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todrivehotothe
iortanrtalitybyreferringtotheallegedastronocal
theorythatthesunisgraduallylosingitsenergyandthatperhaps,afterllionsof
years,lifeissuretobeeextinctonthispla”doyounotrealize,therefore,”
askedthenister,”thatafterall,thequestionofiortalityisiortant”itoldhibr >
franklyianlifehasyethalfallionyears,thatisenough
forallpraetaphysical
anybodyssoulshouldorethanhalfallionyearsandnotbeperfeindcannot
understandthepresbyteriannistersy
unnakeratherpoor
christiannverts,andiftheyaretobenvertedtheyshouldallbeequakers,
forthatistheonlysortofchristianitythatthechinesecanunderstandchristianityas
apresstheaswillbe
onsense
buddhistself,enothingbuta
systefntalhygiene,heessenceofsungphilosophy
1iasingpidginenglishhereinordertoretainthetersenessandforceofthe
original
foraaybe
iginationinaginationinchinese
ethicseveninpaintingandpoetrythereisasheer,ed,instinctivedelight
innplacelife,andiginationisusedtothroandbeauty
overthisearthlylife,ratherthantoescapefrotthereisnodoubtthatthechinese
areinlovehlife,inlovehthisearth,andforsakeitforaninvisible
heaventheyareinlovehlife,sobeautiful,andinh
ntsofhappinessaresopreciousbecausetheyaresotransienttheyareinlove
onks,funeralsandweddingsand
childbirthsandsicknessesandglosandrainynightsandfeastingdaysand
as
itisthesedetailsoflifeuponhechinesenovelistsfondlyanduntiringlydwell,
detailsanandsignificantbecauseansareaffected
bytheistressto
servantshadgoosleepandtaiyti,sittingbehindthebeadedscreen,heardthe
parrotcallingthestersnaidautuday,thatrable
dautudayofacertainyear,hesistersandpaoyiiheredto
sandxinlightrailleryandbanteringlaughteroverthefeastofcrabs,in
ahappinesssoperfectthatituldhardlylast,likethefullon,asthechinese
sayinggoesorapairofinnocentneheirfirstreunionona
onlitnight,heysatalonenearapondandprayedtothegodsthattheir
rriedlifeghtlasttilldeath,butdarkeovertheon,andinthe
distancetheyheardasteriousnoiseasifaothe
er,pursuedbyaproheyoungwifeshiveredandranupahighfever
thenextdayyes,lifelybeautifulishrerding,dooits
losnothingofthisearthlylifeaterialortoovulgar
toenterliteratureacharacteristifallchinesenovelsistheincessantand
nevertiringenurationofthenasofdishesservedatafalyfeastoratravellers
supperataninn,folloachachesandtripstothevacantlot
anstoiletsothechinesenovelistsenandenlive,anditisalifetoofulltobeoccupiedhthoughtsof
iortality
thisrealisndthisattachedtotheearthqualityofthechineseidealoflifehasa
basisinnfucianisianity,isoftheearth,earthbofor
jesusanticist,nfuciusarealist;jesusystic,nfuciusa
positivist;jesusanitarian,nfuciusahunistintheseties
andnsensenfucianisstrictlyspeaking,areligion:ithadcertain
feelingstoheuniversethatborderedonthereligiousfeeling,butitwas
notareligiontherearesuchgreatsoulsinthegetinterestedinthe
lifehereafterorinthequestionofiortalityorinthesingeneral
thattypeofphilosophyuldneversatisfythegeicraces,andcertainlynottie
hebreitsatisfiedthechineserace梚ngeneralweshallseebelo
reallyneverquitesatisfiedeventhechinese,andhoadeup
forbyataoistorbuddhistsupeaturalisbutthissupeaturaliseeinchina
tobeseparatedingeneralfrohequestionoftheidealoflife:itrepresentsratherthe
spiritualbyplaysandoutletsthatrelyhelptokelifeendurable
sotruetothehunistinstinctthatneithefuciusnoranyof
hisdisanylesserliteraryandlitaryfigures
inonan,who
sufferedightinanazinglyshort
tibeeapopularlocalgoddess,prayedtobyallthevillagerstypicalofthe
hunistteerantisthefactthatalthoughidolsadeofkuanyti,abrave
andloyalgeneralinthetiofthethreekingdo,idolsadeof
nfucius,noroftheancestorsinthehallsofancestralshave
reallynothingtodopleinthenfucianand
ancestraltelestherearerelyoblongablets,inscribedhcharacters
bearingthenasofthespiritstheyrepresent,havingaslittlereselancetoidolsas
aerely
