昨日重现
昨日吾昔日同窗雨来访。其已为人妇,且生活极其闲适华靡。见吾近况依然“涛声依旧”,遂发感慨:汝青春尽献给图书馆矣,可悲可叹也!听罢,吾怅然若失,心有戚戚焉。At the second thought,古书曾云:人生苦短,盛年不重来,一日难再晨;及时当勉励,岁月不待人(晋·陶渊明)。 吾能读百家之书,阅中外先人圣哲思想之essence,亦是人生之幸事。遂由悲转喜,怡然自乐。
雨走后, 吾归至library, 心中惦念给导师短信未发。但看时间尚早,不便打扰。吾搬来几本厚重Frost之评论,out of breath, 拜读之。不看则已,一看如take a sleeping pill, my eyes refused to remain open. 虽无奈之余,心中仍默念:天色尚早,小憩一番亦可。
Unexpectedly and unfortunately, the criticism put me to a sound sleep, which I have never attained through every means before in the library. 一觉醒来,吾方觉手脚麻木,身心俱疲。不禁慨叹于Frost之杀伤力, which enchants one generation after another. As for me---一介俗人,explored a new usage of the critique concerning him, namely, it can be viewed as a placebo of physical fatigue.
举目望去,阅览室内近空空焉。吾大有人去楼空,心境飘零之感。恍然间忆起 刘禹锡之“斯是陋室 唯吾德馨”。吾有书为伴,何来孤独萧瑟之感乎?
呜呼,人生如梦。读一本好书,如饮Keats之葡萄美酒,芬芳唇齿,久久不忘。然读枯燥而晦涩之评论,却不可同日而语矣。其感如风雪中疾行,步履艰难。
In truth,吾亦想达“行到水穷处,坐看云起时”之境界,有“竹杖芒鞋轻胜马,谁怕?一蓑烟雨任平生”之气魄。But how can I?
行文至此,室内依旧人丁稀少,缘吾众多同窗皆去与海事青蛙联谊矣。吾因Frost未完成,遂未去。读书疲惫之余,一时心中感慨无数,无法排遣,遂信手凃鸦耳。但因英汉夹杂,文笔拙劣,望read it for fun.