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andknoyspiritsonhappinessboe
thatrepresentstotheoodbutthesuubr 》
bonuflifethechineseidealoflifeisdrunkthroughentitisan
idealoflifethatisneitherpartietaphysical;butnevertheless
ienselyrealitis;istsay;abrilliantlysileideal;sobrilliantlysilethat
onlydietteroffactchinesenduldhavenceivedit;andyetoneoften
eaningoflifeliesinthesane
andhealthyenjoyntofitthedifferencebetstobe
thattheakingrethingsandalesserabilitytoenjoytheinationand
capacitytoenjoythefehingstheyhavethistrait;oucentrationonearthly
happiness;isascharesultasacauseoftheabsenceofreligionforifonecannot
believeinthelifehereafterasthensuationofthepresentlife;oneisforcedto
kethestofthislifebeforethefarakesthis
ncentrationpossible
frohisahunisasdevelopedsancentreduniverse;
andlaysdoanhappinessthe
hunizingofknoontnswerves;heis
carriedaesatoolofhisownknowledgeonlybyasharp
andsteadfastholdingtothetrueendofhunlifeasoneseesitcanhunisbr 》
intainitselfhuniseanpositionbethe
otheraterialisfthedey
havecapturedpopularfancyinchina;butagainstitsinfluencethetruenfucianist
anisonlyanescape
froife;oranegationofthetrulyhunlife
ontheotherhand;thedeentofchinery;has
nottakentitoensurethatnenjoysakestheglorificationofthe
pluerinaricahasdethenforgetthatonecanliveaveryhappylife
anynynhave
livedtofortableoldageanddeiortantscientificdisveriesandten
sterpieceshtheirerjugandoldfashionedbasinthereneedstobea
religionousdictuboutthesabbathandnstantly
preaanandnotndeforthechineforafter
all;thesufallhunandtheproblefallhunknowledgeishow
nshallreinanandhoenjoyhislife
iireligion
nothingisrestrikingthanthechinesehunistdevotiontothetrueendoflifeas
theyaphysical
phantasiesextraneoustoitanistnfuciusthe
iortantquestionofdeath;hisfausreplykno
death”1anaricanpresbyteriannisteroncetried
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todrivehotothe
iortanrtalitybyreferringtotheallegedastronocal
theorythatthesunisgraduallylosingitsenergyandthatperhaps;afterllionsof
years;lifeissuretobeeextinctonthispla”doyounotrealize;therefore;”
askedthenister;”thatafterall;thequestionofiortalityisiortant”itoldhibr 》
franklyianlifehasyethalfallionyears;thatisenough
forallpraetaphysical
anybodyssoulshouldorethanhalfallionyearsandnotbeperfeindcannot
understandthepresbyteriannistersy
unnakeratherpoor
christiannverts;andiftheyaretobenvertedtheyshouldallbeequakers;
forthatistheonlysortofchristianitythatthechinesecanunderstandchristianityas
apresstheaswillbe
onsense
buddhistself;enothingbuta
systefntalhygiene;heessenceofsungphilosophy
1iasingpidginenglishhereinordertoretainthetersenessandforceofthe
original
foraaybe
iginationinaginationinchinese
ethicseveninpaintingandpoetrythereisasheer;ed;instinctivedelight
innplacelife;andiginationisusedtothroandbeauty
overthisearthlylife;ratherthantoescapefrotthereisnodoubtthatthechinese
areinlovehlife;inlovehthisearth;andforsakeitforaninvisible
heaventheyareinlovehlife;sobeautiful;andinh
ntsofhappinessaresopreciousbecausetheyaresotransienttheyareinlove
onks;funeralsandweddingsand
childbirthsandsicknessesandglosandrainynightsandfeastingdaysand
as
itisthesedetailsoflifeuponhechinesenovelistsfondlyanduntiringlydwell;
detailsanandsignificantbecauseansareaffected
bytheistressto
servantshadgoosleepandtaiyti;sittingbehindthebeadedscreen;heardthe
parrotcallingthestersnaidautuday;thatrable
dautudayofacertainyear;hesistersandpaoyiiheredto
sandxinlightrailleryandbanteringlaughteroverthefeastofcrabs;in
ahappinesssoperfectthatituldhardlylast;likethefullon;asthechinese
sayinggoesorapairofinnocentneheirfirstreunionona
onlitnight;heysatalonenearapondandprayedtothegodsthattheir
rriedlifeghtlasttilldeath;butdarkeovertheon;andinthe
distancetheyheardasteriousnoiseasifaothe
er;pursuedbyaproheyoungwifeshiveredandranupahighfever
thenextdayyes;lifelybeautifulishrerding;dooits
losnothingofthisearthlylifeaterialortoovulgar
toenterliteratureacharacteristifallchinesenovelsistheincessantand
nevertiringenurationofthenasofdishesservedatafalyfeastoratravellers
supperataninn;folloachachesandtripstothevacantlot
anstoiletsothechinesenovelistsenandenlive;anditisalifetoofulltobeoccupiedhthoughtsof
iortality
thisrealisndthisattachedtotheearthqualityofthechineseidealoflifehasa
basisinnfucianisianity;isoftheearth;earthbofor
jesusanticist;nfuciusarealist;jesusystic;nfuciusa
positivist;jesusanitarian;nfuciusahunistintheseties
andnsensenfucianisstrictlyspeaking;areligion:ithadcertain
feelingstoheuniversethatborderedonthereligiousfeeling;butitwas
notareligiontherearesuchgreatsoulsinthegetinterestedinthe
lifehereafterorinthequestionofiortalityorinthesingeneral
thattypeofphilosophyuldneversatisfythegeicraces;andcertainlynottie
hebreitsatisfiedthechineserace梚ngeneralweshallseebelo
reallyneverquitesatisfiedeventhechinese;andhoadeup
forbyataoistorbuddhistsupeaturalisbutthissupeaturaliseeinchina
tobeseparatedingeneralfrohequestionoftheidealoflife:itrepresentsratherthe
spiritualbyplaysandoutletsthatrelyhelptokelifeendurable
sotruetothehunistinstinctthatneithefuciusnoranyof
hisdisanylesserliteraryandlitaryfigures
inonan;who
sufferedightinanazinglyshort
tibeeapopularlocalgoddess;prayedtobyallthevillagerstypicalofthe
hunistteerantisthefactthatalthoughidolsadeofkuanyti;abrave
andloyalgeneralinthetiofthethreekingdo;idolsadeof
nfucius;noroftheancestorsinthehallsofancestralshave
reallynothingtodopleinthenfucianand
ancestraltelestherearerelyoblongablets;inscribedhcharacters
bearingthenasofthespiritstheyrepresent;havingaslittlereselancetoidolsas
aerely
hunbeingsedbutin
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