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andanotherthirtystepsfrohebridgeisthepluoh
vacantspacesallaroundolookoutandseethehelittlehdecrepithuts
andabackgroundofoldcityefascinatedbyit
ifyouuldgetfiftythousandetobuild
ttagethereforlatterdaysintentionistobuildanearthen,and
plantlotsofbaoosandflogoingtohaveagardenpathof
pavedpebblesleadingfrohegatetothehousedoortheres,one
fortheparlour,oneforthestudy,ings,brushes,
inkslabs,tleandteaservice,andryandliterature
egoodfriendsandtheyoungergenerationbehindthisily
livingroo,ainroo,t
altogethertheres,allveredhgrasssheds,andishallbequite
ntentearlyintheingbeforesunrise,iuldlookeastandseetheredglowof
theingclouds,andatsunset,thesunbehindthetreeswhenone
standsuponahighplaceintheurtyard,onecanalreadyseethebridgeandthe
cloudsandersinthedistance,andyatnight,onecanseethe
lightsoftheneighboursoutsidethehirtystepstoyourhouse
onthesouth,andthelittlegardenontheeastbyasllcreek
soitisquiteidealsoysay,”thisisindeedveryfortable,onlytherey
beburglars”theydonotknohatburglarsarealsobutpoorpeopleiwouldopen
thedoorandinvitetheoein,anddiscussayshare
ay
eventakeahegreattopaforahundredcash
please,youngerbrother,bearthisinnd,forthisisyourstupidbrothers
provisionforspendingahappyoldageiayhaveisodesire
thisistypientinchineseliteraturethisruralidealofcheng
panuonbrotherhoodhthe
poorpeasant,esnaturaltoataoisticsoul,astheruralidealoftseng
kuofansisbasedonthedesireforthepreservationforthefaly,andclosely
nnectedilysystefortheruralidealoflifeispartofthe
so
akeslievillagetheunititybeasingtoleathattsengkuofan,the
greatgeneralandfirstnisterofhistis,inhisfalyletterstohischildrenand
nepheagainstextravaganthabitsandadvisedtheo
plantvegetables,rearpigsandnuretheiros,yetsuchadviceonfrugality
andindustrythatthefalyprosperityghtbe
prolongedifsilieforthe
nationalintegrityfortotsengkuofan,itilieswhose
childrenleaexpensivehabitsofliving,prosperonlyforagenerationorthe
rchantfaliesayprosperforthreeorfour
generations,thefaliespleand
carefulhabitsprosperforfiveorsixgenerations,ilieshe
virtuesoffilialpietyandfriendlinessprosperforeightortengenerations”
itisthereforeentirelyeasytounderstandhekeepingoffish,the
keepingofpigs,theplantingofbaoosandtheplantingofvegetables9as”thefour
thingsaythuskeepupthe
traditionofourforefathers,and,ontheotherhand,onewillfeelasenseoflifeand
groyeringour
urtevenifyoushouldhavetospendalittlereneyandhireafeore
helpers,theneyspentonthesefourthingsthesefour
things,youcanseeilyisprosperingorisgoingdown”
andsohothefalyinstructionsofyenchihtui53i59>fanchungyen
9891052,chuhsi11301300,dou16961771and
tseng
kuofan18111872,thisfalyidealofindustryandfrugalityandlivingthesile
lifepersistedandoralheritageofthenationthe
falysysteohoselfintotheruralpatteoflifeanduldnotbe
separatedfrotsiliplicity,
shunpo,ongthechineseitanknehebenefitsof
civilizationandkneanknehehappinessofthejoysof
life,butalsoeralnature,fearfulofthejealousyofthegods,
andplerbutlongerfortoenjoy
toonygoodthingsoflifeothechinese,tochehfo,ordecrease
oneslotofhappinessinthislifetherefore”oneshouldbejustascarefulinchoosing
onespleasuresasinavoidingcalaties””choosethelighterhappiness,”saida
singdynasties,andsohohere
intheanlappinessissoprecariousthattheretreattonature
andiliustbeso,andthechinesekneby
instincttheyilies,,andtheyachieveditfortheiation
vracialyouth
it,therefore,thatthechinese,asapeople,ivoidedthedangersofcivic
deteriorationbyanaturaldistrust>fitive
habitsoflifethisghtsuggestthatthesoust>e
understoodinagreatlydifiedsense,thatith
pritivistselfandquitereadytoaygoodbyetoitcertainlyita
civilizationthathadguaranteedthepeoplepeaceittentperiodsof
