Collecting as a serious hobby is quite different and has manyadvantages. It provides relaxation for leisure hours, as just looking at ones treasuresis always a joy. One does not have to go outside for amusement, since thecollection is housed at home. Whatever it consists of, stamps, records, firsteditions of books, china, glass, antique furniture, pictures, model cars,stuffed birds, toy animals, there is always something to do in connection withit, from finding the right place for the latest addition, to verifying facts inreference books. This hobby educates one not only in the chosen subject, butalso in general matters which have some bearing on it. There are also otherbenefits. One wants to meet like-minded collectors, to get advice, to comparenotes, to exchange articles, to show off the latest find. So ones circle offriends grows. Soon the hobby leads to travel, perhaps to a meeting in anothertown, possibly a trip abroad in search of a rare specimen, for collectors arenot confined to any one country. Over the years, one may well become anauthority on ones hobby and will very probably be asked to give informal talksto little gatherings and then, if successful, to larger audiences. In this wayself-confidence grows, first from mastering a subject, then from being able totalk about it. Collecting, by occupying spare time so constructively, makes aperson contented, with no time for boredom.
人们喜欢收藏东西,有时并没有意识到自己在这样做。确实,一旦无意之中从自己的收藏品中找到某件有用的东西时,可以给人一种惊喜的感觉。那些从来不必搬家的人们成了一种无所不容的收藏家。他们专门收藏那些只能被称作杂货的东西。他们在抽屉里、碗柜中、阁楼上堆放着一些不用的东西,一放就是好几年,相信总有一天需要的正好是那些东西。人们年老之后也喜欢收藏东西,不过是出于两个不同的原因:一是体力、精力均告不佳,这二者是清除无用的东西必不可少的因素;另一个原因是感情因素。东西搁得时间久了,便会充满着与过去岁月的联系,比方说与死去的亲戚有关。因此这些东西慢慢获得了一种超出它本身的价值。
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