第4节

    【】surviveas

    shesosuessfullydidi,andinahatnootheroldnationo

    dodidgodreallyinteobeafirsterely”ther

    earthsscarriage”

    onceshehadadestiny.onceshesto

    berelytoexist,tosurvive,andoneotbuthavefaithinherabilitytodoso,

    eershoheages,afterthebeautythate

    andtheglorythatearelongvanished,reershowshehasgroundand

    delledfntruthsintoherooherown

    blood.thisfaethingh

    pupon.thereissothingdueanoldnation,arespectforhoaryoldagethat

    shouldbeappliedtonationsastoindividuals.yes,eventoreoldage,eventore

    survival.

    foreverelseisinctforlife,astrangesupeatural,

    extraordinaryvitality.shehasledalifeoftheinstinct;shehasadjustedherselfto

    ehatghthavespelleddisastertoaless

    robustrastitution;shehasreceivedhershareofnaturesbounty,hasgto

    herflooralsupport,h

    alonehavekeptherheartial

    degeion.shehasutheopen,tobaskinthesunlight,to

    oihe

    fragranoistearth;throughherpoetry,throughthepoetryof

    habitsoflifeashroughthepoetryoforefreshher,

    alastoooftenaoreachgrandoldage

    inthesaanindividualsdobylivingtheopenandhavinga

    greatdealofsunlightandfreshair.butshehasalsolivedthroughhardtis,through

    rean

    srule.huurandsoall,

    andsreatage,is

    sothingtobe

    nohatshehasreachedgrandoldage,sheisbeyondbodilyandspiritualsorrows,

    andonees,beyondhopeandbeyoion.isitthe

    strengthortheheworld,andhas

    takenanonchalantattitudeto,itleshertodo.ever

    happens,herplacidlifefloisery,

    iervioustoshaandtoaitiolehuionsthatagitateyoung

    breasts梐ndundauntedevenbythethreatofiediateruinandllapseforthelast

    titiesah

    havelosttheirsting;andtheovershadoionallifeforaperiodofafew

    eaning.liketheseaizsanalogy,

    sheisgreaterthanallthefishandshellfishandjellyfishinher,greaterthanthed

    andrefusethrandaaulanceof

    allherretuedstudents,greaterthanthehypocrisy,shaandgreedofallherpetty

    officialsandtuatgeneralsandfenceridingrevolutionists,greaterthanherwars

    ailenines.forshehassurvived

    thell.adstilence,surroundedbyherpoorchildrenand

    grandileson,andinherslei

    seeherrealstrength.shequietlysipsherteaandsleson,andinhersleidetect

    attisarelaziothatsavoursof

    haughtinesszinesshtiness,ewhereinher

    soullurksthepressive.

    astrangeoldsoulagreatoldsoul

    ii

    butepressionofa

    reallygreatisalothepointofpainftdness.itisthelotof

    thegreattobesuood,andsoitisaslot.ahasbeely,

    gnifiwedo

    notuandandohavedoneh.betood,however,

    andbeingcalledgreat,aer,anditwouldhave

    beeerforeverybodyallround.buthoobeuoodwhowillbe

    herinterpretersthereisthatlonghistoryofhers,veringaltitudeofkingsand

    eerorsandsagesasandsothersandtalenteden.

    thereareherartsandphilosophies,herpaintingsaheatres,he

    npeopleoralnotionsofgoodandevil,andthattrendousss

    offolkliteratureandfolklore.thelanguagealoitutesanalsthopeless

    barrier.erelythroughpidginenglishistheolda

    handtopihisokandahor

    shallitbefroisnueroneboyorshallitbefroispradoreandshroff,

    orbyreadingtherrespondehenorthadailyneionis

    lyunfair.

    ihebusinesstouandafnnationhafnculture,

    espeonesoortal

    n.forthishereisneedforbroad,brotherlyfeeling,forthefeelingofthe

    nbondofhunityandthecheerofgoodfelloustfeelhthe

    pulseoftheheartasind.therestbe,too,a

    theuntryunderexanation,forthatisal

    froneselfandonessubnsthedeeplyieddednotions

    ofohosebig

    oy,prosperity,capital,andsuessand

    religionanddividends.oneneedsalittledetaind,

    too,thatsiliindsooststtish

    andye

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