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1、ManandNatureP2HamiltonWrightMabieTheintimacybetweenmanandNaturebeganwiththebirthofmanontheearth,andbecomeseachcenturymoreintelligentandfar-reaching.ToNature,therefore,weturnastotheoldestaimmostinfluentialteacherofourrace;fromonepointofviewonceourtask-master,nowourservant;froman
2、otherpointofview,ourconstantfriend,instructorandinspirer.Theveryintimacyofthisrelationrobsitofacertainmysteryandrichnesswhichitwouldhaveforallmindsifitweretherewardofthefewinsteadofbeingtheprivilegeofthemany.Tothefewitis,ineveryage,fullofwonderandbeauty;tothemanyitisamatterofco
3、urse.Theheavensshineforall,buttheyhaveachangingsplendortothoseonlywhoseeineverymidnightskyamajestyofcreativeenergyandresourcewhichnorepetitionofthespectaclecandim.Ifthestarsshonebutonceinathousandyears,menwouldgaze,awestruckandworshipful,onavisionwhichisnotlessbutmorewonderfulb
4、ecauseitshinesnightlyabovethewholeearth.Inlikemanner,andforthesamereason,webecomeindifferenttothatdelicatelybeautifulorsublimelyimpressiveskyscenerywhichthecloudsformandreform,composeanddissipate,athousandtimesonasummerday.Themystery,theterror,andthemusicofthesea;thesecretandsu
5、bduingcharmofthewoods,sofullofhealingforthespentmindortherestlessspirit;themajestyofthehills,holdingintheirrecessesthesecretsoflightandatmosphere;theinfinitevarietyoflandscape,neverimitativeorrepetitious,butalwaysappealingtotheimaginationwithsomefreshandunsuspectedloveliness;wh
6、ofeelsthefullpowerofthesemarvelousresourcesfortheenrichmentoflife,ortakesfromthemallthehealth,delight,andenrichmenttheyhavetobestow?人與自然的親密關(guān)系從地球上人類(lèi)誕生就開(kāi)始了,并且每個(gè)世紀(jì)變得愈發(fā)理性和深遠(yuǎn)。因此,我們求助于自然就好像求助于我們?nèi)祟?lèi)最年長(zhǎng)最有影響力的老師。從某個(gè)觀點(diǎn)來(lái)看,自然曾是我們的監(jiān)工,現(xiàn)在卻是我們的奴仆。但從另一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)來(lái)看,自然一直是我們的朋友、教導(dǎo)者和啟發(fā)者。如果自然僅僅是少數(shù)人的回饋而不能作為作
7、為大多數(shù)人的禮遇,這種親昵關(guān)系就會(huì)剝奪去相當(dāng)一部分它在所有人心中的神秘感和富足感。對(duì)于少數(shù)人而言,這種關(guān)系在每個(gè)時(shí)代充滿(mǎn)奇幻和美妙,對(duì)于大多數(shù)人也理所當(dāng)然。天空照耀著每一個(gè)人,但是只在少數(shù)人的心中有一種變化多端的壯美,他們每個(gè)半夜都能欣賞到天空創(chuàng)造能力和源泉的莊嚴(yán)之美,這種美沒(méi)有什么光景可以使之暗淡。如果星辰一千年才閃耀一次,人們將懷著敬畏之心去凝視這種美景,而這種景色每晚在全世界的上空照耀,它的美妙不會(huì)減損,反而會(huì)更勝。同樣,一個(gè)道理,我們對(duì)夏日天空浮云聚散飄忽所形成的一日之間千變?nèi)f化或柔美或壯闊的景色也變得熟視無(wú)睹。海的神秘、恐怖和樂(lè)章;叢林的神
8、秘感和魔幻力可治愈疲憊的心靈和煩躁的精神;群山的奇峻把光與氣之玄妙藏于幽深處;變幻無(wú)窮的風(fēng)景從不模仿或重復(fù),