读《钻石宝地》有感whengoingdownthetigrisandeuphratesriversmanyyearsagowithapartyofenglishtravelersifoundmyselfunderthedirectionofanoldarabguidewhomwehiredupatbaghdad，andihaveoftenthoughthowthatguideresembledourbarbersincertainmentalcharacteristics.hethoughtthatitwasnotonlyhisdutytoguideusdownthoserivers，anddowhathewaspaidfordoing，buttoentertainuswithstoriescuriousandweird，ancientandmodernstrange，andfamiliar.manyofthemihaveforgotten，andiamgladihave，butthereisoneishallneverforget.theoldguidewasleadingmycamelbyitshalteralongthebanksofthoseancientrivers，andhetoldmestoryafterstoryuntiligrewwearyofhisstory-tellingandceasedtolisten.ihaveneverbeenirritatedwiththatguidewhenhelosthistemperasiceasedlistening.butirememberthathetookoffhisturkishcapandswungitinacircletogetmyattention.icouldseeitthroughthecornerofmyeye，butideterminednottolookstraightathimforfearhewouldtellanotherstory.butalthoughiamnotawoman，ididfinallylook，andassoonasididhewentrightintoanotherstory.saidhe，“iwilltellyouastorynowwhichireserveformyparticularfriends.”whenheemphasizedthewords“particularfriends，”ilistenedandihaveeverbeengladidid.ireallyfeeldevoutlythankful，thatthereare1，674youngmenwhohavebeencarriedthroughcollegebythislecturewhoarealsogladthatididlisten.theoldguidetoldmethatthereoncelivednotfarfromtheriverindusanancientpersianbythenameofalihafed.hesaidthatalihafedownedaverylargefarm;thathehadorchards，grain-fields，andgardens;thathehadmoneyatinterestandwasawealthyandcontentedman.onedaytherevisitedthatoldpersianfarmeroneofthoseancientbuddhistpriests，oneofthewisemenoftheeast.hesatdownbythefireandtoldtheoldfarmerhowthisoldworldofourswasmade.。第1页共5页hesaidthatthisworldwasonceamerebankoffog，andthatthealmightythrusthisfingerintothisbankoffog，andbeganslowlytomovehisfingeraround，increasingthespeeduntilatlasthewhirledthisbankoffogintoasolidballoffire.thenitwentrollingthroughtheuniverse，burningitswaythroughotherbanksoffog，andcondensedthemoisturewithout，untilitfellinfloodsofrainuponitshotsurface，andcooledtheoutwardcrust.thentheinternalfiresburstingoutwardthroughthecrustthrewupthemountainsandhills，thevalleys，theplainsandprairiesofthiswonderfulworldofours.ifthisinternalmoltenmasscameburstingoutandcooledveryquickly，itbecamegranite;lessquicklycopper，lessquicklysilver，lessquicklygold，and，aftergold，diamondsweremade.saidtheoldpriest，“adiamondisacongealeddropofsunlight.”nowthatisliterallyscientificallytrue，thatadiamondisanactualdepositofcarbonfromthesun.theoldpriesttoldalihafedthatifhehadonediamondthesizeofhisthumbhecouldpurchasethecounty，andifthehadamineofdiamondshecouldplacehischildrenuponthronesthroughtheinfluenceoftheirgreatwealth.alihafedheardallaboutdiamonds，howmuchtheywereworth，andwenttohisbedthatnightapoorman.hehadnotlostanything，buthewaspoorbecausehewasdiscontented，anddiscontentedbecausehefearedhewaspoor.hesaid，“iwantamineofdiamonds，”andhelayawakeallnight.earlyinthemorninghesoughtoutthepriest.iknowbyexperiencethatapriestisverycrosswhenawakenedearlyinthemorning，andwhenheshookthatoldpriestoutofhisdreams，alihafedsaidtohim："willyoutellmewhereifinddiamonds。”"diamonds。whatdoyouwantwithdiamonds。”“why，iwishtobeimmenselyrich.”“well，then，goalongandfindthem.thatisallyouhavetodo;goandfindthem，andthenyouhavethem.”“butidon’tknowwheretogo.”第2页共5页“well，ify...
