第20节
worship
ofnatureservetheesoftroubleanddisorderas
nfuiservesthentisofpeaceaadnationaliion.inthat
providesasaferetreatfortheesehuandabalortheesesoul,
ittedtotrialsandtribulations.thepoetryoftaoislonehas
detherigoristianticisas
savederelleperial
virtuesandarehashofralexhortations.allgoodeseliterature,allese
literaturethatisanndand
soothesthehuisessentiallyiuedand
nfuisretheiveandpositivepolesofesethoughtakelife
possibleina.
1sofaxasthisiveattitudetoisrelytaoisbr>
alittletouchedinitss.
theesearebynaturegreatertaoiststhantheyarebyculturenfuists.asa
people,perialde,basedontheionof
essentialjustice,butenoughtodistrustlas.
niyfivepertoflegaltroublesaresettledoutofurt.enoughto
keelaboraterulesofy,butaspart
ofthegreatjokeoflife,errykingat
esefunerals.enoughtodenoune,butenough
nottobesurprisedordisturbedbyit.enoughtostartsuessivewavesof
revolutions,butproseandgobacktotheprevious
pattesofgovent.ofofficial
iearules,
buts,toighecirtthe
play,andbeesuperiortotheteachouryounginthe
llegesaurseofpolitie,shoentissupposedtobe
run,butbydailyexalehounicipal,provincialaral
goventsareactuallyrun.praableidealisaswehave
nopatiencefordoairetheology.elikethe
sonsofgod,buttobehavelikesane,norlhunbeings.thatis
anistsandchristianitystfailin
ustbealteredbeynitionbeforeitbeaepted.theonly
partofchristianteagsrulyaeptedbytheesepeopleis
lessasdoves”but”s.”forthesetwo
virtues,dovelikegentlenessandserpentlike,areattributesoftheue.
inoneaneffort,butitthefutility
ofit.thisgeneralattitudeofndhasateodeveloppassivedefeics.
”greatthingsallthings,andsllthingsberedutonothing.”onthisgeneralprincipleallesedisputesarepatchedup,allese
sprograesaredisuilthereare
peadriceforeverybody.”onebidisnotsogoodasonepass,”sorunsanotherof
ourproverbs,eahingas”let
sleepingdogslie.”
hunlifeveson,therefore,onthelineofleaststrugglearesistahis
developsaind,ossandtofind
oneselfinharnyhtheuniverse.itdevelopsalsoticsh
bereterriblethananytasofaggression.oarestaurantand
feelshungry,butthefooddoesnote,onerepeattheordertotheboy.ifthe
boyisrude,oneaanddosothingaboutit.butif
theboyrepliesielegantnner,”inging”avea
step,oelegantnner
also.subrief,isthepassivestrengthoftheesepeople,astrengthh
thoseadetofeelstebest.itisthestrengthoftheold
rogue.
v.pacifisbr>
sofarhthreeoftheteristicsthatparalysethe
a
generalvieelloinguishedbyacertai
nonchalaisevidentthatsuchaviehoutitsvirtues,andthey
arethevirtuesofanoldpeople,notaitiousositontopofthe
apeopleuchoflife,oaeptlifefor
itish,buthelessthatthislifeshallbeliveddetlyandhappily
hi.
forthe:theydonot
liveiodie,asthechristiaendtodo,nordotheyseekforautopiaon
earth,asnyseersofthedo.theyjusttoorderthislifeoh,h
theyknoayeably,endure
nobly,andlivehappily.oftheuesofthebition,zealfor
reforpublicspirit,senseforadventureandhere,theesearedevoid.
theybingntblanrinexplthenorthpole.but
indotablepatieniigableindustry,asenseofduty,alevelheaded
nsense,,andthatunequalledgenius
forfindinghappinessinhardenviro梣ualitiesthat
kethisnpla.andand
toleraobelagin
deeurope.
iseeattis,ongthespeleofpresentdayeurope,thatsheis
sufferinglessfrolaartness”orintellectualbrilliahanfrohelack
ofalittlello.itseeattisbarelypossiblethateuropewillo
...
ofnatureservetheesoftroubleanddisorderas
nfuiservesthentisofpeaceaadnationaliion.inthat
providesasaferetreatfortheesehuandabalortheesesoul,
ittedtotrialsandtribulations.thepoetryoftaoislonehas
detherigoristianticisas
savederelleperial
virtuesandarehashofralexhortations.allgoodeseliterature,allese
literaturethatisanndand
soothesthehuisessentiallyiuedand
nfuisretheiveandpositivepolesofesethoughtakelife
possibleina.
