On beauty
<p>美并不是一种需求，而是一种狂喜。她不是干渴的嘴唇，也不是伸出的空手，而是一颗滚烫的心，一个愉悦的灵魂。她不是你们想看到的样子，也不是你们想听到的乐曲，而是你们虽闭上眼睛也能看到的样子，虽掩住耳朵也能听到的旋律。</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Speak">Speak</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beauty">Beauty</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="answered">answered</span>:</p><p><span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="guide">guide</span>?</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weaver">weaver</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="aggrieved">aggrieved</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="Beauty">Beauty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gentle">gentle</span>.</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="shy">shy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passionate">passionate</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="Nay">Nay</span>, <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dread">dread</span>.</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tempest">tempest</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="shakes">shakes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weary">weary</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="Beauty">Beauty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="whisperings">whisperings</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="yields">yields</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="silences">silences</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="faint">faint</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="quivers">quivers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restless">restless</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="cries">cries</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hoofs">hoofs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wings">wings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roaring">roaring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lions">lions</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="watchmen">watchmen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="Beauty">Beauty</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="noontide">noontide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilers">toilers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wayfarers">wayfarers</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="leaning">leaning</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sunset">sunset</span>.</p>
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