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Lesson 27 Nothing to Sell
and nothing to but
不卖也不买
Nothing to Sell and nothing to buy
o It has been said that everyone lives by selling something In the light of
this statement, teachers live by selling know-ledge, philosophers by
selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort. Though it may
be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money,
it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which
people perform for us. There are times when we would willingly give
everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a
surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service. The conditions
of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that
goods are paid for at a shop. Everyone has something to sell. Tramps
seem to be the only exception to this general rule. Beggars almost sell
themselves as human beings to arouse the pity of passers-by. but rea
tramps are not beggars. They have nothing to sell and require nothing
from others. In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their
human dignit
e a tramp may ask you for money, but he will never ask you
to feel sorry for him. He has deliberately chosen to lead the
life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences. He may
never be sure where the next meal is coming from, but he is
free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other
people. His few material possession make it possible for
him to move from place to place with ease. By having to
sleep in the open, he gets far closer to the world of nature
than most of us ever do. He may hunt, beg, or steal
occasionally to keep himself alive; he may even in times of
real need do a little work but he will never sacrifice his
freedom. We often speak of tramps with contempt and put
them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can
honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their
simple way of life and their freedom from care?
● New words and expressions生词和短语
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