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第32章 招待你的灵魂 6（第1页）

第32章招待你的灵魂（6）

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AgainsttheprofessionalplayerIsaynothing;heisapublitertaiher，andbyhisskillinhisparticularsportheatleastfulfillsthefirstsocialdutyofman—thathimselfandhisfamilybyhisoweexertions.Butwhatistobesaidofthecrackamateur?Tomeheseemsoptibleofmankind.Heeardevoteshimselfforthemereselfishpleasureofthething，tosomegame，whichheplaysdayindayout;hebreaksdowarydistiheamateurandtheprofessiouallyhisskilldesertshim，andheleavesbehindhimnothingthatisofservicetohisfellowmen—notabrihed，en，notevenafamilysupportedaedbyhislabor.

Itistruethathehasprovidedeforaumberofpersons，buthehashepluithimselftothetestbywhichwedemaertainershouldjustifyhischoiceofag—thedemonstratiohatthepubliciswillingtopayhimforhise.And，whenhisdayisover，whatisleft，heworld，buttohimself?Nothingbutaisatotten，orisrememberedbystoutgentlemeninclubs.

Theplayiainly，isathingwhiwell.Butthatdoesisnatall，astheproverbwould，byimpli，persuadeus.Thereisnreeableandsalutarythanplayingagamewhielikes，aangitbadlyihepleasureofeeofahemanwhomihewinsissman—whichobservatioheruleitimpliesisseldomobserved，andparativelyfewpeoplereallyplaygamesforthesheereheplaying.Isthisheprevalendpopularityofhandicaps?Whyshouldweexpecttobegivenpoibethatiherthanourownskill?

“Ah!but，”

myreadermaysay，“thelayerwantstoretsihemaygivethestroergame.”

Really，Idohatisso.Possible，sometimes，astrongandvaingloriousplayermaywishtogivepoints，ihisviaybethemoreIdonotthihisisthetrueexplanation.That，Isuspect，wasgiveherdaybythesecretaryofalawour，inwhichIplayed.“Whyallthisnonsenseofhandicaps?Whyusbesquarelybeaten，a?”

Iaskedhim.“Because，”

hereplied，“ifwedidnotgivehandieofthelessgoodplayerswouldehatnotathatthemajorityofushavebothrealizedthetruevaluedoingatrivialthingbadly，foritsownsake，andmustneedshaveourmindsbuoyedaoafalsesenseofexce?

&isnotonlysusicallytrivialthingsasgamesthatarewbadly.Thisisatruthwhich，oddlyefreelyofsomethings—butnotofothers—andasathingwhichwearequitettodowillletmeiing.Ag，atitsbest，beagreatart，athingwsupremelywell，thoughitsworth，likethatofalliivearts，islessesevaworksimediumofhumanfleshandblood，ahattheactorcreate—forwhatretativeartistisreallyacreativeartistwinaperishablemedium—isanimpressionupoihtarousedin，themindsofanaudiendisincapableofrecord.

Ag，thee—thoughIhaveochedeversobrieflytheproofofmybelief—beagreatart.Butisaerredfromtakingpartiricalsbythesideratioaotabitofit!AlynisohingsaboutwhichIamwritihethingsthatarewbadly.

Ahingismusic;butheretheproverbialfallaexertsitspower，asitdoesnot，forsomeobsdunreasoningdisation，inag.Mostpeopleseemtothinkthatiftheyg，orplaythepiano，fiddle，orsackbut，admirablywell，theymustnotdoahingsatall.Thattheyshouldnotindisatelyforcetheirinferiorperformahepubliupontheiraces，Iadmit.Butthatthereishehome”

forinferiormusianuntruththatIflatlydeny.

Howmanysonsanddaughtershavenot，withaverysmalltaleheirparehelessfondlyprejudicedearsoftheirfriepleasurewiththesingingofsimplesongs?Thehereestothesiofdissatisfaginglessoaken，and—ifthepupilisofmoderatetalentadisposition—limitationsarediscovered.Andthen，inoften，thesingingisdropped，likeahotpenny.Howmanyfathershavenotbanishedmusitheirhomesbyengtheirdaughterstotakesinginglessoahomemaybethefresherfthatwoulddeservebrickbatsataparishcert.

Imaypauseheretohecuriousexthatpeoplewhoanyatbepersuadedtosinginthedrawing-room，oreveh，willwithouthesitationuplifttheirtunelessviousmeetingsorinchurch.Thereisaperfectlygoodandhoionofthis，Ibelieve，butitbelongstotherealmofmetaphysidisbeyoscope.