说什么“欲穷千里目,更上一层楼”!我们连脚底下地球的那一面都看得见,而且顷刻可到。尽管古人把书说成“浩如烟海”,书的世界却真正的“天涯若比邻”,这话绝不是唯心的比拟。世界再大也没有阻隔。佛说“三干大干世界”,可算大极了。书的境地呢,“现在界”还加上“过去界”,也带上“未来界”,实在是包罗万象,贯穿三界。而我们却可以足不出户,在这里随意阅历,随时拜师求教。谁说读书人目光短浅,不通人情,不关心世事呢!这里可得到丰富的经历,可认识各时各地、多种多样的人。经常在书里“串门儿”,至少也可以脱去几分愚昧,多长几个心眼儿吧?
Though the ancients described books to be “voluminous”, the world of books actually “makes those at the end of the world your neighbor”, which is by no means an idealistic analogy. There will never be any barriers even if the world becomes bigger. “Great Chiliocosm” mentioned by the Buddha can be deemed extremely enormous. As for the boundaries of the bookish world, there are “the present realm” “the past realm” and “the future realm”, which are all-embracing and time-crossing. Without leaving home, in the world of books we can not only experience at will, but also learn from masters at any time. Who says that readers are short-sighted, inflexible and indifferent to worldly affairs?