sIcanmakeofmosthesays.Now,Puss,tellmetrue,doyouunderstandhisfolderolaboutbooksandpoetryandmusicandoilpaintingsandsuchfoolishness”
try{mad1();} catch(ex){}
“Oh,Pa,”criedScarlettimpatiently,“ifImarriedhim,I’dchangeallthat!”
“Oh,youwould,wouldyounow”saidGeraldtestily,shootingasharplookather.“Thenit’slittleenoughyouareknowingofanymanliving,letaloneAshley.Nowifehaseverchangedahusbandonewhit,anddon’tyoubeforgettingthat.AndasforchangingaWilkes—God’snightgown,daughter!Thewholefamilyisthatway,andthey’vealwaysbeenthatway.Andprobablyalwayswill.Itellyouthey’rebornqueer.LookatthewaytheygotearinguptoNewYorkandBostontohearoperasandseeoilpaintings.AndorderingFrenchandGermanbooksbythecratefromtheYankees!AndtheretheysitreadinganddreamingthedearGodknowswhat,whenthey’dbebetterspendingtheirtimehuntingandplayingpokeraspropermenshould.”
以上摘自美国小说《飘》
以上文字很有意思,特別是Scarlett的父亲一句:……没有哪个妻子能够成功改变丈夫一厘一毫……,太有意思了,东西方文化虽不同,人之本性相同,本性天生而来,要改变本性是不能的,有的只是对于本性的约束***。
男人和女人结合,本质是本性的互相理解和接纳,但不是互相改变。
〈待续〉