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todrivehotothe iortanrtalitybyreferringtotheallegedastronocal theorythatthesunisgraduallylosingitsenergyandthatperhaps,afterllionsof years,lifeissuretobeeextinthispla.”doyounotrealize,therefore,” askedthehatafterall,thequestionofiortalityisiortant”itoldhibr> franklyianlifehasyethalfallionyears,thatisenough forallpraetaphysical anybodyssoulshouldorethanhalfallionyearsandnotbeperfeindot uand.thepresbyteriannistersy uherpoor christias,andiftheyaretobeedtheyshouldallbeequakers, forthatistheonlysortofchristianitythattheesederstand.christianityas apresstheaswillbe onsense. buddhistself,enothingbuta systefntalhygiene,heessenceofsungphilosophy. 1iasingpidginenglishhereioretaiersenessandforceofthe inal. foraaybe iginationinaginationinese ethics.eveninpaintingahereisasheer,ed,instinctivedelight innplacelife,andiginationisusedtothroay overthisearthlylife,ratherthantoescapefrot.thereisnodoubtthattheese areinlovehlife,ihisearth,andforsakeitforaninvisible heaven.theyareinlovehlife,sobeautiful,andinh ntsofhappinessaresopreausetheyaresotraheyareinlove 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.ateristifallesenovelsistheincessantand iringenurationofthenasofdishesservedatafalyfeastoratravellers supperataninn,folloahesandtripstothevatlot anstoilet.sotheesesenandenlive,anditisalifetoofulltobeoupiedhthoughtsof iortality. thisrealisndthisattachedtotheearthqualityoftheeseidealoflifehasa basisinnfuisianity,isoftheearth,earthbo.for jesusantiiusarealist;jesusystifuciusa positivist;jesusanitarian,nfuciusahunist.iies andnsense.nfuisstrictlyspeaking,areligion:ithadcertain feelingstoheuhatborderedonthereligiousfeeling,butitwas nion.therearesuchgreatsoulsiiedinthe lifehereafterorinthequestionofiortalityorinthesingeneral. thattypeofphilosophyuldisfythegernies,aainlynottie hebreitsatisfiedtheeserageneral.weshallseebelo reallyneverquitesatisfiedeventheese,andhoadeup forbyataoistorbuddhistsupeaturalisbutthissupeaturaliseeina tobeseparatedingeneralfrohequestionoftheidealoflife:itrepresentsratherthe spiritualbyplaysandoutletsthatrelyhelptokelifeendurable. sotruetothehunistinstinctthathernfuoranyof hisdisanylesserliteraryandlitaryfigures inonan,who sufferedightinanazinglyshort tibeeapopularlocalgoddess,prayedtobyallthevillagers.typicalofthe hunistteerantisthefactthatalthoughidolsadeofkuanyti,abrave andloyalgeneraliiofthethreekingdo,idolsadeof nfucius,noroftheaorsinthehallsofaralshave reallynothingtodople.inthenfuand araltelestherearerelyoblongablets,insharacters bearingthenasofthespiritstheyrepresent,havingaslittlereselaoidolsas aerely hunbeiin ...