TheSunshe-Man
奥里森·马登/OrisonMarden
“There’sthedearestlittleoldgentlean,”saysJasBuckra,“whogoestotowneveryonthe8:30tra.Idon’tknowhisna,aIknowhibetterthananybodyelsetowradiatescheerfulnessasfarasyouseehi.Thereisalwaysasileonhisface,andIneverheardhiopenhisouthexcepttosaysothgkd,urteood-natured.Everybodybowstohi,evenstrangers,andhebowstoeverybody,yetneverwiththeslightesthtofpresuptionorfailiarity.Iftheweatherisfe,hisjokilypltsakeitseefer;andifitisrag,therrywaywhichhespeaksofitisasgoodasarabow.”
“Thebenialityofsopeople,”saysWhipple,“aountstogeni.”Therearethosewhoseverypresencecarriessuhthewherevertheygo;asunshewhispityforthepoor,sypathyforthesufferg,helpfortheunfortunate,andbenignitytowardall.
Everybodylovesthesunnysoul.Hisveryfaceisapassportanywhere.Alldoorsflyopentohi.Hedisarsprejudidenvy,forhebearsgoodwilltoeverybody.Heisasweleeveryhoeholdasthesunshe.
“Hewasquiet,cheerful,genial,”saysCarlylehis“Reisces”ngEdwardIrvg’ssunnyhelpfulness.“Hissoulunruffled,clearasairror,holylovgandloved,Irvg’svoicewastooneofblessednessandnewhope.”
AndtoWilliaWilberforcethepoetSootheypaidthistribute:“Ineversawanyotheranwhoseedtoenjoysuchperpetualserenityandsunsheofspirit.”
WhenGoldsithwasFndershedisveredthehappiestanhehadeverseen.Athistoil,frtillnight,hewasfullofsongandughter.Yetthissunedbegwasasve,aid,deford,andweargacha.Howwellheilstratedthatsaygwhichbids,ifthereisnhtside,topolishupthedarkone!
Thefirstprizeataflower-showwastakenbyapale,sicklylittlegirl,wholivedaclose,darkurttheeastofLondon.Thejudgesaskedhowsheuldgrowitsuchadgyandsunlesspce.Sherepliedthatalittlerayofsunlightcatotheurt;assoonasitappearedthe,sheputherflowerbehit,and,asitoved,ovedtheflower,sothatshekeptitthesunlightallday.
“Water,air,andsuhethreegreatesthygienicagents,arefree,andwiththereachofall.Twelveyearsago,”saysWaltWhitan,“Icatotodie.Buteveryday1wenttotheuntry,andbathedthesunshe,livedwiththebirdsandsquirrels,andpyedthewaterwiththefishes.Ireceivedyhealthfronature.”
“Itistheunqualifiedresultofallyexperiehthesick,”saidFlhtgale,“thatsendonlytotheirneedoffreshair,istheirneedoflight;that,afteracloseroo,whatosthurtstheisadarkroo;andthatitisnotonlylight,butdirectsuheywant.”
Thesun,akgalllivgthgstogrow,exertsitshappiestfencecheergthedofanandakghisheartgd,andifaanhassunshehissoulhewillgoonhiswayrejoitenttolookforwardifunderacloud,notbatgoofheartorhopeifforaontcastdown;hhisoupation,whateveritbe;rendergevenragsrespectablebythewayhewearsthe;andnotonlyhappyhiself,butgivghappesstoothers.
美国作家詹姆斯·巴克海姆曾这样回忆一个人:“有一个老人十分有趣,每天早晨,他都会乘8点30分的火车去小镇。我不知道他叫什么,可我是镇上最了解他的人。只要老人进入你的视线,他就会向你传达快乐。老人总是一副笑意融融的样子,我几乎没有听过他说话,可一旦开口,他的语气肯定十分和蔼、谦逊、慈祥。路过的人都会向老人点头打招呼,甚至陌生人也是一样;老人也向所有人点头回敬,但从未显现出丝毫的做作或不敬之意。在阳光灿烂的日子,他那令人欢快的问候声会使天气愈加明媚;换作是雨天的话,他提到天气时的乐观语气则如同彩虹一样美丽。”
美国医学家惠普尔说:“有些与生俱来的亲切感本身就是一种财富。”有一些人,不管身在何处,阳光都会跟随着他们的步履;这里的阳光意味着对穷人的怜悯、对痛苦者的同情、对不幸者的帮助以及对所有人的仁慈。
每个人都喜欢阳光乐观的人:他的笑脸就是万能的护照,所有的大门都为他开启;他能送走骄傲与妒忌,因为他赋予每一个人好心情;所有家庭像喜欢阳光一样喜欢他。
在自己的回忆录里,英国作家卡莱尔曾关注过苏格兰宗教改革运动领袖爱德华·欧文乐观向上的性格:“他十分沉静、乐观、亲切。他的心灵仿佛镜子一般平滑、清亮,他真心地爱他人,也被他人所爱;欧文的话语在我的耳中就是满怀希望和幸福感的声音。”
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