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快乐不必认真the irtance f dg thg badly(第1页)

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I。A。WilliamswasborninEnglandandeducatedatCambridge。AfterWorldWarIheservedasacorresondentfortheLondonTimes。Williamswroteseveralbooksoneighteenth-centuryoetryanddrama,ublishedwidelyinjournalsandmagazines,andublishedcollectionsofhisownoetry。ThefollowingarticlefirstaearedinLondonsTheOutlookin1923。

Perhasthegreatestthreattoroductivityinbothworkandlayisthefearofdoingthingsbadlyorwrong。Thisarticleofferssomecomfort。Williamsointsoutthattherearemanythingsworthdoingbadly,andthatourlivesareenrichedandourersonalitiesenhanced1bytheseactivities。Twocentralexamles,sortsandmusic,arevaluabletomosteoleinroortiontohowenthusiasticallytheydothem,ratherthanhowwell。

CharlesLambwroteaseriesofessaysuonoularfallacies2。Idonot,atthemoment,carrythemveryclearlyinmymemory;but,unlessthattreacherousservantmisleadsmemoreeventhansheusuallydoes,hedidnotwriteofoneieceofroverbialso-calledwisdomthathasalwaysseemedtometobeeculiarlyernicious。Andthissaw,thisscraofseciousadvice,thisuntruthmasqueradingaslogic,isonethatIremembertohavehadhurledatmyheadatfrequentintervalsfrommyearliestyouthrightutomyresentadvancedage。HowmanytimeshaveInotbeentoldthat

"Ifathingisworthdoingatall,itisworthdoingwell

"?

Neverwasthereamoreuntruthfulwordsokeninearnest3。Fortheworldisfullofthingsthatareworthdoing,butcertainlynotworthdoingwell。WasitnotsogreatasageasHerbertSencerwhosaidtotheyoungmanwhohadjustbeatenhimatbilliards,

"Moderateskill,sir,isthesignofagoodeyeandasteady;hand,butskillsuchasyoursarguesayouthmissent?

"Isanygameworthlayingsuremelywell,atthericeofconstantracticeandalication?

AgainsttherofessionallayerIsaynothing;heisaublicentertainer,likeanyother,andbyhisskillinhisarticularsortheatleastfulfillsthefirstsocialdutyofman—thatofsuortinghimselfandhisfamilybyhisownlegitimateexertions。Butwhatistobesaidofthecrackamateur?Tomeheseemsoneofthemostcontemtibleofmankind。Heearnsnomoney,butdevoteshimself,forthemereselfishleasureofthething,tosomegame,whichhelaysdayindayout;hebreaksdownthesalutarydistinctionbetweentheamateurandtherofessional;eventuallyhisskilldesertshim,andheleavesbehindhimnothingthatisofservicetohisfellowmen—notabricklaid,notanacreloughed,notalinewritten,notevenafamilysuortedandeducatedbyhislabor。

Itistruethathehasrovidedentertainmentforacertainnumberofersons,buthehasneverhadthelucktosubmithimselftothetestbywhichwedemandthateveryentertainershouldjustifyhischoiceofacalling—thedemonstrationofthefactthattheubliciswillingtoayhimforhisentertainment。And,whenhisdayisover,whatisleft,noteventotheworld,buttohimself?Nothingbutanamethatisatonceforgotten,orisrememberedbystoutgentlemeninclubs。

Thelayingofgames,certainly,isathingwhichisnotworthdoingwell。Butthatdoesnotrovethatitisnotworthdoingatall,astheroverbwould,byimlication,ersuadeus。Thereisnothingmoreagreeableandsalutarythanlayingagamewhichonelikes,andthecircumstanceofdoingitbadlyinterfereswiththeleasureofnorealdevoteeofanyastime。Themanwhomindswhetherornothewinsisnotruesortsman—whichobservationistrite,buttheruleitimliesisseldomobserved,andcomarativelyfeweolereallylaygamesforthesheerenjoymentofthelaying。Isthisnotrovedbytherevalenceandoularityofhandicas4?Whyshouldweexecttobegivenointsunlessitbethatwewishtowinbymeansotherthanourownskill?

"Ah!but,

"myreadermaysay,

"theweakerlayerwantstoreceiveointsinorderthathemaygivethestrongeroneabettergame。

"Really,Idonotbelievethatthatisso。Possible,sometimes,astrongandvaingloriouslayermaywish;togiveoints,inorderthathisvictorymaybethemorenotable。ButIdonotthinkthateventhisisthetrueexlanation。That,Isusect,wasgiventometheotherdaybythesecretaryofalawn-tennistournament,inwhichIlayed。

"Whyallthisnonsenseofhandicas?Whynotletusbesquarelybeaten,anddonewithit?

"Iaskedhim。

"Because,

"Herelied,

"ifwedidnotgivehandicas,noneofthelessgoodlayerswouldenter。

"Isthatnotaconfessionthatthemajorityofushavebothrealizedthetruevaluedoingatrivialthingbadly,foritsownsake,andmustneedshaveourmindsbuoyedandcheatedintoafalsesenseofexcellence?

Moreoveritisnotonlysuchintrinsicallytrivialthingsasgamesthatareworthdoingbadly。Thisisatruthwhich,oddlyenough,weaccetfreelyofsomethings—butnotofothers—andasathingwhichwearequitecontenttodowillletmeinstanceacting。Acting,atitsbest,canbeagreatart,athingworthdoingsuremelywell,thoughitsworth,likethatofallinterretativearts,islessenedbyitsevanescence。Foritworksintheimermanentmediumofhumanfleshandblood,andthethingthattheactorcreate—forwhatwecallaninterretativeartistisreallyacreativeartistworkinginaerishablemedium—isanimressionuon,anemotionorathoughtarousedin,themindsofanaudience,andisincaableofrecord。

Acting,then,letmeostulate—thoughIhaveonlysketchedeversobrieflytheroofofmybelief—canbeagreatart。Butisanyoneeverdeterredfromtakingartinamateurtheatricalsbytheconsiderationthathecannotactwell?Notabitofit!Andquiterightlynot,foractingisoneofthethingsaboutwhichIamwritingthisessay—thethingsthatareworthdoingbadly。

Anothersuchthingismusic;butheretheroverbialfallacyagainexertsitsower,asitdoesnot,forsomeobscureandunreasoningdiscrimination,inacting。Mosteoleseemtothinkthatiftheycannotsing,orlaytheiano,fiddle,orsackbut,admirablywell,theymustnotdoanyofthesethingsatall。Thattheyshouldnotindiscriminatelyforcetheirinferiorerformancesuontheublic,orevenuontheiracquaintances,Iadmit。Butthatthereisnolace

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