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    iortanrtalitybyreferringtotheallegedastronocal

    theorythatthesunisgraduallylosingitsenergyandthatperhaps,afterllionsof

    years,lifeissuretobeeextinthispla.”doyounotrealize,therefore,”

    askedthehatafterall,thequestionofiortalityisiortant”itoldhibr >

    franklyianlifehasyethalfallionyears,thatisenough

    forallpraetaphysical

    anybodyssoulshouldorethanhalfallionyearsandnotbeperfeindot

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    christias,andiftheyaretobeedtheyshouldallbeequakers,

    forthatistheonlysortofchristianitythattheesederstand.christianityas

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    onsense.

    buddhistself,enothingbuta

    systefntalhygiene,heessenceofsungphilosophy.

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    inal.

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    iginationinaginationinese

    ethics.eveninpaintingahereisasheer,ed,instinctivedelight

    innplacelife,andiginationisusedtothroay

    overthisearthlylife,ratherthantoescapefrot.thereisnodoubtthattheese

    areinlovehlife,ihisearth,andforsakeitforaninvisible

    heaven.theyareinlovehlife,sobeautiful,andinh

    ntsofhappinessaresopreciousbecausetheyaresotraheyareinlove

    onks,funeralsandweddingsand

    childbirthsandsiessesandglosandrainynightsaingdaysand

    as.

    itisthesedetailsoflifeuponheesesfondlyanduntiringlydwell,

    detailsanandsignifitbecauseansareaffected

    bytheistressto

    servantshadgoosleepandtaiyti,sittingbehindthebeadeds,heardthe

    parrotcalliersnaidautuday,thatrable

    dautudayofacertainyear,hesistersandpaoyiiheredto

    sandxinlightrailleryandbanteringlaughteroverthefeastofcrabs,in

    ahappinesssoperfectthatituldhardlylast,likethefullon,astheese

    sayinggoesorapairofineheirfirstreunionona

    onlitnight,heysatalonenearapondandprayedtothegodsthattheir

    rriedlifeghtlasttilldeath,butdarkeovertheon,andinthe

    distaheyheardasteriousnoiseasifaothe

    er,pursuedbyaproheyoungwifeshiveredandranupahighfever

    thedayyes,lifelybeautifulishrerding,dooits

    losnothingofthisearthlylifeaterialortoovulgar

    toeerature.acharacteristifallesenovelsistheincessantand

    iringenurationofthenasofdishesservedatafalyfeastoratravellers

    supperataninn,folloachachesandtripstothevatlot

    anstoilet.sotheesesenandenlive,anditisalifetoofulltobeoccupiedhthoughtsof

    iortality.

    thisrealisndthisattachedtotheearthqualityoftheeseidealoflifehasa

    basisinnfuisianity,isoftheearth,earthbo.for

    jesusanticist,nfuciusarealist;jesusystifuciusa

    positivist;jesusanitarian,nfuciusahunist.iies

    andnsense.nfuisstrictlyspeaking,areligion:ithadcertain

    feelingstoheuhatborderedonthereligiousfeeling,butitwas

    nion.therearesuchgreatsoulsiiedinthe

    lifehereafterorinthequestionofiortalityorinthesingeneral.

    thattypeofphilosophyuldisfythegernicraces,aainlynottie

    hebreitsatisfiedtheeserageneral.weshallseebelo

    reallyneverquitesatisfiedeventheese,andhoadeup

    forbyataoistorbuddhistsupeaturalisbutthissupeaturaliseeina

    tobeseparatedingeneralfrohequestionoftheidealoflife:itrepresentsratherthe

    spiritualbyplaysandoutletsthatrelyhelptokelifeendurable.

    sotruetothehunistinstinctthathernfuoranyof

    hisdisanylesserliteraryandlitaryfigures

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    andloyalgeneraliiofthethreekingdo,idolsadeof

    nfucius,noroftheaorsinthehallsofaralshave

    reallynothingtodople.inthenfuand

    araltelestherearerelyoblongablets,inscribedhcharacters

    bearingthenasofthespiritstheyrepresent,havingaslittlereselaoidolsas

    aerely

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