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For you are now at the parting of the ways, and now you know where each path leads. FOR YOU ARE NOW AT THE PARTING OF THE WAYS AND NOW YOU KNOW WHERE EACH PATH LEADS
erely by good luck, namely, giving ourselves up body and soul to the educational system which forced itself upon our notice so enticingly, from the time when we entered the public schools up to that moment. How then had it come about that we had not taken our places in the chorus of its admirers? Perhaps merely because we were real students, and could still draw back from the rough-and-tumble, the pushing and struggling, the restless, ever-breaking waves of publicity, to seek refuge in our own little educational establishment; which, however, time would have soon swallowed up also. Overcome by such reflections, we were about to address the philosopher again, when he suddenly turned towards us, and said in a softer tone-- "I cannot be surprised if you young men behave rashly and thoughtlessly; for it is hardly likely that you have ever seriously considered what I have just said to you. Don't be in a hurry; carry this question about with you, but do at any rate consider it day and night. HICH WE HAD HITHERTO ESCAPED MERELY BY GOOD LUCK NAMELY GIVING OURSELVES UP BODY AND SOUL TO THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WHICH FORCED ITSELF UPON OUR NOTICE SO ENTICINGLY FROM THE TIME WE ENTERED THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS UP TO THAT MOMENT HOW THEN HAD IT COME ABOUT THAT WE HAD NOT TAKEN OUR PLACES IN THE COURSE OF ITS ADMIRERS PERHAPS MERELY BECAUSE WE WERE REAL STUDENTS AND COULD STILL DRAW BACK FROM THE ROUGH AND TUMBLE THE PUSHING AND STRUGGLING THE RESTLESS EVER BREAKING WAVES OF PUBLICITY TO SEEK REFUGE IN OUR OWN LITTLE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT WHICH HOWEVER TIME WOULD SOON HAVE SWALLOWED UP ALSO OVERCOME BY SUCH REFLECTIONS WE WERE ABOUT TO ADDRESS THE PHILOSOPHER AGAIN WHEN HE SUDDENLY TURNED TOWARDS US AND SAID IN A SOFTER TONE I CANNOT BE SURPRISED IF YOU YOUNG MEN BEHAVE RASHLY AND THOUGHTLESSLY FOR IT IS HARDLY LIKELY THAT YOU HAVE EVER SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED WHAT I HAVE JUST SAID TO YOU DON'T BE IN A HURRY CARRY THIS QUESTION ABOUT WITH YOU AND DO AT ANY RATE CONSIDER IT DAY AND NIGHT
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