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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 ...