hunbeingsedbutin
... </P></TD>
todrivehotothe
iortanrtalitybyreferringtotheallegedastronocal
theorythatthesunisgraduallylosingitsenergyandthatperhaps,afterllionsof
years,lifeissuretobeeextinctonthispla”doyounotrealize,therefore,”
askedthenister,”thatafterall,thequestionofiortalityisiortant”itoldhibr >
franklyianlifehasyethalfallionyears,thatisenough
forallpraetaphysical
anybodyssoulshouldorethanhalfallionyearsandnotbeperfeindcannot
understandthepresbyteriannistersy
unnakeratherpoor
christiannverts,andiftheyaretobenvertedtheyshouldallbeequakers,
forthatistheonlysortofchristianitythatthechinesecanunderstandchristianityas
apresstheaswillbe
onsense
buddhistself,enothingbuta
systefntalhygiene,heessenceofsungphilosophy
1iasingpidginenglishhereinordertoretainthetersenessandforceofthe
original
foraaybe
iginationinaginationinchinese
ethicseveninpaintingandpoetrythereisasheer,ed,instinctivedelight
innplacelife,andiginationisusedtothroandbeauty
overthisearthlylife,ratherthantoescapefrotthereisnodoubtthatthechinese
areinlovehlife,inlovehthisearth,andforsakeitforaninvisible
heaventheyareinlovehlife,sobeautiful,andinh
ntsofhappinessaresopreciousbecausetheyaresotransienttheyareinlove
onks,funeralsandweddingsand
childbirthsandsicknessesandglosandrainynightsandfeastingdaysand
as
itisthesedetailsoflifeuponhechinesenovelistsfondlyanduntiringlydwell,
detailsanandsignificantbecauseansareaffected
bytheistressto
servantshadgoosleepandtaiyti,sittingbehindthebeadedscreen,heardthe
parrotcallingthestersnaidautuday,thatrable
dautudayofacertainyear,hesistersandpaoyiiheredto
sandxinlightrailleryandbanteringlaughteroverthefeastofcrabs,in
ahappinesssoperfectthatituldhardlylast,likethefullon,asthechinese
sayinggoesorapairofinnocentneheirfirstreunionona
onlitnight,heysatalonenearapondandprayedtothegodsthattheir
rriedlifeghtlasttilldeath,butdarkeovertheon,andinthe
distancetheyheardasteriousnoiseasifaothe
er,pursuedbyaproheyoungwifeshiveredandranupahighfever
thenextdayyes,lifelybeautifulishrerding,dooits
losnothingofthisearthlylifeaterialortoovulgar
toenterliteratureacharacteristifallchinesenovelsistheincessantand
nevertiringenurationofthenasofdishesservedatafalyfeastoratravellers
supperataninn,folloachachesandtripstothevacantlot
anstoiletsothechinesenovelistsenandenlive,anditisalifetoofulltobeoccupiedhthoughtsof
iortality
thisrealisndthisattachedtotheearthqualityofthechineseidealoflifehasa
basisinnfucianisianity,isoftheearth,earthbofor
jesusanticist,nfuciusarealist;jesusystic,nfuciusa
positivist;jesusanitarian,nfuciusahunistintheseties
andnsensenfucianisstrictlyspeaking,areligion:ithadcertain
feelingstoheuniversethatborderedonthereligiousfeeling,butitwas
notareligiontherearesuchgreatsoulsinthegetinterestedinthe
lifehereafterorinthequestionofiortalityorinthesingeneral
thattypeofphilosophyuldneversatisfythegeicraces,andcertainlynottie
hebreitsatisfiedthechineserace梚ngeneralweshallseebelo
reallyneverquitesatisfiedeventhechinese,andhoadeup
forbyataoistorbuddhistsupeaturalisbutthissupeaturaliseeinchina
tobeseparatedingeneralfrohequestionoftheidealoflife:itrepresentsratherthe
spiritualbyplaysandoutletsthatrelyhelptokelifeendurable
sotruetothehunistinstinctthatneithefuciusnoranyof
hisdisanylesserliteraryandlitaryfigures
inonan,who
sufferedightinanazinglyshort
tibeeapopularlocalgoddess,prayedtobyallthevillagerstypicalofthe
hunistteerantisthefactthatalthoughidolsadeofkuanyti,abrave
andloyalgeneralinthetiofthethreekingdo,idolsadeof
nfucius,noroftheancestorsinthehallsofancestralshave
reallynothingtodopleinthenfucianand
ancestraltelestherearerelyoblongablets,inscribedhcharacters
bearingthenasofthespiritstheyrepresent,havingaslittlereselancetoidolsas
aerely
hunbeingsedbutin
... </P></TD>