情感的权力
<p>在我所听闻过的悲剧中，情感犯下的错是占大多数的，因为情感的权力有时太大，大得等不及真相的告白，就将一切划上了句号。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tragedies">tragedies</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>.</p><p>翻开历史，尤其是中国的历史，君王的昏庸，王朝的颓败，忠臣蒙“莫须有之罪”，奸佞飞黄腾达的段子一折接一折，这大概就是情感惹下的不小的祸吧，佞臣们大抵也是科举之人，一试一 试考上来的，也大抵有着灵活的头脑和如簧的巧舌，三言两句套套近乎，便成了亲信，成了近宠，他们的话，岂止是“一言千金”，更是“一言系千命”呀，君主们的情感被这些居心叵测之心操纵，君主们的情感也随即获得了无人企及的权力――可悲的权力，惨痛的教训。</p><p><span word="Turn">Turn</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fatuity">fatuity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downfall">downfall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dynasty">dynasty</span>, <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="crime">crime</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="loyal">loyal</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mongolians">Mongolians</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="craftsmen">craftsmen</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="courtiers">courtiers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="examination">examination</span>. <span word="Try">Try</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flexible">flexible</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="favourites">favourites</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="words">words</span>", <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>". <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="manipulated">manipulated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="ulterior">ulterior</span> <span word="motives">motives</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="unparalleled">unparalleled</span> <span word="power">power</span> -- <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="miserable">miserable</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="Lesson">Lesson</span>.</p>
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