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Chapter 49

Chapter 5, Section 12 The ending that the poet Emerson can't wait for?

Dreaming is useless, action is the truth. ? ?

One summer, the American poet Emerson received a country boy from Massachusetts.The young man claims to be a poetry lover, and has been writing poetry since he was 7 years old. However, due to his remote location, he has not been able to get advice from famous teachers. Because he admires Emerson's name, he came to ask for advice. ?
Although the young poet came from a poor background, he speaks elegantly and has an extraordinary bearing.The two poets, old and young, talked very harmoniously, and Emerson appreciated him very much. ?
Before leaving, the young poet left behind a few pages of poems. ?
After reading these few pages of poems, Emerson thought that the young man was very talented in literature and would have a bright future after hard work, so he decided to use his influence in the literary world to vigorously support him. ?
So Emerson recommended those poems to the famous literary journals at that time for publication, but the response was not great.He hoped that the young poet would continue to send him his works.Thus, the two began frequent correspondence. ?
The letters of the young poets are always several pages long, discussing literary issues, full of passion and quick wit.Emerson admired his talent greatly, and often mentioned the poet in conversations with friends.It is precisely because of Emerson's continuous appreciation and recommendation that the young poet soon gained a little fame in the literary world. ?
However, the young poet never sent any more poems to Emerson, but the letters became longer and longer, with endless whims and fantasies, and he began to pretend to be a famous poet in his words, with an increasingly arrogant tone. ?
Emerson began to feel uneasy.With his knowledge of human nature, he saw a dangerous tendency developing in the young man. ?
But he couldn't bear to hurt the young poet, so the correspondence continued.Emerson's attitude gradually became cold and he became a listener. ?
Soon, autumn is here. ?
Emerson wrote to invite the young poet to a literary party.He arrived on time. ?
In the old writer's study, Emerson asked the young man why he didn't send him poems.The boy replied that he was writing a long epic, because he thought that as a great poet, he must write great works, and he swore that his epic would be published soon.Faced with the young man's arrogant words, Emerson was speechless. ?
At the literary party, the young poet made a big splash.He talked about his great works to everyone he met, and he was brilliant and aggressive.Although no one has read his masterpiece, even his few small poems recommended by Emerson for publication, almost everyone thinks that this young man will become a master, otherwise, the master How could the writer Emerson appreciate him so much? ?
In a blink of an eye, winter is here. ?
Young poets still wrote to Emerson, but he no longer mentioned his major works.The letters got shorter and shorter, and the tone became more and more depressed, until one day, he finally admitted in the letter that he hadn't written anything for a long time, and that the so-called great works before were completely his imagination. ?
He wrote: "All the people around me think that I am a talented and promising person, and I think so myself, so I have longed to become a great writer for a long time. I have written some poems and have been honored to be honored by Your Excellency. I am deeply honored for your appreciation.?
"It is to my great distress that I have not been able to write anything since your admiration. For some reason, whenever I pick up the pen, my mind goes blank. In my imagination, I feel myself It is on par with the great poets in history, including your honorable lord, so you must write a great work.?
"In reality, I despise myself deeply because I have wasted my talent and can no longer write works. In my imagination, I am a great poet, and I have written masterpieces that have been handed down to the took the throne of poetry. ?
"Your Excellency, please forgive me, an arrogant and ignorant person..."?
For this, Emerson only had endless regrets, but he was powerless. He never received a letter from the young poet again. ?
Mind walk?

Utopian fantasy is a kind of fantasy, which is a negative fantasy that goes against objective reality.Utopias make people short-sighted, addicted to daydreaming, and if things go on like this, they will eventually achieve nothing.Therefore, to walk in the world, we need not only a pair of fantasy wings, but also a pair of down-to-earth feet!
(End of this chapter)