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[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:]聽力課堂 m.42bites.com [00:05.46]The Instinct for the Beautiful [00:07.31]By Rachel Louise Carson [00:11.72]A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, [00:14.68]full of wonder and excitement. [00:16.75]It is our misfortune that, [00:19.05]for most of us, that clear-eyed vision — [00:21.67]that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring — [00:26.05]is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood. [00:29.55]If I had influence with the angels [00:32.06]who are supposed to preside over all children, [00:34.47]I would ask that their gift to each child in the world [00:37.75]be a sense of wonder so indestructible [00:40.70]that it would last throughout life. [00:42.67]If children are to keep alive [00:45.95]their natural sense of wonder [00:47.48]without any such gift from the angels, [00:49.78]they need the companionship of at least one adult [00:53.06]who can share it, [00:54.26]rediscovering with the child the joy, [00:56.88]excitement and mystery of the world we live in. [00:59.51]Parents often feel inadequate [01:01.92]when confronted on the one hand with the eager, [01:04.65]sensitive mind of a child [01:06.29]and on the other with a world of complex physical nature. [01:09.79]In a mood of self-defeat, they exclaim, [01:13.07]“How can I possibly teach my child about nature — [01:16.35]why, I don’t even know one bird from another!” [01:19.52]I sincerely believe that for children, [01:23.13]and for parents seeking to guide them, [01:25.21]it is not half so important to know as it is to feel. [01:28.82]If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, [01:32.98]then the emotions and the impressions of the senses [01:36.37]are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow. [01:39.43]The years of early childhood are the time to prepare the soil. [01:43.26]Once the emotions have been aroused — [01:45.77]a sense of the beautiful, [01:47.41]the excitement of the new and the unknown, [01:49.49]a feeling of sympathy, pity, admiration or love — [01:53.10]then we wish for knowledge [01:54.85]about the object of our emotional response. [01:57.25]Once found, [01:58.68]such knowledge has far more lasting meaning [02:01.30]than mere information. [02:02.72]It is more important to pave the way [02:04.91]for children’s desire to know [02:06.99]than to put them on a diet of facts [02:08.95]they are not ready to assimilate. [02:10.48]I am sure there is something much deeper, [02:13.55]something lasting and significant. [02:15.74]Those who dwell, as scientists or laypeople, [02:19.02]among the beauties and mysteries of the earth [02:21.42]are never alone or weary of life. [02:23.94]Whatever the problems or concerns of their personal lives, [02:27.77]their thoughts can find paths [02:29.63]that lead to inner satisfaction and to renewed excitement in living. [02:33.34]Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth [02:36.07]find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. [02:40.45]There is symbolic as well as actual beauty [02:43.73]in the migration of the birds, [02:45.37]the ebb and flow of the tides, [02:47.45]the folded bud ready for the spring. [02:49.97]There is something infinitely healing [02:52.48]in the repeated refrains of nature — [02:54.34]the assurance that dawn comes after night, [02:56.96]and spring after the winter.

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A child's world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct of what is beautiful and awe-inspiring, is dimmed or even lost before we reach adulthood. If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantments of later years, the sterile preoccupation with things that are artificial, the alienation from the sources of our strength.

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder without any such gift from the fairies, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement of mystery of the world we live in. Parents often have a sense of inadequacy when confronted on the hand with eager, sensitive child mind of a child and on the other with a world of complex physical nature, inhabited by a life so various and unfamiliar that it seems hopeless to reduce it to order and knowledge. In a mood of self-defeat, they exclaim, "How can I possibly teach my child about nature - why, I don't even know one bird from another!"

I sincerely believe that for the child, and for the parent seeking to guide them, it is not half so important to know as to feel. If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow. The years of early childhood are the time to prepare the soil. Once the emotions have been aroused - a sense of the beautiful, the excitement of the new and the unknown, a feeling of sympathy, pity, admiration or love - then we wish for knowledge about the object of our emotional response. Once found, it has lasting meaning. It is more important to pave the way for the child to want to know than to put him on a diet of facts he is not ready to assimilate.

I am sure there is something much deeper, something lasting and significant. Those who dwell, as scientists or laypeople, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Whatever the problems or concerns of their personal lives, their thoughts can find paths that lead to inner satisfaction and to renewed excitement in living. Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for the spring. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter.

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