第14节

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    vatspacesallaround.olookoutahehelittlehdecrepithuts

    andabackgroundofoldcityefasatedbyit.

    ifyouuldgetfiftythousaobuild

    ttagethereforlatterdays.iionistobuildahen,and

    plantlotsofbaoosandflogoingtohaveagardenpathof

    pavedpebblesleadingfrohegatetothehousedoor.theres,one

    fortheparlour,ohestudy,ings,brushes,

    inkslabs,tleandteaservidryandliterature

    egoodfriendsandtheyoungergeion.behindthisily

    livingroo,ainroo,t.

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    .earlyintheingbeforesunrise,iuldlookeastaheredglowof

    theingclouds,andatsuhesunbehirees.whenone

    standsuponahighplatheurtyard,onealreadyseethebridgeandthe

    cloudsandersiandyatnight,oneseethe

    lightsoftheneighboursoutsidethehirtystepstoyourhouse

    oh,alegardenobyasllcreek.

    soitisquiteideal.soysay,”thisisindeedveryfortable,onlytherey

    beburglars.”theydonotknohatburglarsarealsobutpoorpeople.iwouldopen

    thedoorandiheoein,anddiscussayshare.

    ay

    eventakeahegreattopaforahundredcash.

    please,youngerbrother,bearthisinnd,forthisisyourstupidbrothers

    provisionforspendingahappyoldage.iayhaveisodesire.

    thisistypientineseliterature.thisruralidealofg

    panuonbrotherhoodhthe

    poorpeasauraltoataoisticsoul,astheruralidealoftseng

    kuofansisbasedonthedesireforthepreservationforthefaly,andclosely

    edilysystefortheruralidealoflifeispartofthe

    so

    akeslievillagetheunit.itybeasingtoleathattsengkuofan,the

    greatgeneralandfirstnisterofhistis,inhisfalyletterstohischildrenand

    nepheagairavaganthabitsandadvisedtheo

    plaables,rearpigsandheiros,yetsuchadvifrugality

    andindustrythatthefalyprhtbe

    prolonged.ifsilieforthe

    nationaliy.fortotsengkuofan,itilieswhose

    childrenleaexpensivehabitsofliving,prosperonlyfeionorthe

    rtfaliesayprosperforthreeorfour

    geions,thefaliespleand

    carefulhabitsprosperforfiveeions,ilieshe

    virtuesoffilialpietyandfriendlinessprosperfhteions.”

    itisthereforeentirelyeasytouandhekeepingoffish,the

    keepingofpigs,theplantingofbaoosandtheplantingofvegetables9as”thefour

    thingsaythuskeepupthe

    traditionofourforefathers,and,oherhand,onewillfeelasenseoflifeand

    grour

    urt.evenifyoushouldhavetospendalittlereneyandhireafeore

    helpers,theneyspentonthesefourthingsthesefour

    things,youseeilyisproingdown.”

    fangyen

    9891052,chuhsi11301300,dou16961771and

    tseng

    kuofan18111872,thisfalyidealofindustryandfrugalityandlivingthesile

    lifepersistedandoralheritageofthenation.the

    falysysteohoselfintotheruralpatteoflifeanduldnotbe

    separatedfrot.siliplicity,

    shunpo,ongtheese.itanknehebesof

    civilizationandkneanknehehappinessofthejoysof

    life,butalsoeralnature,fearfulofthejealousyofthegods,

    alonger.fortoenjoy

    toonygoodthingsoflifeotheese,tochehfo,ordecrease

    oofhappinessinthislife.therefore”oneshouldbejustashoosing

    onespleasuresasinavoidingcalaties.””choosethelighterhappiness,”saida

    singdynasties,andsohohere

    intheanlappinessissoprecariousthattheretreattonature

    andiliustbeso,andtheesekneby

    instinct.theyilies,,andtheyachieveditfortheiation.

    v.racialyouth

    it,therefore,thattheese,asapeople,ivoidedthedangersof

    deteriorationbyanaturaldistrust>fitive

    habitsoflife.thisghtsuggestthatthesoust>e

    uoodilydifiedsehatith

    pritivistselfandquitereadytoaygoodbyetoit.certainlyita

    civilizationthathadguarahepeoplepeaceittentperiodsof

    joodsheda

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