第37章思想的守望者(4)

第37章思想的守望者(4)

2.expandyour_________.setyourgoalsasif_________ispossible.don’tworryaboutwhat“they”think.it’syourgoal_________youcanachieveit.viewtheworldthroughthewonderstruckeyesofa_________.

1.一切皆有可能的思想仍然充斥着孩子的头脑。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.其实无须如此。我们都可以将这些封闭的心墙拆毁，开始新的尝试。

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3.当你制订新年目标时，像孩子一样思考吧。拓展你的思维。设定目标时，假设一切皆有可能。

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1.aschildreneverydayisfilledwithaweandwonder.

befilledwith：充满；装满，盛满

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2.theyhopbackupbecausetheyinstinctivelyknowthateventuallythey’llbeabletowalk.

beableto：能，会，能够；胜任

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门

ondoors

c.d.莫利/c.d.morley

theopeningandclosingofdoorsarethemostsignificantactionsofman’slife.whatamysteryliesindoors！

nomanknowswhatawaitshimwhenheopensadoor.eventhemostfamiliarroom，wheretheclockticksandthehearthglowsredatdusk，mayharborsurprise.theplumbermayactuallyhavecalled(whileyouwereout)andfixedthatleakingfaucet.thecookmayhavehadafitofthevaporsanddemandedherpassports.thewisemanopenshisfrontdoorwithhumilityandaspiritofacceptance.

whichoneofushasnotsatinsomeanteroomandwatchedtheinscrutablepanelsofadoorthatwasfullofmeaning？perhapsyouwerewaitingtoapplyforajob；perhapsyouhadsome“deal”youwereambitioustoputover.youwatchedtheconfidentialstenographerflitinandout，carelesslyturningthatmysticportalwhich，toyou，revolvedonhingesoffate.andthentheyoungwomansaid，“mr.cranberrywillseeyounow.”asyougraspedtheknobthethoughtflashed，“wheniopenthisdooragain，whatwillhavehappened？”

therearemanykindsofdoors.revolvingdoorsforhotels，shops，andpublicbuildingsthataretypicalofthebrisk，bustlingwaysofmodernlife.canyouimaginejohnmiltonorwilliampennskippingthrougharevolvingdoor？thentherearethecuriouslittleslanteddoorsthatstillswingoutsidedenaturedbar-roomsandextendonlyfromshouldertoknee.therearetrapdoors，slidingdoors，doubledoors，stagedoors，prisondoors，glassdoors.butthesymbolandmysteryofadoorresidesinitsqualityofconcealment.aglassdoorisnotadooratall，butawindow.themeaningofadooristohidewhatliesinside；tokeeptheheartinsuspense.

also，therearemanywaysofopeningdoors.thereisacheerypushofanelbowwithwhichthewaitershovesopenthekitchendoorwhenhebearsinyourtrayofsupper.thereisthesuspiciousandtentativewithdrawalofadoorbeforetheunhappybookagentorpeddler.thereisthegenteelandcarefullymodulatedrecessionwithwhichfootmenswingwidetheoakenbarriersofthegreat.thereisthesympatheticandawfulsilenceofthedentist’smaidwhoopensthedoorintotheoperatingroom，and，withoutspeaking，impliesthatthedoctorisreadyforyou.thereisthebriskcataclysmicopeningofadoorwhenthenursescomein，veryearlyinthemorning—“it’saboy！”

doorsareatthesymbolofprivacy，ofretreat，ofthemind’sescapeintoblissfulquietudeorsadsecretle.aroomwithoutdoorsisnotaroom，butahallway.nomatterwhereheis，amancanmakehimselfathomebehindacloseddoor.themindworksbestbehindcloseddoors.menarenothorsestobeherdedtogether.dogsknowthemeaningandanguishofdoors.haveyouevernoticedapuppyyearningatashutportal？itisasymbolofhumanlife.

theopeningofdoorsisamysticact：ithasinsomeflavoroftheunknown，somesenseofmovingintoanewmoment，anewpatternofhumanrigmarole.itincludesthehighestglimpsesofmortalgladness：reunions，reconciliations，theblissofloverslongparted.eveninsadness，theopeningofadoormaybringrelief：itchangesandredistributeshumanforces.buttheclosingofdoorsisfarmoreterrible.itisaconfessionoffinality.everydoorclosedbringssomethingtoanend.andtherearedegreesofsadnessintheclosingofdoors.adoorslammedisaconfessionofweakness.adoorgentlyshutisoftenthemosttragicgestureinlife.everyoneknowstheseizureofanguishthatcomesjustaftertheclosingofadoor，whenthelovedoneisstillnear，withsoundofvoice，andyetalreadyfaraway.

theopeningandclosingofdoorsisapartofthesternfluencyoflife.lifewillnotstaystillandletusalone.wearecontinuallyopeningdoorswithhope，closingthemwithdespair.lifelastsnotmuchlongerthanapipeofo，anddestinyknocksusoutlikeashes.

theclosingofadoorisirrevocable.itsnapstheback-threadoftheheart.itisnoavailtoreopen，togoback.pinerospokenonsensewhenhemadepaulatanqueraysay，“thefutureisonlythepastenteredthroughanothergate.”alas，thereisnoothergate.whenthedoorisshut，itisshutforever.thereisnootherentrancetothatvanishedpulseoftime.“themovingfingerwrites，andhavewrit”

thereisacertainkindofdoorshuttingthatwillcometousall.thekindofdoorshuttingthatisdoneveryquietly，withthesharpclickofthelatchtobreakthestillness.theywillthinkthen，onehopes，ofourunfulfilleddecenciesratherthanofourpluperfectedmisdemeanors.thentheywillgooutandclosethedoor.

人生最有意义的动作就是开门和关门。门内将会是怎样的神秘景象啊！