《先知》选摘（5）Giveoneanotherofyourbreadbuteatnotfromthesameloaf.Singanddancetogetherandbejoyous?butleteachoneofyoubealone?Evenasthestringsofalutearealonethoughtheyquiverwiththesamemusic.Giveyourhearts?butnotintoeachother'skeeping.ForonlythehandofLifecancontainyourhearts.Andstandtogetheryetnottooneartogether:Forthepillarsofthetemplestandapart?Andtheoaktreeandthecypressgrownotineachother'sshadow.OnChildrenAndawomanwhoheldababeagainstherbosomsaid?SpeaktousofChildren.Andhesaid:Yourchildrenarenotyourchildren.TheyarethesonsanddaughtersofLife'slongingforitself.Theycomethroughyoubutnotfromyou?Andthoughtheyarewithyou?yettheybelongnottoyou.Youmaygivethemyourlovebutnotyourthoughts.Fortheyhavetheirownthoughts.Youmayhousetheirbodiesbutnottheirsouls.Fortheirsoulsdwellinthehouseoftomorrow?whichyoucannotvisit?noteveninyourdreams.Youmaystrivetobelikethem?butseeknottomakethemlikeyou.Forlifegoesnotbackwardnortarrieswithyesterday.Youarethebowsfromwhichyourchildrenaslivingarrowsaresentforth.Thearcherseesthemarkuponthepathoftheinfinite?andHebendsyouwithHismightthatHisarrowsmaygoswiftandfar.Letyourbendinginthearcher'shandbeforgladness;Forevenashelovesthearrowthefiles?soHelovesalsothebowthatisstable.OnFriendshipAndayouthsaid?SpeaktousofFriendship?Andheanswered?saying:Yourfriendisyouneedsanswered.Heisyourfieldwhichyousowwithloveandreapwiththanksgiving.Andheisyourboardandyourfireside.Foryoucometohimwithyourhunger?andyouseekhimforpeace.Whenyourfriendspeakshismindyoufearnotthe“nay”doyouwithholdthe“ay.”Andwhenheissilentyourheartceasesnottolistentohisheart;Forwithoutwords?infriendship?allthoughts?alldesires?allexpectationsarebornandshared，withjoythatisunacclaimed.Whenyoupartfromyourfriend?yougrievenot;Forthatwhichyoulovenostinhimmaybeclearerinhisabsence?asthenountaintotheclimberisclearerfromtheplain.Andlettherebenopurposeinfriendshipsavethedeepeningofthespirit.Forlovethatseeksaughtbutthedisclosureofitsownmysteryisnotlovebutanetcastforth:andonlytheunprofitableiscaught.Andletyourbestbeforyourfriend.Ifhemustknowtheebbofyourtide?lethimknowitsfloodalso.Forwhatisyourfriendthatyoushouldseekhimwithhourstokill?Seekhimalwayswithhourstolive.Foritishistofillyourneed?butnotyouremptiness.Andinthesweetnessoffriendshiplettherebelaughter?andsharingofpleasures.Forinthedewoflittlethingstheheartfindsitsmorningandisrefeshed.