新东方在线MAKE IT EASY王牌团队典藏笔记经美典文2017koolearn目录新东方在线四六级目录王江涛一一经典美文Nothing to Sell and Nothing to Buy........1Illusions of Pastoral Peace..........Speed and Comfort...6Our Neighbour,the River...9新东方在线▣▣微博微信王江涛—经典美文新东方在线四六级Nothing to Sell andNothing to Buy新东方在线四六级写作导师王江涛@新东方王江涛It has been said that everyone lives by selling something.In the light of thisstatement,teachers live by selling knowledge,philosophers by selling wisdomand priests by selling spiritual comfort.Though it may be possible to measurethe value of material goods in terms of money,it is extremely difficult toestimate the true value of the services which people perform for us.There aretimes when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives,yetwe 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 waythat goods are paid for at a shop.Everyone has something to sell.Tramps seem to be the only exception to his general rule.Beggars almost sellthemselves as human beings to arouse the pity of passers-by.But real trampsare not beggars.They have nothing to sell and require nothing from others.Inseeking independence,they do not sacrifice their human dignity.A tramp mayask you for money,but he will never ask you to feel sorry for him.He hasdeliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of theconsequences.He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from,buthe is free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people.His fewmaterial possessions make it possible for him to move from place to place withease.By having to sleep in the open,he gets far closer to the world of naturethan most of us ever do.He may hunt,beg,or steal occasionally to keep himselfalive;he may even,in times of real need,do a little work;but he will neversacrifice his freedom.We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them inthe same class as beggars,but how many of us can honestly say that we havenot felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?1/11