名著阅读

"Never before this has happened to me, my friend, that a Samana from the forest came to me and wanted to learn from me! Never before this has happened to me, that a Samana came to me with long hair and an old, torn loin-cloth! Many young men come to me, and there are also sons of Brahmans among them, but they come in beautiful clothes, they come in fine shoes, they have perfume in their hair and money in their pouches. This is, oh Samana, how the young men are like who come to me."
Quoth Siddhartha: "Already I am starting to learn from you. Even yesterday, I was already learning. I have already taken off my beard, have combed the hair, have oil in my hair. There is little which is still missing in me, oh excellent one: fine clothes, fine shoes, money in my pouch. You shall know, Siddhartha has set harder goals for himself than such trifles, and he has reached them. How shouldn't I reach that goal, which I have set for myself yesterday: to be your friend and to learn the joys of love from you! You'll see that I'll learn quickly, Kamala, I have already learned harder things than what you're supposed to teach me. And now let's get to it: You aren't satisfied with Siddhartha as he is, with oil in his hair, but without clothes, without shoes, without money?"
Laughing, Kamala exclaimed: "No, my dear, he doesn't satisfy me yet. Clothes are what he must have, pretty clothes, and shoes, pretty shoes, and lots of money in his pouch, and gifts for Kamala. Do you know it now, Samana from the forest? Did you mark my words?"
"Yes, I have marked your words," Siddhartha exclaimed. "How should I not mark words which are coming from such a mouth! Your mouth is like a freshly cracked fig, Kamala. My mouth is red and fresh as well, it will be a suitable match for yours, you'll see.--But tell me, beautiful Kamala, aren't you at all afraid of the Samana from the forest, who has come to learn how to make love?"
"Whatever for should I be afraid of a Samana, a stupid Samana from the forest, who is coming from the jackals and doesn't even know yet what women are?"
"Oh, he's strong, the Samana, and he isn't afraid of anything. He could force you, beautiful girl. He could kidnap you. He could hurt you."
"No, Samana, I am not afraid of this. Did any Samana or Brahman ever fear, someone might come and grab him and steal his learning, and his religious devotion, and his depth of thought? No, for they are his very own, and he would only give away from those whatever he is willing to give and to whomever he is willing to give. Like this it is, precisely like this it is also with Kamala and with the pleasures of love. Beautiful and red is Kamala's mouth, but just try to kiss it against Kamala's will, and you will not obtain a single drop of sweetness from it, which knows how to give so many sweet things! You are learning easily, Siddhartha, thus you should also learn this: love can be obtained by begging, buying, receiving it as a gift, finding it in the street, but it cannot be stolen. In this, you have come up with the wrong path. No, it would be a pity, if a pretty young man like you would want to tackle it in such a wrong manner."
Siddhartha bowed with a smile. "It would be a pity, Kamala, you are so right! It would be such a great pity. No, I shall not lose a single drop of sweetness from your mouth, nor you from mine! So it is settled: Siddhartha will return, once he'll have have what he still lacks: clothes, shoes, money. But speak, lovely Kamala, couldn't you still give me one small advice?"
"An advice? Why not? Who wouldn't like to give an advice to a poor, ignorant Samana, who is coming from the jackals of the forest?"
“朋友，我还从来没碰上过一个沙门从森林里来找我，要跟我学习的事！我还从来没碰上过一个留着长头发、围着块破旧遮羞布的沙门来找我的事！有好多年轻人来找，我其中也不乏婆罗门子弟，但他们都是衣着华丽，鞋子雅致，头发飘香，钱包鼓胀。你这个沙门呀，年轻人来找我可都是这样的。”
席特哈尔塔说：“我已经开始跟你学习了，昨天就已经学了。我已经刮掉了胡子，梳理了头发，还在头发上抹了油。你这个艳丽的女人呀，我现在还缺少的东西并不多，不就是漂亮的衣服、雅致的鞋子和钱包里的钱嘛！你要知道，席特哈尔塔曾做过比这些区区小事更困难的事情，而且达到了目的！我也一定会实现昨天我已下定决心去做的事情：当你的朋友，跟你学习爱情的欢乐！你会看到我勤奋好学，卡玛拉，我曾经学习过比要你教我的事更难的东西。好吧，席特哈尔塔今天这模样，头发上抹了油，可是没衣服，没鞋子，没钱，是不是就不能使你满意呀？”
卡玛拉笑道：“嗯，宝贝儿，确实还不行。你必须有衣服，漂亮的衣服，有鞋，漂亮的鞋，钱包里有大把的钱，还得有送给卡玛拉的礼物。现在你明白了吗，来自森林的沙门？你记住了吗？”
“我记住了。”席特哈尔塔叫道，“从你这张嘴里说出来的话，我怎么会记不住呢！你的嘴就像是一枚新剖开的无花果，卡玛拉。我的嘴也是又红又嫩，跟你的正好相配，你等着瞧吧。不过请告诉我，美丽的卡玛拉，你真的一点也不害怕从森林来找你学习爱情的沙门？”
“我干嘛要害怕一个沙门，一个来自森林的傻沙门，一个曾经与狼群在一起，根本不懂女人的沙门呢？”
“哦，这个沙门可是很强壮呢，而且他无所畏惧，他可能会逼迫你，美丽的姑娘。他可能会抢走你，还可能会伤害你。”
“不，沙门，这我可不怕。一个沙门或婆罗门，难道会害怕有谁来抓住他，抢去他的渊博学识，他的虔诚和他的深邃思想？不会的，因为这些都属于他所有，他只会给他愿意给的东西，只会给他愿意给的人。事情就是这样，而卡玛拉也正是如此，爱情的欢乐亦然。卡玛拉的嘴美艳红润，可是你试试看，若是违背卡玛拉的意愿去亲吻它，你决不会从它那儿尝到一点一滴的甜蜜，而它本来是能给人很多甜蜜的！你是虚心好学的席特哈尔塔，那也学学这个吧：爱情可以乞求，可以买到，可以赠送，可以在大街上捡到，却不可能抢到手！你打错了主意。不，像你这么英俊的小伙子竟会有如此荒唐的念头，真叫人遗憾。”
席特哈尔塔笑眯眯地鞠躬致意。“那是太遗憾啦，卡玛拉，你说得很对！那可真是太叫人踞了。不，我可不愿从你嘴上失去一点一滴的甜蜜，而你也同样！那么好吧，待席特哈尔塔有了他所缺少的东西，有了衣服、鞋子和钱，他还会再来的。不过，卡玛拉，你说，你就不能再给我出个小小的主意吗？”
“一个主意？干吗不呢？有谁会不乐意给一个来自森林和狼群的可怜而又无知的沙门出主意呢？”
背景阅读

