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ierfectionsofanfuciansocietyforthenfucianoutlookonlifeispositive;
yofthesetrange
elentsergestheiortalthinger1
henceachinesearenfucianistssheyare
failuresthenfucianistinusbuildsandstrives;hetaoistinuschesand
slesthereforeoralizes;and
ofofficeheversifies;andusuallyitisgoodtaoisticpoetrythatexplainsost
allchinesescholarsostallllectedhinese
ers;poetryoccupiesthebetterandgreaterhalf
fortaoislikerphia;isstrangelybenuingandthereforestrangelysoothingit
relieves;itspoetryandits
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worship
ofnatureservetheesoftroubleanddisorderas
nfucianiservesthentisofpeaceaadnationalintegrationinthat
providesasaferetreatforthechinesehunheartandabalorthechinesesoul;
ittedtotrialsandtribulationsthepoetryoftaoislonehas
detherigoristianticisas
savederelleperial
virtuesandarehashofralexhortationsallgoodchineseliterature;allchinese
literaturethatisanndand
soothesthehunheartisessentiallyiuedand
nfucianisrethenegativeandpositivepolesofchinesethoughtakelife
possibleinchina
1sofaxasthisnegativeattitudetoisrelytaoisbr 》
alittletouchedinitss
thechinesearebynaturegreatertaoiststhantheyarebyculturenfucianistsasa
people;perialde;basedonthenceptionof
essentialjustice;butenoughtodistrustlas
niyfivepercentoflegaltroublesaresettledoutofurtenoughto
keelaboraterulesofcereny;butaspart
ofthegreatjokeoflife;errykingat
chinesefuneralsenoughtodenouncevice;butenough
nottobesurprisedordisturbedbyitenoughtostartsuccessivewavesof
revolutions;butproseandgobacktotheprevious
pattesofgoventofofficial
iearules;
buts;toignorethecircuentthe
play;andbeesuperiortotheteachouryounginthe
llegesaurseofpoliticalscience;shoentissupposedtobe
run;butbydailyexalehounicipal;provincialandcentral
goventsareactuallyrunpracticableidealisaswehave
nopatiencefordoctrinairetheologyelikethe
sonsofgod;buttobehavelikesane;norlhunbeingsthatis
anistsandchristianitystfailin
ustbealteredbeyondregnitionbeforeitcanbeacceptedtheonly
partofchristianteachingsrulyacceptedbythechinesepeopleis
lessasdoves”but”s”forthesetwo
virtues;dovelikegentlenessandserpentlike;areattributesoftheoldrogue
inoneaneffort;butitthefutility
ofitthisgeneralattitudeofndhasatendencytodeveloppassivedefencetactics
”greatthingsallthings;andsllthingscanbereducedintonothing”onthisgeneralprincipleallchinesedisputesarepatchedup;allchinese
sprograesaredisunteduntilthereare
peaceandriceforeverybody”onebidisnotsogoodasonepass;”sorunsanotherof
ourproverbs;eansthesathingas”let
sleepingdogslie”
hunlifeveson;therefore;onthelineofleaststruggleandleastresistancethis
developsaind;ossandtofind
oneselfinhayhtheuniverseitdevelopsalsocertaindefencetacticsh
canbereterriblethananytacticsofaggressionoarestaurantand
feelshungry;butthefooddoesnote;onecanrepeattheordertotheboyifthe
boyisrude;oneanagentanddosothingaboutitbutif
theboyrepliesinthestelegantnner;”inging”anddoesnotvea
step;oneostelegantnner
alsosuch;inbrief;isthepassivestrengthofthechinesepeople;astrengthh
thoseadetofeelstebestitisthestrengthoftheold
rogue
vpacifisbr 》
sofarhthreeofthecharacteristicsthatparalysethe
a
generalvieelloinguishedbyacertaintolerant
nonchalanceitisevidentthatsuchaviehoutitsvirtues;andthey
arethevirtuesofanoldpeople;notaitiousnorkeentositontopofthe
apeopleuchoflife;oacceptlifefor
itish;butneverthelessthatthislifeshallbeliveddecentlyandhappily
hinoneslot
forthe:theydonot
liveinordertodie;asthechristianspretendtodo;nordotheyseekforautopiaon
earth;asnyseersofthedotheyjusttoorderthislifeonearth;h
theyknoayeably;endure
nobly;andlivehappilyofthenoblevirtuesofthebition;zealfor
reforpublicspirit;senseforadventureandheroicurage;thechinesearedevoid
theybingntblanrinexploringthenorthpolebut
theyaretrendouslyinterestedinthisnplaceheyhavean
indotablepatience;anindefatigableindustry;asenseofduty;alevelheaded
nsense;;andthatunequalledgenius
forfindinghappinessinhardenvironntsent梣ualitiesthat
kethisnplaandand
toleranellotobelackingin
deeurope
indeeditseeattis;onchingthespectacleofpresentdayeurope;thatsheis
sufferinglessfrolaartness”orintellectualbrilliancethanfrohelack
ofalittlelloitseeattisbarelypossiblethateuropewillo
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utgrow
itshotheadedyouthfulnessanditsintellectualbrilliance;andthatafteranother
centuryofscientificprogress;thesocloselytogetherthatthe
europeansoretolerantvieher;attherisk
oftotalannihilationtheyobealittlelessbrilliant;andalittle
retureihavenfidencethatthechangeofvieabout;notby
brillianttheoriesbutbyaninstinctforselfpreservationperhapsthenthewill
leatobelievelessinselfassertionandreintolerance;fortolerancewillbe
direlyneededhetogethertheytleless
desiroustokeprogress;andalittlereanxioustounderstandlifeandthevoice
oftheoldnofhankukuanpassorewidely
froheply”good”becauseit
isnsenseifthisearthlylifeisallthelifeusttrytolivein
peaceifthispointofvieheselfassertionandthe
restlessnessofthespiritofthearesignsofitsyouthfulrahechinese;
steepedinhisorientalphilosophy;canseethatthatra
europesiningofagefor;strangeasityseeoutoftheextrelyshrewd
philosophyoftaoisherealergestheolerance”tolerancehasbeen;
ithink;thegreatestqualityofchineseculture;andtoleranceethe
greatestqualityofdeculture;aturestoleatolerance;one
needsalittlesorroofthetaoisttypetruecynicsareoftenthe
kindestpeople;fortheyseethehollotherealizationofthat
holloicpity
paatterofhighhununderstandingifnuldleatobea
littlerecynical;heoisperhaps
enarehefighters
beandthe
nfuonyastheidealoflifetheydonotfightbecausethey
arethestcalculatingandselfinterestedofpeople