生命中每一天都是新的 the daily iracle (第1/6頁)
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阿諾德·貝內特
ArnoldBennett
“Yes，hesoneofthosementhatdontknowhowtomanage。Goodsituation。Regularincome。Quiteenoughforluxuriesaswellasneeds。Notreallyextravagant。Andyetthefellowsalwaysindifficulties。Somehowhegetsnothingoutofhismoney。Excellentflat-halfemty!Alwayslooksasifhedhadthebrokersin。Newsuit—oldhat!Magnifcentnecktie-baggytrousers!Asksyoutodinner：cutglass—badmutton，orTurkishcoffee-crackedcu!Hecantunderstandit。Exlanationsimlyisthathefrittershisincomeaway。WishIhadthehalfofit!Idshowhim—”
Sowehavemostofuscriticised，atonetimeoranother，inoursueriorway。
Wearenearlyallchancellorsoftheexchequer：itistherideofthemoment。Newsaersarefullofarticlesexlaininghowtoliveonsuch-and-suchasumandthesearticlesrovokeacorresondencewhoseviolencerovestheinteresttheyexcite。Recently，inadailyorgan，abattleragedroundthequestionwhetherawomancanexistnicelyinthecountryon￡85ayear。Ihaveseenanessay，Howtoliveoneightshillingsaweek。ButIhaveneverseenanessay，Howtoliveontwenty-fourhoursaday。Yetithasbeensaidthattimeismoney。Thatroverbunderstatesthecase。Timeisagreatdealmorethanmoney。Ifyouhavetimeyoucanobtainmoney—usually。Butthoughyouhavethewealthofacloak-roomattendantattheCarltonHotel，youcannotbuyyourselfaminutemoretimethanIhave，orthecatbythefrehas。
Philosohershaveexlainedsace。Theyhavenotexlainedtime。Itistheinexlicablerawmaterialofeverything。Withit，allisossible；withoutit，nothing。Thesulyoftimeistrulyadailymiracle，anaffairgenuinelyastonishingwhenoneexaminesit。Youwakeuinthemorning，andlo!Yoururseismagicallyflledwithtwenty-fourhoursoftheunmanufacturedtissueoftheuniverseofyourlife!Itisyours。Itisthemostreciousofossessions。Ahighlysingularcommodity，showereduonyouinamannerassingularasthecommodityitself!
Forremark!Noonecantakeitfromyou。Itisunstealable。Andnoonereceiveseithermoreorlessthanyoureceive。
Talkaboutanidealdemocracy!Intherealmoftimethereisnoaristocracyofwealth，andnoaristocracyofintellect。Geniusisneverrewardedbyevenanextrahouraday。Andthereisnounishment。Wasteyourinfnitelyreciouscommodityasmuchasyouwill，andthesulywillneverbewithheldfromyou。Nomysteriousowerwillsay：“Thismanisafool，ifnotaknave。Hedoesnotdeservetime；heshallbecutoffatthemeter。”Itismorecertainthanconsols，andaymentofincomeisnotaffectedbySundays。Moreover，youcannotdrawonthefuture。Imossibletogetintodebt!Youcanonlywastetheassingmoment。Youcannotwastetomorrow；itisketforyou。Youcannotwastethenexthour；itisketforyou。
Isaidtheaffairwasamiracle。Isitnot?
