美国人写的100篇Nice的地道作文欣赏（5）
<p> 5.<span word="Penetrating">Penetrating</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Darkness">Darkness</span></p><p> <span word="Wisdom">Wisdom</span> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Owl">Owl</span></p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="humankind">humankind</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>, <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="traits">traits</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="transcends">transcends</span> <span word="geographical">geographical</span> <span word="boundaries">boundaries</span>, <span word="unifying">unifying</span> <span word="disparate">disparate</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majestic">majestic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mysterious">mysterious</span> <span word="owl">owl</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="millennia">millennia</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="focal">focal</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="contradictory">contradictory</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="owls">owls</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="awe">awe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fascination">fascination</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="inadvertently">inadvertently</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="owls">owls</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nocturnal">nocturnal</span>, <span word="human">human</span>-<span word="owl">owl</span> <span word="encounters">encounters</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="swooping">swooping</span> <span word="silently">silently</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grapple">grapple</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="prey">prey</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="shied">shied</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owl">owl</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agent">agent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="darkness">darkness</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="depths">depths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="owl">owl</span>抯 <span word="eyes">eyes</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="owl">owl</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="perched">perched</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athena">Athena</span>, <span word="goddess">goddess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="owls">owls</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="ward">ward</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="lore">lore</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="mythos">mythos</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owl">owl</span> <span word="attains">attains</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>. <span word="Owls">Owls</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="messengers">messengers</span>, <span word="bringers">bringers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holders">holders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unseen">unseen</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="eyesight">eyesight</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="glance">glance</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discern">discern</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="motive">motive</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="totems">totems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>. <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="forebears">forebears</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="owl">owl</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="nonetheless">nonetheless</span> <span word="internalize">internalize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owl">owl</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="attuning">attuning</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="venerable">venerable</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span>. <span word="Fully">Fully</span> <span word="integrating">integrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owl">owl</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="universe">universe</span>.</p>
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