“无聊”算得上现代人口头儿的高频词。批评人士认为无聊是时间充裕、衣食无忧带来的负面影响。本文作者似乎不这么看，他认为“愉悦的无聊”具有一种活跃的气质，一种你从怠惰之暗走入灵感之光时所感受到的气质。
AfriendandIarewanderingthroughthelushgardensofagrandcountryhome.[2] “Wouldn’titbewonderfultolivesomewherelikethis?” Iask, stoppingtoadmiretheviewofthehouseoveritslake. “Summerdaysonthelawn, grandparties, cocktails.” Myfriendmutterssomethingabouthavingasocialconscience,[3] butI’mnotlistening. “Lazing[4] about,” Icontinue. “Wonderfullybored.” Myfriend’sfaceswivels[5] towardsme. “Bored? Howcouldyoubeboredifyouhadallthat?” heexclaims.
Ihavealwaysfanciedbeingboredonahugeandstylishscale. I’mtalkingGreatGatsbyboredom, witheveryonelyingaroundinwhiteclothesandfloppyhats, sippinglongdrinkswithcoolingnames, andbeingutterlyanddivinelybored.[6]
There’ssomethingexquisiteaboutboredom. Likemelancholy[7] anditsdarkercousinsadness, boredomisrelatedtoemptinessandmeaninglessness, butinaperfectlyenjoyableway. It’slikewanderingthroughtheNationalGallery, beingsurroundedbyallthosegreatworksofart, anddecidingnottolookatthembecauseit’sapleasurejustwalkingfromroomtoroomenjoyingthesqueakofyoursolesonthepolishedfloor.[8] Boredomistheno-signalsoundonablanktelevision, theclosed-downmonotoneofaradiointhemiddleofthenight.[9] It’sanuninterruptedstraightline.
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