bewildered and embarrassed, perhaps also protesting. but don't give in, insist on arguments, and act in this way, attentive and persistent, every single time, and the day will come when, instead of being a destroyer, it will become one of your best workers - perhaps the most intelligent of all the ones that are building your life.

　　that is all, dear mr. kappus, that i am able to tell you today. but i am sending you, along with this letter, the reprint of a small poem that has just appeared in the prague german labor. in it i speak to you further of life and death and of how both are great and glorious.

　　yours,

　　rainer maria rilke

　　亲爱的开普斯先生：

　　这段时间没有给您写一封信，原因是我一半的时间都在旅游，一半是因为太忙，以至于无法提笔写信。即使今天提笔，也很艰难，因为我已经写了太多的信，手都累了。如果我能够口授的话，我将有更多的东西要和您说，但是请接受这短短的几句话作为对您的长信的回答吧。

　　我常常想到您，亲爱的开普斯先生，带着最美好的希望，它们应该有时会对您有所帮助的。我的信是否真的给过您帮助，我常常怀疑。别说，"是的，它们确实给过我帮助。"只要接受它们，无须任何感谢，让我们看看迎接我们的是什么。 或许当我在谈论您的问题时没有要点；因为我能说的--您的怀疑倾向，您的无

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