《瓦尔登湖·第十八章·结束语·Conclusion》第14节
I do not say that John or Jonathan will realize all this; but such is the character of that morrow which mere lapse of time can never make to dawn. The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.
注释摘要
梭罗用全书最后一段话收束了整场实验，也给读者留下了一个并非许诺、而是召唤的结尾。他说 John 和 Jonathan 未必能领会这一切——John 是普通英国人的代称，Jonathan 则是 Yankee 兄弟，美利坚的普通人。这两个名字放在一起，表明他说的不是某个民族或国家的事，而是一个关于个体知觉的问题。紧跟着那句“such is the charac…