A false notion of manliness leads boys astray. True manliness is humane. It says, “we who are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak.”
It’s work is to protect those who cannot defend themselves; to stand between the tyrant and the slave, the oppressor and his victim. It is identical in all times with the spirit of chivalry which led the good knights to wander in search of robbers, giants, and tyrannical lords.
Those who oppressed the poor and robbed helpless woman and orphans of their rights. There are no tyrant barons now, but the spirit of tyranny and cruelty is still to be found. The good knight today is he who provides help for the blind, the deaf and dumb, and the insane. Who defends animals from being cruelly treated, rescues little children from bad usage, and seeks to give working woman their rights. He protects all these sufferers from that false manliness which is brutal to weak.
The true knights today are those who organize to prevent cruelty or to enforce laws against those who for a little gain make men drunkards. The giants and dragons today are those cruelties and brutalities which use their power to ill-treat those who are at their mercy.
True manliness is tender and loving.
False manliness, cold and hard, cynical and contemptuous.
The bravest and most heroic souls are usually the most loving. Garibaldi, Kossuth, Mazzini, the heroes of our times; Luther, who never feared the face of man; Gustavus-Adolphus and William of Orange, are examples of this union of courage and tenderness. Bold as lions in the defense of the right, such man in their homes and their private life have a womanly gentleness.
False manliness is unfeeling, with no kindly sympathies, rude and rough and overbearing. True manliness is temperate; it is moderate. It exercises self-control. It is capable of self-denials and renunciation.
（原创：灵隐士）
度己之环
《魔戒》篇四：迷失与信念——Losing Faith Makes A Crime
‘Losing faith makes a crime.’塔雅唱着。
‘Losing faith is the 7th seal.’电影《第七封印》暗示着神谕，如此的苦口婆心。
“阿拉贡，跟这些人一起不可能成功，只会白白送死。我们应该。。。”面对强敌在前，莱戈拉斯忧心如焚地劝说着。
“我不要抛弃他们！就算是死，也要跟他们死在一起！”阿拉贡没有听从莱戈拉斯，面对困境选择“聪明地”一个人离开，而是斩钉截铁地反对，丝毫不愿退缩。他当然明白莱戈拉斯是好意，听起来也合理，但是他仍然愿意留下来跟大家共生共死。他相信这些人民，不愿辜负他们的信任，相对而言，他对自己的个人安危根本没有在乎过。阿拉贡对未来抱有希望，他是一个有信念的人。这是他跟别人，譬如莱戈拉斯最大的不同之处。
阿拉贡并不是天生就有信念的人，他也曾经迷失过。魔戒是他内心的那根刺，想起来就会痛苦。他很怕，他怕自己内心的贪欲被魔戒所利用，从此成为对方的奴隶，受之驱使。因为他没有信心，他实在没有信心面对魔戒的魔力。他的先祖，那个砍断黑暗魔君索伦手臂的埃西铎，那么的雄姿勃发，光彩瞩目，依然抵挡不了魔戒的诱惑，情愿背信弃义，跟它合二为一，最后因此死于非命。还有那些远古时期的先皇巫王们，贵为人中龙凤，跟他一脉相连，血管里流淌着同样的血液，都有过辉煌的年代，被万人所敬仰，可是一样摆脱不了魔戒的魔力，心甘情愿听从魔君索伦的召唤，作为戒之守灵，终日游荡冥界之中，无生无死，抛弃其它一切，一生执着为此而奋力追逐。
这就是魔戒的魔力，它的根源在于人内心里的欲望，那种渴望获得强大的力量，然后借助这种力量去控制，去支配其他一切的权力与能力。
这是阿拉贡内心的柔弱，痛苦的根源。他把这些封存起来，埋在心底，一个人默默地承受。为了忘掉自己的责任与血脉，他选择离开国土，放逐自我于北境的荒野，在寒风烈日下折磨自己，一个人忍受着孤独与寂寞。只有深夜宁静，似梦似幻之际，梦到和自己的恋人在一起，他才敞开心扉，吐露出自己内心的迷茫与无助。
刚刚脱离险境的佛罗多犹如惊弓之鸟，惊恐万分地看着奔跑过来的阿拉贡，生怕他会趁机抢夺魔戒，眼里充满了敌意。阿拉贡慢慢走上前，凝视着，第一次这么近地注视着这个无法逃避的对手，感受着那个诱惑的声音，以及自己内心意念的涌动，如此淡定而从容。他轻轻合上佛罗多的手，让对方安稳地握住魔戒。“我说过，会陪你走到最后一刻，把它收好吧。”多年的风霜磨炼了他的意志，挽救恋人的决心激发了他的斗志，他真的做到了。阿拉贡终于敢于直视着魔戒，亲自面对它的魔力，克服了内心的魔障，击败了自己的欲望，也战胜了那个曾经怯懦退缩，为此逃避的自己。
因为迷失过，所以更能体会信念的意义。就算有百分之一的希望，也要付出百分之一百的努力去拼搏。阿拉贡坚决地扛起自己肩上的使命，面对魔君索伦，坚定地迎面上前挑战——虽然他并无胜算。可是对于一个人有信念的人，生死相搏之际，绝对不会患得患失，过于纠结结果的成败——因为那是以后的事。
只要心存希望，总有可能出现奇迹。
他胜利了。
而信念一旦幻灭的话，一个人也就失去了精神支柱。生命流水不过只是为了存活而已，从此不再奢求鲜活。
小丸子别打脸，我跑！
A false notion of manliness leads boys astray. True manliness is humane. It says, “we who are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak.”
It’s work is to protect those who cannot defend themselves; to stand between the tyrant and the slave, the oppressor and his victim. It is identical in all times with the spirit of chivalry which led the good knights to wander in search of robbers, giants, and tyrannical lords.
Those who oppressed the poor and robbed helpless woman and orphans of their rights. There are no tyrant barons now, but the spirit of tyranny and cruelty is still to be found. The good knight today is he who provides help for the blind, the deaf and dumb, and the insane. Who defends animals from being cruelly treated, rescues little children from bad usage, and seeks to give working woman their rights. He protects all these sufferers from that false manliness which is brutal to weak.
The true knights today are those who organize to prevent cruelty or to enforce laws against those who for a little gain make men drunkards. The giants and dragons today are those cruelties and brutalities which use their power to ill-treat those who are at their mercy.
True manliness is tender and loving.
False manliness, cold and hard, cynical and contemptuous.
The bravest and most heroic souls are usually the most loving. Garibaldi, Kossuth, Mazzini, the heroes of our times; Luther, who never feared the face of man; Gustavus-Adolphus and William of Orange, are examples of this union of courage and tenderness. Bold as lions in the defense of the right, such man in their homes and their private life have a womanly gentleness.
False manliness is unfeeling, with no kindly sympathies, rude and rough and overbearing. True manliness is temperate; it is moderate. It exercises self-control. It is capable of self-denials and renunciation.
False manliness is self-willed and self indulgent
还有宗教，教皇对人精神上的统治。
人的性格也不太喜欢参合，保守。当然也有麻辣的，像《天朝王国》里面参加圣战的那位狠角色。
其实挺想找些免费的有声书 比如Harry potter. 只是英文一般都不免费
小弟感怀的是现在躺平的人太多了，脆弱，没有耐力，即便是目标的信念也没有了。：）