1sofaxasthisiveattitudetoisrelytaoisbr>
alittletouchedinitss.
theesearebynaturegreatertaoiststhantheyarebyculturenfuists.asa
people,perialde,basedontheionof
essentialjustice,butenoughtodistrustlas.
niyfivepertoflegaltroublesaresettledoutofurt.enoughto
keelaboraterulesofy,butaspart
ofthegreatjokeoflife,errykingat
esefunerals.enoughtodenoune,butenough
nottobesurprisedordisturbedbyit.enoughtostartsuessivewavesof
revolutions,butproseandgobacktotheprevious
pattesofgovent.ofofficial
iearules,
buts,toighecirtthe
play,andbeesuperiortotheteachouryounginthe
llegesaurseofpolitie,shoentissupposedtobe
run,butbydailyexalehounicipal,provincialaral
goventsareactuallyrun.praableidealisaswehave
nopatiencefordoairetheology.elikethe
sonsofgod,buttobehavelikesane,norlhunbeings.thatis
anistsandchristianitystfailin
ustbealteredbeynitionbeforeitbeaepted.theonly
partofchristianteagsrulyaeptedbytheesepeopleis
lessasdoves”but”s.”forthesetwo
virtues,dovelikegentlenessandserpentlike,areattributesoftheue.
inoneaneffort,butitthefutility
ofit.thisgeneralattitudeofndhasateodeveloppassivedefeics.
”greatthingsallthings,andsllthingsberedutonothing.”onthisgeneralprincipleallesedisputesarepatchedup,allese
sprograesaredisuilthereare
peadriceforeverybody.”onebidisnotsogoodasonepass,”sorunsanotherof
ourproverbs,eahingas”let
sleepingdogslie.”
hunlifeveson,therefore,onthelineofleaststrugglearesistahis
developsaind,ossandtofind
oneselfinharnyhtheuniverse.itdevelopsalsoticsh
bereterriblethananytasofaggression.oarestaurantand
feelshungry,butthefooddoesnote,onerepeattheordertotheboy.ifthe
boyisrude,oneaanddosothingaboutit.butif
theboyrepliesielegantnner,”inging”avea
step,oelegantnner
also.subrief,isthepassivestrengthoftheesepeople,astrengthh
thoseadetofeelstebest.itisthestrengthoftheold
rogue.
v.pacifisbr>
sofarhthreeoftheteristicsthatparalysethe
a
generalvieelloinguishedbyacertai
nonchalaisevidentthatsuchaviehoutitsvirtues,andthey
arethevirtuesofanoldpeople,notaitiousositontopofthe
apeopleuchoflife,oaeptlifefor
itish,buthelessthatthislifeshallbeliveddetlyandhappily
hi.
forthe:theydonot
liveiodie,asthechristiaendtodo,nordotheyseekforautopiaon
earth,asnyseersofthedo.theyjusttoorderthislifeoh,h
theyknoayeably,endure
nobly,andlivehappily.oftheuesofthebition,zealfor
reforpublicspirit,senseforadventureandhere,theesearedevoid.
theybingntblanrinexplthenorthpole.but
indotablepatieniigableindustry,asenseofduty,alevelheaded
nsense,,andthatunequalledgenius
forfindinghappinessinhardenviro梣ualitiesthat
kethisnpla.andand
toleraobelagin
deeurope.
iseeattis,ongthespeleofpresentdayeurope,thatsheis
sufferinglessfrolaartness”orintellectualbrilliahanfrohelack
ofalittlello.itseeattisbarelypossiblethateuropewillo
...