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    huichiianothersprings.”againhesaid,

    ”rvellousrvellous”andbeforehehadfinishedhissentence,heoutagain.

    soonhecabacketotasteit,isaid,”itsfragranceis

    strong,anditsflavourisveryld.thisstbespringtea,heonehad

    stbeaututea.”thenanof

    seventy,ahaveeannoisseurlikeyou.”afterthat,ained

    fastfriends.

    thatartisnoostgone,exceptangafeloversandnnoisseurs.it

    usedtobeverydiffiytaste,

    ilkandsugar.tonvisitedshanghaihewas

    eaihehoofaprorichese.heaskedforacupofese

    tea,andheuld.heilkandsugar.

    epilogue

    i.theendoflife

    inthegeneralsurveyofusthavebeen

    forastersiofliving.thereisacertain

    ateriallife,acertaiinliving,his

    lloasintenseasinthe.inathespiritual

    valueshavenotbeenseparatedfroheterialvalues,butratherhelpnina

    keenerenjoyntoflifeasitfallstoourlot.thisatsforourjovialityandour

    inrrigiblehuur.aheathenhaveaheathenishdevotiontothelifeofthe

    presentandenvelopbothspiritualandterialvaluesilook,is

    diffiagine.helifeofthesensesandthelifeofthe

    spiritatthesant,andseenoneanspiritisused

    tobeautifylife,toextractitsessence,perhapstohelpitlinessandpain

    iableiandfinditsaning

    inalifehereafter.oaquestionbyadiscipleoh,

    ”dontknoebeois,

    untaphysidpracticalattitudetosoflifeandknowledge

    erizedouationallifeandthinking.

    thisstandpoiablishesforusacertainscaleofvaluesineveryaspectof

    koflifeholds.itatsforourpleasuresandour

    antipathies.thetestoflifehusaracialthought,wordlessandneedingno

    definitiivingofreasonsithattestoflifeinctivelyithink,

    guidedustodistrustciviccivilizationandupholdtheruralidealinart,lifeaers,

    todislikereligioninourrationalnts,toplaybutneverquite

    aeigenuity.ithatinstinctive

    trustigaveusarobustnsenseinlookingatlifeskaleidospic

    softheintellecthwerudelyignored.

    iteoseelifesteadilyandseelifehdistortionsofvalues.

    ittaughtussosile,likerespeesticlife,

    aphasisoainn

    virtues,likeenduran.itprevehe

    developntoffreakishextretheoriesandtheenslavingofnbytheproductsof

    hisoaterial

    asanhappinessistheendofallknoakeourlives

    happyonthispla,underevervicissitudesoffortune.

    ion.theeyesofanoldpeopleseeinitspastandinthisging

    delifeeaningtoourlives.we

    arealittleicalabress,ai,asarealloldpeople.

    toraceaboutinafieldforaball;osaunteralongwillow

    bankstolistentothebirdssongandthechildrenslaughter.lifeissoprecariousthat

    ethingtrulysatisfiesus,s

    herbabyynight.wehavereallynodesirefor

    explthesouthpoleorsgthehilayas.eersdothatweask,

    ”doyoudothatfordoyouhavetogotothesouthpoletobehappy”wego

    totheviesares,butintheheartofourheartshatarealchilds

    laughtergivesusasaginarychildslaughteron

    thes.parethete.believethatkissing

    onesohatotherpeoplesessarily

    rebeautiecausetheyareotherpeoplesachetoreachthefoot

    oftheuntainiddleofthelake,andachetobeatthe

    topofthehillitsfoot.ibepotand

    enjoyserythereisbeforeoureyes.

    soerelyafaresjustasostandbyandlookatit

    aterperhapsthantotakepartinit.likeadrearawakened,weseelife,

    notantibuthasanervision.weare

    rereadytogiveupthedubious,theglarousataiatthe

    satitoholdontothefehingsthatweknoillgiveushappiness.we

    alonatureasaealsourceofbeautyandoftrueanddeepand

    lastinghappiness.deprivedressandofnationalpothrowopenour

    nleavesandihefragranceof

    non,a.

    foofouationallife.thereesatiinourlives,as

    nationsandasindividuals,n,in

    ixedixedixed

    inisce.

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