致我们终将逝去的纯真

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1、致我们终将逝去的纯真　　Whatisitthatismostappealingaboutchildren？Isitsimplytheirphysicalbeauty？Isittheiropennesstolovingandbeingloved？Theirplayfulness，theirinnatehumor？Beyondthesethings，inmyview，childrenarebeautifulbecausetheypossesssomethingthatwehavealllost―thequality

2、ofinnocence.　　Innocenceisnotmerelylovely；itisheartbreakingbecauseitrepresentsHousman1）’s“blueremember’dhills”…the“happyhighwayswhereIwent/andcannotcomeagain.”　　Thegapbetweeninnocenceandexperienceisendlesslyexplored，likeagapinatooth，byartistsandwriters.Ihavef

3、eltinexileeversincechildhood―notasaresultofsometraumaticexperience，butthesimple，slowdimmerswitch2）oftimepassingandimaginationcoarsening3）.　　Butwhatisinnocence？LikeStAugustine4）onthesubjectofTime，“Ifyoudonotaskmewhattimeis，Iknowit；ifyouaskme，Idonotknow.”　　Whe

4、nIwatchmyyoungestdaughter，Louise，playingforanhourwithSylvanianFamilies5），singingtoherself，IknowIseeit.WhenIwatchmy10-year-old，Eva，dancingasifnooneis3watching，IknowIamalsoseeingit.Butitisineffable6）.　　Itis，atonelevel，ararefied7）qualityofignorance.Tonotgraspim

5、aginativelythatdeathwillcome.Tobelieveintheirrational―SantaClaus，fairies，monstersunderthebed.And，ofcourse，themythoftheinfinitepowerandgoodnessofparents.　　Thisisperhapsthehardestpartofallinnocencetoletgoof.Myeldest，Jean，nowadaysseemsperpetuallydisappointedinm

6、eandIcanonlyascribethistothefactthatIhaveletherdownbyprovingunabletoeitherbeperfectorprotectheragainsttheworld.Afterall，shewasforcedtofacetheseparationofherparentswhenshewasonlysixyearsold.ButIfeel，self-defensivelyperhaps，thatherdisappointmentismoreaboutherp

7、articularlossofwhatweallmustlose.　　Innocencegoesdeeperthanignorance.Itissomemysteriousoperationoftheimagination，thepartthatcanenterintomentaluniversesfromwhichoneissoontobeforeverexcluded.Ihavemyownparticularrecollectionofthis.　　EveryyearfromwhenIwasofreadin

8、gage，IwasgivenaRuperttheBear8）annualforChristmasandeveryChristmasdayIfelluponitwithapassion，losingmyselfinthemysterioustalesofwizardsandsea-godsandwoodsprites.ThenoneyearIpickeduptheannual3andco