamidstrenuousexercise，feelingtheaffeateeyesofKingDimitri，sofulloftendernessgazingatherwithhisgentlesmile．Whenshefirstcamehere，Dimitrioftenwalkedwithheraroundthegoon．Heknewsheoetess，sopoetryandliteraturebecametheirfavoritetopicsofversation．Dimitri’spointofviewisthatagreatepiimmortalanithesis．Itachievesperfewithouttheneedofinteentiontothechoiceofwordstocreateasymbolicframeofmind．Onlyinanimateobjects，suchaspsticcreations，ensivecraftsmanship．Agoodpoemorprosewritteninanaturalflowneednoefforttopursueartificialperfe．Itsiionisstitutednaturally．Themostimportantcriterionofagoodpieceofwritingiswhetherithasanearaffeoflife．

    Iingsofgreatmasters,weofteneacrosssimplebinationsofwordsthatbringoutthegrandeurofnature,beitmajestiifiountainrangesoramistyglimpseofadistanthill；thegesintheskieswhetheritisdrizzlingrain，transparentsunshineorhazyclouds；thestrategicarrasofndandrivers；perhapsanalmostindisibleflowerypathwhichleadstohithertounexploredparadise．Theyareemotionsandfervorofthewordsthemselvesandnotthedirectdescriptionoftheauthor．Therefore，thoughvague，notminutelydescribedandusedonlyasbackground,theyaresovividlypreseheintuitiveperceptionoftheauthort