覺得自己快樂。確實，人類有某種潛在的感覺，會告知自己這個地方不能令人愉悅，或者，在快樂之前，他有一些有別於感覺的渴望，必須先得到滿足。”

The　Happy　Valley

Samuel　Johnson

“What；”　said　he；　“makes　the　difference　between　man　and　all　the　rest　of　the　animal　creation？　Every　beast　that　strays　beside　me　has　the　same　corporal　necessities　with　myself；　he　is　hungry；　and　crops　the　grass；　he　is　thirsty；　and　drinks　the　stream；　his　thirst　and　hunger　are　appeased；　he　is　satisfied　and　sleeps；　he　rises　again　and　he　is　hungry；　he　is　again　fed　and　is　at　rest。　I　am　hungry　and　thirsty　like　him；　but　when　thirst　and　hunger　cease　I　am　not　at　rest；　I　am；　like　him；　pained　with　want；　but　I　am　not；　like　him；　satisfied　with　fullness。　The　intermediate　hours　are　tedious　and　gloomy；　I　long　again　to　be　hungry　that　I　may　again　quicken　my　attention。　The　birds　peck　the　berries　or　the　corn；　and　fly　away　to　the　groves　where　they　sit　in　seeming　happiness　on　the　branches；　and　waste　their　lives　in　tuning　one　unvaried　series　of　sounds。　I　likewise　can　call　the　lutanist　and　the　singer；　but　the　sounds　that　pleased　me　yesterday　weary　me　today；　and　will　grow　yet　more　wearisome　tomorrow。　I　can　discover　within　me　no　power　of　perception　which　is　not　glutted　with　its　proper　pleasure；　yet　I　do　not　feel　myself　delighted。　Man　has　surely　some　latent　sense　for　which　this　place　affords　no　gratification；　or　he　has　some　desires　distinct　from　sense　which　must　be　satisfied　before　he　can　be　happy。”

送　行（1）

＇英國＇麥克斯·畢爾勃姆

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麥克斯·畢爾勃姆（1872—1956），英國著名諷刺畫家、散文家和劇評家，曾