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It is threefold, I think—hope of rest, hope of product, hope of pleasure in the work itself; and hope of these also in some abundance and of good quality; rest enough and good enough to be worth having; product worth having by one who is neither a fool nor an ascetic; pleasure enough for all for us to be conscious of it while we are at work; not a mere habit, the loss of which we shall feel as a fidgety man feels the loss of the bit of string he fidgets with. IT IS THREEFOLD I THINK HOPE OF REST HOPE OF PRODUCT HOPE OF PLEASURE IN THE WORK ITSELF AND HOPE OF THESE ALSO IN SOME ABUNDANCE AND OF GOOD QUALITY REST ENOUGH AND GOOD ENOUGH TO BE WORTH HAVING PRODUCT WORTH HAVING BY ONE WHO IS NEITHER A FOOL NOR AN ASCETIC PLEASURE ENOUGH FOR ALL OF US TO BE CONSCIOUS OF IT WHILE WE ARE AT WORK NOT A MERE HABIT THE LOSS OF WHICH WE SHALL FEEL AS A FIDGETY MAN FEELS THE LOSS OF THE BIT OF STRING HE FIDGETS WITH
ut even pleasurable. You may be sure that she does so, that it is of the nature of man, when he is not diseased, to take pleasure in his work under certain conditions. And, yet, we must say in the teeth of the hypocritical praise of all labour, whatsoever it may be, of which I have made mention, that there is some labour which is so far from being a blessing that it is a curse; that it would be better for the community and for the worker if the latter were to fold his hands and refuse to work, and either die or let us pack him off to the workhouse or prison—which you will. Here, you see, are two kinds of work—one good, the other bad; one not far removed from a blessing, a lightening of life; the other a mere curse, a burden to life. What is the difference between them, then? This: one has hope in it, the other has not. It is manly to do the one kind of work, and manly also to refuse to do the other. What is the nature of the hope which, when it is present in work, makes it worth doing? D THE RACE NOT ONLY ENDURABLE BUT EVEN PLEASURABLE YOU MAY BE SURE THAT SHE DOES SO THAT IT IS OF THE NATURE OF MAN WHEN HE IS NOT DISEASED TO TAKE PLEASURE IN HIS WORK UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND YET WE MUST SAY IN THE TEETH OF THE HYPOCRITICAL PRAISE OF ALL LABOUR WHATSOEVER IT MAY BE OF WHICH I HAVE MADE MENTION THAT THERE IS SOME LABOUR WHICH IS SO FAR FROM BEING A BLESSING THAT IT IS A CURSE THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE WORKER IF THE LATTER WERE TO FOLD HIS HANDS AND REFUSE TO WORK AND EITHER DIE OR LET US PACK HIM OFF TO THE WORKHOUSE OR PRISON WHICH YOU WILL HERE YOU SEE ARE TWO KINDS OF WORK ONE GOOD THE OTHER BAD ONE NOT FAR REMOVED FROM A BLESSING A LIGHTENING OF LIFE THE OTHER A MERE CURSE A BURDEN TO LIFE WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM THEN THIS ONE HAS HOPE IN IT THE OTHER HAS NOT IT IS MANLY TO DO THE ONE KIND OF WORK AND MANLY ALSO TO REFUSE TO DO THE OTHER WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THE HOPE WHICH WHEN IT IS PRESENT IN WORK MAKES IT WORTH DOING
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