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01.TheTwoRoadsItwasChristmasEve.Anagedmanwasstandingonthebalcony,withuneasy,alarmedandpessimisticexpression;hesighedforhismiserablefate,andraisedhissadeyes,gazedatthesparkingstarsinthedeepbluesky.Afallingstardepictedacurveintheskyanddisappeared,whichseemedlikethesymbolofhislife.Thenhecastthemblowhisfloor,whereafewmoredesperatepeoplethanhimweremovingtowardstheirinvitabledestination--thegrave.Hehadalreadyexpendedsixtyyearsonthewayleadingtoit,andhehadacquirednothingbutagonyandregret.Nowhishealthwaspoor,hismindwasvacanthisheartwassorrowful,andhislifewasshortofcomforts.Thedaysofhisyouthappearedlikedreamsfloatinginhisbrain,andherecalledthestrategicmomentwhenhestoodattheaccesstotheroads--Attheendofroad,itwasapeasefulandsunnyplace.Itwascoveredwithdelicateflowers,fascinatingbambooforest,bunchesofattractivegrapes.Therelivedcutedeer,tamelambs,andflyingbutterfliesandechoedwiththemerry,sweetlaughter.Therewerealsowindingtracksandhonypeachtreesdottedthegracefuklandscape.Attheendofthesecondroad,itwasadampanddullcave,whichwasanabsolutehellofgreatbulk.Itwascoveredwithmoistpondsandmarshes,nastyditchesandjungles,chillingangthrillingjails,allaroudwasemittingthestalesacidflavor.Therelivedevildevils,giantmonsters,poisonoussnakes,andechoedwithhorriblebarkingofwolves.Itwasfullofspiders,bats,frogs,damnrats,offensivebugsandothercrawlinginsects.Helookeduptotheskyandshoutedaloud,"Oyouth,return!Return!"Andhisyouthdidreturn,forallthiswasonlyanightmarewhichhehadonChristmasEve.Hewasstillyouththoughhisfaultswerereal;hehadnotyetenteredthedampanddullcave,andhewasstillfreetowalkontheroadwhichledtothepeacefulandsunnyland.Thoseyoungster,whoarestillwanderingattheentranceoflifeandhesitatingtochoosethebrightroad,remenberthatwhenyearshavepassedandyourfeetarelimpinginthedarkcave,youwillcrybitterly,butinvain:"Oyouth,return!Ohgivemebackmyearlydays!"02.TheHousewithaGoldenWindowInthebowelsofamountainoffrontierzone,alittleboylivedincrudehouse,whichcouldonlyaccommodatefivepeopleofhishousehold.Therewasnotany
railroad,freeway,highwayorevenapub(aninnaroundthemountain.Hisancestorsandheweretheexclusiveinhabitantsonthemountainforseveralcenturies.Ashewas6yearsold,hecouldseeawonderfulhouseacrossthevalleyonahigheraltitudeoftheoppositemountain,whichhadagoldenwindow.Hefanciedthattheemperor,princeandprincessinfablemusthavebeenlivinginthatkingofpalace.Sometimes,inordertoassurehimselfthatitwasanauthentichouse,theinnocentboyoftenstaredatit,withexceedingthirstforlivinginit.6yearslater,thelittleboybelievedthathehadacquiredplentifulknowledgeandskillstodominatehislife.Accordingly,hemadeafarewelltohisgrandmotherandparents,andflunghimselftotheexpeditionwithamanualkit,whichwasmadeofthefabricthatwasweavedbyhismother.Therewasacoilofnyloncord,asawandotherimplementsinit.Inspiteofthehindranceofthemuddyandslipperyslope,forimpulseofhiskeendesire,heprobedtheroadthroughthornswithastick,andproceededtowardsthehouseconsistently.Ashemountedthesummit,hefocusedonthetrailthatledtothehouseandthenonit.Itseemedtoappearanabnormalphenomenon----thehousevanishedweirdlyandwasreplacedbyanuglyandshabbyhouse,whichwascomparablewithhislittlehouseineveryinch,anditswindowswereplainandratherdirty.Afteropeningthedoor,hefoundthatthehousewasanobsoletemillinastateofdisorder.Inthecenterofthehouse,thetoolswhichcouldgrindwheatintoflourwerecoveredwiththickdustandthetraceofmice,arudedonkeysaddleandsomestainedsackslyingnearbyit.Inonecorner,aprimitiverackwasfullofcracks,aspiderwasspinningwebonit,andsomefragmentsofmatwereunderneathit.Inanothercorner,therewasastackofstrawinmess,arustedspadeandaleakybarrel.Thelittleboywasextremelydisappointed.Whenhewasreadytoleave,hedetectedasightwhichamazedhim----therewashislittlehouseacrossthevalleyonthelowermountainanditswindowwasshiningwithgoldencoloridentically----asthemiddaydaylight(sunshinewasshinningontheglassofitswindow…Thisstorygivesusahint(cuethatweshouldn'tbeblindtothewelfareinourreallife.Whatweneedistoadjustandconvertourritualnotions(concepts,tofindandenjoythehappinessthatbelongstous.
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