圆（2）……天才与杰出人物的区别在于，杰出人物灵活地保存了旧有的、被人菲薄了的事物，同时又有能力抠新的道路，朝新的、更远大的目标前进。杰出人物创造压倒一切的现时，一种愉快而坚定的时刻，他树立起坚定的信念展现给世人，他让他们看到，他们没有想过的很多很多事情其实都可以实现，而且可以做得很优秀。杰出人物让事季身在人们的印象中淡化。当我们见到征服者时，他们创造的某次战役或胜利倒不会过多地在我们的头脑中想象。我们只知道，原来我们把困难夸大了。我们的困难对于伟人而言其实很容易。伟人是坚定不可动摇的。在他眼中，任何事情都是过眼烟云，不会留下什么不可磨灭的印象。有时候人们会说：“看，我已经克服了困难，瞧我多开心呀！我已经彻底战胜这些磨难了。”可是如果他们反复地对我说起那厄运，就说明他们还没有打败它。淡化磨难才是真正的胜利，并随之让它犹如飘渺的晨雾一样消失在无边无际、不断发展的历史中。忘我的境界是我们不断追求的，走出自得其乐的圈子，失去恒久的记忆，全身心地投入做某件事情，简单地说来，就是重新地画一个圆。没有做事时的狂热就不会有所成就。生活是精彩的，精彩来自于放弃。历史上的伟大时刻都是借助了强有力的思想得以展现的，比如天才和宗教工作。克伦威尔曾经说过：“当一个人不再受固于某个限定了的去向时，他就可以登峰造极。”也正因为这样，陶醉沉迷、鸦片和酒精等酷似神仙的感觉，才会对人们构成致命的诱惑。同样的道理，人们要把狂热融合在比赛和战争中，以此来模拟心灵的热烈与宽宏大量。CirclesRalphWaldoEmersonTheeyeisthefirstcircle;thehorizonwhichitformsisthesecond;andthroughoutnaturethisprimaryfigureisrepeatedwithoutend.Itisthehighestembleminthecipheroftheworld.St.AugustinedescribedthenatureofGodasacirclewhosecentrewaseverywhereanditscircumferencenowhere.Weareallourlifetimereadingthecopioussenseofmoralwehavealreadydeducedinconsideringthecircularorcompensatorycharacterofeveryhumanaction.Anotheranalogyweshallnowtrace?thateveryactionadmitsofbeingoutdone.Ourlifeisanapp*****ceshiptothetruththataroundeverycircleanothercanbedrawn;thatthereisnoendinnature?buteveryendisabeginning;thatthereisalwaysanotherdawnrisenonmid?noon?andundereverydeepalowerdeepopens.Thisfact?asfarasitsymbolizesthemoralfactoftheUnattainable?theflyingPerfect?aroundwhichthehandsofmancannevermeet?atoncetheinspirerandthecondemnerofeverysuccess?mayconvenientlyserveustoconnectmanyillustrationsofhumanpowerineverydepartment.Therearenofixturesinnature.Theuniverseisfluidandvolatile.Permanenceisbutawordofdegrees.OurglobeseenbyGodisatransparentlaw?notamassoffacts.Thelawdissolvesthefactandholdsitfluid.Ourcultureisthepredominanceofanideawhichdrawsafteritthistrainofcitiesandinstitutions.Letusriseintoanotheridea;theywilldisappear.TheGreeksculptureisallmeltedaway?asifithadbeenstatuesofice;hereandthereasolitaryfigureoffragmentremaining?asweseeflecksandscrapsofsnowleftincolddellsandmountaincleftsinJuneandJuly.Forthegeniusthatcreateditcreatesnowsomewhatelse.TheGreekletterslastalittlelonger?butarealreadypassingunderthesamesentenceandtumblingintotheinevitablepitwhichthecreationofnewthoughtopensforallthatisold.Thenewcontinentsarebuiltoutoftheruinsofanoldplanet;thenewracesfedoutofthedecompositwartsdestroytheold.Seetheinvestmentofcapitalinaqueducts?madeuselessbyhydraulics;fortifications?bygunpowder;roadsandcanals?byrailways;ways;sails?bysteam;steambyelectricity.