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ereforebettereventhanordinary
huichiianothersprings”againhesaid,
”rvellousrvellous”andbeforehehadfinishedhissentence,heoutagain
soonhecabacketotasteit,isaid,”itsfragranceis
strong,anditsflavourisveryldthisstbespringtea,heonehad
stbeaututea”thenanof
seventy,andyethavenevertateannoisseurlikeyou”afterthat,ained
fastfriends
thatartisnoostgone,exceptangafeloversandnnoisseursit
usedtobeverydiffiytaste,
ilkandsugartonvisitedshanghaihewas
entertainedatthehoofapronentrichchineseheaskedforacupofchinese
tea,andheuldnotgetitheilkandsugar
epilogue
itheendoflife
inthegeneralsurveyofusthavebeen
forastersintheartoflivingthereisacertain
ateriallife,acertainzestinliving,his
lloasintenseasintheinchinathespiritual
valueshavenotbeenseparatedfroheterialvalues,butratherhelpnina
keenerenjoyntoflifeasitfallstoourlotthisacuntsforourjovialityandour
inrrigiblehuuraheathencanhaveaheathenishdevotiontothelifeofthe
presentandenvelopbothspiritualandterialvaluesinoneoutlook,is
diffiaginehelifeofthesensesandthelifeofthe
spiritatthesant,andseenoneanspiritisused
tobeautifylife,toextractitsessence,perhapstohelpitovereuglinessandpain
inevitableintheitandfinditsaning
inalifehereafteroaquestionbyadiscipleondeath,
”dontknoebourgeois,
untaphysicalandpracticalattitudetosoflifeandknowledge
erizedouationallifeandthinking
thisstandpointestablishesforusacertainscaleofvaluesineveryaspectof
knohetestoflifeholdsitacuntsforourpleasuresandour
antipathiesthetestoflifehusaracialthought,wordlessandneedingno
definitionorgivingofreasonsithattestoflifeinctivelyithink,
guidedustodistrustciviccivilizationandupholdtheruralidealinart,lifeandletters,
todislikereligioninourrationalnts,toplaybutneverquite
aechanicalingenuityithatinstinctive
trustinlifethatgaveusarobustnsenseinlookingatlifeskaleidospic
softheintellecthwerudelyignored
itenabledustoseelifesteadilyandseelifehnogreatdistortionsofvalues
ittaughtussosile,likerespeesticlife,
aphasisoncertainn
virtues,likeenduranitpreventedthe
developntoffreakishextretheoriesandtheenslavingofnbytheproductsof
hisoaterial
asanhappinessistheendofallknoakeourlives
happyonthispla,underevervicissitudesoffortune
iontheeyesofanoldpeopleseeinitspastandinthischanging
delifeeaningtoourliveswe
arealittlecynicalaboutprogress,andtlebitindolent,asarealloldpeople
toraceaboutinafieldforaball;osaunteralongwillow
bankstolistentothebirdssongandthechildrenslaughterlifeissoprecariousthat
ethingtrulysatisfiesus,otherhugs
herbabyynightwehavereallynodesirefor
exploringthesouthpoleorscalingthehilayaseersdothatweask,
”doyoudothatfordoyouhavetogotothesouthpoletobehappy”wego
totheviesandtheatres,butintheheartofourheartshatarealchilds
laughtergivesusasaginarychildslaughteron
thescreenparethetebelievethatkissing
onesohatotherpeoplesessarily
rebeautiecausetheyareotherpeoplesachetoreachthefoot
oftheuntainiddleofthelake,andachetobeatthe
topofthehillitsfootibepotand
enjoyscenerythereisbeforeoureyes
soerelyafaresjustasostandbyandlookatit
andsle,betterperhapsthantotakepartinitlikeadrearawakened,weseelife,
notantibuthasanervisionweare
rereadytogiveupthedubious,theglarousandtheunattainable,butatthe
satitoholdontothefehingsthatweknoillgiveushappinesswe
alonatureasaealsourceofbeautyandoftrueanddeepand
lastinghappinessdeprivedofprogressandofnationalpothrowopenour
nleavesandinhalethefragranceof
non,andent
foofouationallifethereesatiinourlives,as
nationsandasindividuals,n,in
ixedixedixed