本书简介：
古印度贵族青年悉达多英俊聪慧，拥有人们羡慕的一切。为了追求心灵的安宁，他孤身一人展开了求道之旅。他在舍卫城聆听佛陀乔答摩宣讲教义，在繁华的大城中结识了名妓伽摩拉，并成为一名富商。心灵与肉体的享受达到顶峰，却让他对自己厌倦、鄙弃到极点。在与伽摩拉最后一次欢爱之后，他抛弃了自己所有世俗的一切，来到那河边，想结束自己的生命。在那最绝望的一刹那，他突然听到了生命之河永恒的声音……经过几乎一生的追求，悉达多终于体验到万事万物的圆融统一，所有生命的不可摧毁的本性，并最终将自我融入了瞬间的永恒之中。

作者简介：
赫尔曼·黑塞（Hermann Hesse，1877.7.2-1962.8.9）德国作家。1923年46岁入瑞士籍。1946年获诺贝尔文学奖。1962年于瑞士家中去世。爱好音乐与绘画，是一位漂泊、孤独、隐逸的诗人。黑塞的诗有很多充满了浪漫气息，从他的最初诗集《浪漫之歌》的书名，也可以看出他深受德国浪漫主义诗人的影响，以致后来被人称为“德国浪漫派最后的一个骑士”。主要作品有《彼得·卡门青》、《荒原狼》、《东方之行》、《玻璃球游戏》等。

主要生平及创作
出生于德国西南部的小城卡尔夫的一个牧师家庭。自幼在浓重的宗教气氛中长大，1891年，他通过“邦试”，考入毛尔布隆神学校。由于不堪忍受经院教育的摧残，半年后逃离学校。这期间他游历许多城市，从事过多种职业。
　　
在比较广泛地接受东西方文化熏陶之后，1904年，黑塞发表了长篇小说《彼得·卡门青特》，一举成名，从此成为专业作家。这一年他与玛丽结婚，移居巴登湖畔，埋头写作，1906年发表了长篇小说《在轮下》。这一时期的创作以浪漫主义诗歌、田园诗风格的抒情小说和流浪汉小说为主，作品洋溢着对童年和乡土的思念之情，充满对广大自然和人类的爱，同时也表现了青年人的精神苦闷与追求。
　　
第一次世界大战后，黑塞的创作发生了明显的变化，他醉心于尼采哲学，求助于印度佛教和中国的老庄哲学，并对荣格的精神分析产生了深厚的兴趣。他试图从宗教、哲学和心理学方面探索人类精神解放的途径。这时期的长篇小说有《克努尔普》（1916）、《德米安》（1919）、《席特哈尔塔》（1922）、《荒原狼》（1927）和《纳尔齐斯与歌尔德蒙》（1930）等。这些书深受西方读者的喜爱，得到极高的评价，其中《荒原狼》曾轰动欧美，被托马斯·曼誉为德国的《尤利西斯》。
　　
30年代后，法西斯在德国猖獗，黑塞对社会前途陷入深深的怀疑与绝望之中，但他仍不倦地从东西方宗教与哲学中寻求理想世界，《东方之行》（1932）、《玻璃球游戏》（1943）正是这一时期追求与探索的结晶。
　　
黑塞被雨果·巴尔称为德国浪漫派最后一位骑士，这说明他在艺术上深受浪漫主义诗歌的影响。他热爱大自然，厌倦都市文明，作品多采用象征手法，文笔优美细腻；由于受精神分析影响，他的作品着重在精神领域里进行挖掘探索，无畏而诚实地剖析内心，因此他的小说具有心理的深度。1946年，"由于他的富于灵感的作品具有遒劲的气势和洞察力，也为崇高的人道主义理想和高尚风格提供一个范例"，黑塞获诺贝尔文学奖。