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第11章简单生活TheArtofLivingSimply（2）
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Theuniverselertheed，ameredperhapsonlyonekindofforekindofpartiowithasmanykindsofforces，scoresofdifferentpartidseverythingfralaxiestodasandthepoemsofKeats.plexity，Ibegahattower，ispartofGod’splan.Deepdowaragingly，ofa“simpleton”
.Nobodywayof“simplistig.Butblindioplexitygerous.Oahome.Ilikeditssettingsomusciouslyavintoitspossibledefects.Afteritwasmine，Ifounditi，aingsystem，nesepticsystem—everything.Thatoldhousebealbatross，gfarmorethanIcouldafford;thestresswasevenhigher.Ihadrefusedtolookattheplexities.Evenordinaryfinancesarerarelysimple—whatdoesyourinsurancepolicyactuallycover?Yet，eicsaresimplicityitselfparedwithmoralquestioeren，Ifouheleaderofanafter-schoolgaggleofboys.Ihadtodivertthemquiew，ormycareerasleaderwouldbebrief.AndthenIsawJoe.Joewasaowerofakid，a.HisfamilyhademigratedfromEurope，andhehadafai’sgethim!”
Isaid.
MylittletroopofGothssochedhishatandweplayedcatchwithit.Joeraookhishatasatrophy.Thatnight，.Joe’sfather，aworried-lookihathit，askedforJoe’shat.Iretursheepishly.“PleasedoJoe，”
hesaidearhma.Whenhehasanattack，itishardfetbetter.”
IfeltaleadsoftballiheevenioJoe’shouse.Hewasiillingthesoil;hewatchedmewarilyasI.IaskedifIcouldhelp.“Okay，”
hesaid.AfterthatIweohelphimafriends.Ihadtakeowardadulthood.InsidemyselfIhadseenpossibilities，likeatangleofwires.Thisredossibilityforevil，whichrequireshanignanother’spaihewhitewireofsympathy.Icouldhaveahandiingallthosewires—itwasamatterofthedeade.Ihaddisplexity，andfoundinitanopportunitytochoose，togrow.Itspriceisresponsibility.Perhaps，thatisonereasonwhyweyearnforthesimplelife.Iobe，toletsomeoheaackofresponsibility.Wearelikewheat，hereooripeellectuallybylettinginasmuchoftheuniverse’splexityaswe.Morallyweripenbymakingourdweripenspirituallybyopeo’seail.
&ernoonIpickedupafallehesugarmapleinouryard.Upcloseitithsplashesofred.Atarm’slengthitwase.ItscolordependedonhowIlookedatit.Ikleabouthoentitslife，transfsunlightanddioxideis，aweaoxygenthatsutsemit，whiletheythriveuponthedioxideweexhale.AeachcelloftheleafhasaainingachemiA—uponwhiscribedalltheinstruakiingasugarmaple.Stistsknowfarmoreaboutthisthaheirkendsonlyashortwayintotheseaofplexitythatisasugarmaple.I’mbeginniand，Ithink，lis.Itdoesnotmeanblindiheworld’sstunniythechoicesthatripenus.By“simplify，simplify.”
&simplifyioaplishthis，we:Fodeeperthings.Thesimplelifeisnotnecessarilylivingina，gbeans.Itisrefusiourlivesbe“fritteredawaybydetail”
.Aprhtmeasecretf:TurVabooks.Theyopendoorsinyourbraiakelife’sjouratime.Ioayouhbliheyhadathree-year-olddaughterandaninfant，bothfullysighted.Forthoseparehinglex:bathingthebaby，mtheirdaughter，mowi，theywerefullofsmilesandlaughters.Iaskedthemotherhowshekepttrackoftheirlivelydaughter.“Itielittlebellsonhershoes，”
shesaidwithalaugh.“Whatwillyoudowhewalkstoo?”
Iasked.Shesmiled.“EverythingissoplicatedthatIdon’ttrytosolveaproblemuntilIhaveto.Itakeoatime!”
ParedownylishandplaywrightJeromeKlapkacaughtthespiritofthatenterprisewheyourboatoflifebelight，palywithwhatyouneed—ahomelyhomeandsimplepleasures，owofriends，worththeoloveaoloveyou，acat，adogaoo，eaowearandalittlemorethaodrink，forthirstisadahing.”
NotlongagoIflewhometoseemyfatherinhospital.Hehasadiseasethathemind.
Iwasasnarlofworries.Treatments?Nursinghomes?Finances?Hewascrouawheelchair，ashriveled，whiteofthefatherIhadknown.AsIstoodthere，hurtandfused，helookedupahenIsawsomethiedandwonderfulinhiseyes:reawelledupandfilledhiseyeswithtears.Aernoon，myfathercamebawhereverhisillakenhiHejokedandlaughed，ohemanIhadknown.Aired，ahimtobed.Theday，hedidnotrememberIhade.Andthe
&hedied.Everydeathisadoiohedooropens，butweseeohatawfulmoment，werealizehowvasttheuniverseis，plexityupoy，beyondus.Butthatisthetruegiftofsimplicity:toaccepttheworld’sinfinitepli，toacceptbewilderment.Andthen，especially，lethings.Afacewelove，perhaps，eyesbrimmingwithlove.Itisthesimplestofthings.Butitismorethanenough.
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