joodsheda
... </P></TD>
andanotherthirtystepsfrohebridgeisthepluoh
vacantspacesallaroundolookoutandseethehelittlehdecrepithuts
andabackgroundofoldcityefascinatedbyit
ifyouuldgetfiftythousandetobuild
ttagethereforlatterdaysintentionistobuildanearthen,and
plantlotsofbaoosandflogoingtohaveagardenpathof
pavedpebblesleadingfrohegatetothehousedoortheres,one
fortheparlour,oneforthestudy,ings,brushes,
inkslabs,tleandteaservice,andryandliterature
egoodfriendsandtheyoungergenerationbehindthisily
livingroo,ainroo,t
altogethertheres,allveredhgrasssheds,andishallbequite
ntentearlyintheingbeforesunrise,iuldlookeastandseetheredglowof
theingclouds,andatsunset,thesunbehindthetreeswhenone
standsuponahighplaceintheurtyard,onecanalreadyseethebridgeandthe
cloudsandersinthedistance,andyatnight,onecanseethe
lightsoftheneighboursoutsidethehirtystepstoyourhouse
onthesouth,andthelittlegardenontheeastbyasllcreek
soitisquiteidealsoysay,”thisisindeedveryfortable,onlytherey
beburglars”theydonotknohatburglarsarealsobutpoorpeopleiwouldopen
thedoorandinvitetheoein,anddiscussayshare
ay
eventakeahegreattopaforahundredcash
please,youngerbrother,bearthisinnd,forthisisyourstupidbrothers
provisionforspendingahappyoldageiayhaveisodesire
thisistypientinchineseliteraturethisruralidealofcheng
panuonbrotherhoodhthe
poorpeasant,esnaturaltoataoisticsoul,astheruralidealoftseng
kuofansisbasedonthedesireforthepreservationforthefaly,andclosely
nnectedilysystefortheruralidealoflifeispartofthe
so
akeslievillagetheunititybeasingtoleathattsengkuofan,the
greatgeneralandfirstnisterofhistis,inhisfalyletterstohischildrenand
nepheagainstextravaganthabitsandadvisedtheo
plantvegetables,rearpigsandnuretheiros,yetsuchadviceonfrugality
andindustrythatthefalyprosperityghtbe
prolongedifsilieforthe
nationalintegrityfortotsengkuofan,itilieswhose
childrenleaexpensivehabitsofliving,prosperonlyforagenerationorthe
rchantfaliesayprosperforthreeorfour
generations,thefaliespleand
carefulhabitsprosperforfiveorsixgenerations,ilieshe
virtuesoffilialpietyandfriendlinessprosperforeightortengenerations”
itisthereforeentirelyeasytounderstandhekeepingoffish,the
keepingofpigs,theplantingofbaoosandtheplantingofvegetables9as”thefour
thingsaythuskeepupthe
traditionofourforefathers,and,ontheotherhand,onewillfeelasenseoflifeand
groyeringour
urtevenifyoushouldhavetospendalittlereneyandhireafeore
helpers,theneyspentonthesefourthingsthesefour
things,youcanseeilyisprosperingorisgoingdown”
andsohothefalyinstructionsofyenchihtui53i59>fanchungyen
9891052,chuhsi11301300,dou16961771and
tseng
kuofan18111872,thisfalyidealofindustryandfrugalityandlivingthesile
lifepersistedandoralheritageofthenationthe
falysysteohoselfintotheruralpatteoflifeanduldnotbe
separatedfrotsiliplicity,
shunpo,ongthechineseitanknehebenefitsof
civilizationandkneanknehehappinessofthejoysof
life,butalsoeralnature,fearfulofthejealousyofthegods,
andplerbutlongerfortoenjoy
toonygoodthingsoflifeothechinese,tochehfo,ordecrease
oneslotofhappinessinthislifetherefore”oneshouldbejustascarefulinchoosing
onespleasuresasinavoidingcalaties””choosethelighterhappiness,”saida
singdynasties,andsohohere
intheanlappinessissoprecariousthattheretreattonature
andiliustbeso,andthechinesekneby
instincttheyilies,,andtheyachieveditfortheiation
vracialyouth
it,therefore,thatthechinese,asapeople,ivoidedthedangersofcivic
deteriorationbyanaturaldistrust>fitive
habitsoflifethisghtsuggestthatthesoust>e
understoodinagreatlydifiedsense,thatith
pritivistselfandquitereadytoaygoodbyetoitcertainlyita
civilizationthathadguaranteedthepeoplepeaceittentperiodsof
joodsheda
... </P></TD>