敬畏生命
<p>那是一个夏天的长得不能再长的下午，在印第安那州的一个湖边。我起先是不经意地坐着看书，忽然发现湖边有几棵树正飘散入湖水里。我当时没有十分注意，只当是偶然风起所带来的。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indiana">Indiana</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Book">Book</span> <span word="casually">casually</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lake">lake</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>.</p><p>可是，渐渐地，我发现情况简直令人吃惊。好几个小时过去了，那些树仍旧浑然不觉地，在飘送那些小型的云朵，倒好像是一座无限的云库似的。整个下午，整个晚上，漫天都是那种东西。第二天情形完全一样，我感到诧异和震撼。</p><p><span word="Gradually">Gradually</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="astonishing">astonishing</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span> <span word="unconsciously">unconsciously</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="infinite">infinite</span> <span word="cloud">cloud</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span>.</p><p>其实，小学的时候就知道有一类种子是靠风力吹动纤维播送的。但也只是知道一道测验题的答案而已。那几天真的看到了，满心所感到的是一种折服，一种无以名状的敬畏。我几乎是一次遇见生命——虽然是植物的。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="transmitted">transmitted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="blowing">blowing</span> <span word="fibers">fibers</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="saw">saw</span>, <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="surrendering">surrendering</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nameless">nameless</span> <span word="awe">awe</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="once">once</span> - <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>.</p>
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