iniscence
... </P></TD>
ereforebettereventhanordinary
huichiianothersprings”againhesaid,
”rvellousrvellous”andbeforehehadfinishedhissentence,heoutagain
soonhecabacketotasteit,isaid,”itsfragranceis
strong,anditsflavourisveryldthisstbespringtea,heonehad
stbeaututea”thenanof
seventy,andyethavenevertateannoisseurlikeyou”afterthat,ained
fastfriends
thatartisnoostgone,exceptangafeloversandnnoisseursit
usedtobeverydiffiytaste,
ilkandsugartonvisitedshanghaihewas
entertainedatthehoofapronentrichchineseheaskedforacupofchinese
tea,andheuldnotgetitheilkandsugar
epilogue
itheendoflife
inthegeneralsurveyofusthavebeen
forastersintheartoflivingthereisacertain
ateriallife,acertainzestinliving,his
lloasintenseasintheinchinathespiritual
valueshavenotbeenseparatedfroheterialvalues,butratherhelpnina
keenerenjoyntoflifeasitfallstoourlotthisacuntsforourjovialityandour
inrrigiblehuuraheathencanhaveaheathenishdevotiontothelifeofthe
presentandenvelopbothspiritualandterialvaluesinoneoutlook,is
diffiaginehelifeofthesensesandthelifeofthe
spiritatthesant,andseenoneanspiritisused
tobeautifylife,toextractitsessence,perhapstohelpitovereuglinessandpain
inevitableintheitandfinditsaning
inalifehereafteroaquestionbyadiscipleondeath,
”dontknoebourgeois,
untaphysicalandpracticalattitudetosoflifeandknowledge
erizedouationallifeandthinking
thisstandpointestablishesforusacertainscaleofvaluesineveryaspectof
knohetestoflifeholdsitacuntsforourpleasuresandour
antipathiesthetestoflifehusaracialthought,wordlessandneedingno
definitionorgivingofreasonsithattestoflifeinctivelyithink,
guidedustodistrustciviccivilizationandupholdtheruralidealinart,lifeandletters,
todislikereligioninourrationalnts,toplaybutneverquite
aechanicalingenuityithatinstinctive
trustinlifethatgaveusarobustnsenseinlookingatlifeskaleidospic
softheintellecthwerudelyignored
itenabledustoseelifesteadilyandseelifehnogreatdistortionsofvalues
ittaughtussosile,likerespeesticlife,
aphasisoncertainn
virtues,likeenduranitpreventedthe
developntoffreakishextretheoriesandtheenslavingofnbytheproductsof
hisoaterial
asanhappinessistheendofallknoakeourlives
happyonthispla,underevervicissitudesoffortune
iontheeyesofanoldpeopleseeinitspastandinthischanging
delifeeaningtoourliveswe
arealittlecynicalaboutprogress,andtlebitindolent,asarealloldpeople
toraceaboutinafieldforaball;osaunteralongwillow
bankstolistentothebirdssongandthechildrenslaughterlifeissoprecariousthat
ethingtrulysatisfiesus,otherhugs
herbabyynightwehavereallynodesirefor
exploringthesouthpoleorscalingthehilayaseersdothatweask,
”doyoudothatfordoyouhavetogotothesouthpoletobehappy”wego
totheviesandtheatres,butintheheartofourheartshatarealchilds
laughtergivesusasaginarychildslaughteron
thescreenparethetebelievethatkissing
onesohatotherpeoplesessarily
rebeautiecausetheyareotherpeoplesachetoreachthefoot
oftheuntainiddleofthelake,andachetobeatthe
topofthehillitsfootibepotand
enjoyscenerythereisbeforeoureyes
soerelyafaresjustasostandbyandlookatit
andsle,betterperhapsthantotakepartinitlikeadrearawakened,weseelife,
notantibuthasanervisionweare
rereadytogiveupthedubious,theglarousandtheunattainable,butatthe
satitoholdontothefehingsthatweknoillgiveushappinesswe
alonatureasaealsourceofbeautyandoftrueanddeepand
lastinghappinessdeprivedofprogressandofnationalpothrowopenour
nleavesandinhalethefragranceof
non,andent
foofouationallifethereesatiinourlives,as
nationsandasindividuals,n,in
ixedixedixed
iniscence
... </P></TD>