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I do not think it possible under the present circumstances to speak too strongly on this point. I feel sure that the time will come when people will find it difficult to believe that a rich community such as ours, having such command over external Nature, could have submitted to live such a mean, shabby, dirty life as we do. I DO NOT THINK IT POSSIBLE UNDER THE PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES TO SPEAK TOO STRONGLY ON THIS POINT I FEEL SURE THAT THE TIME WILL COME WHEN PEOPLE WILL FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT A RICH COMMUNITY SUCH AS OURS HAVING SUCH COMMAND OVER EXTERNAL NATURE COULD HAVE SUBMITTED TO LIVE SUCH A MEAN SHABBY DIRTY LIFE AS WE DO
 that, after a little, people would rather be anxious to seek work than to avoid it; that our working hours would rather be merry parties of men and maids, young men and old enjoying themselves over their work, than the grumpy weariness it mostly is now. Then would come the time for the new birth of art, so much talked of, so long deferred; people could not help showing their mirth and pleasure in their work, and would be always wishing to express it in a tangible and more or less enduring form, and the workshop would once more be a school of art, whose influence no one could escape from. And, again, that word art leads me to my last claim, which is that the material surroundings of my life should be pleasant, generous, and beautiful; that I know is a large claim, but this I will say about it, that if it cannot be satisfied, if every civilized community cannot provide such surroundings for all its members, I do not want the world to go on; it is a mere misery that man has ever existed.  NOW HAVE ANY IDEA OF AND THAT AFTER A LITTLE PEOPLE WOULD RATHER BE ANXIOUS TO SEEK WORK THAN TO AVOID IT THAT OUR WORKING HOURS WOULD RATHER BE MERRY PARTIES OF MEN AND MAIDS YOUNG MEN AND OLD ENJOYING THEMSELVES OVER THEIR WORK THAN THE GRUMPY WEARINESS IT MOSTLY IS NOW THEN WOULD COME THE TIME FOR THE NEW BIRTH OF ART SO MUCH TALKED OF SO LONG DEFERRED PEOPLE COULD NOT HELP SHOWING THEIR MIRTH AND PLEASURE IN THEIR WORK AND WOULD BE ALWAYS WISHING TO EXPRESS IT IN A TANGIBLE AND MORE OR LESS ENDURING FORM AND THE WORKSHOP WOULD ONCE MORE BE A SCHOOL OF ART WHOSE INFLUENCE NO ONE COULD ESCAPE FROM AND AGAIN THAT WORD ART LEADS ME TO MY LAST CLAIM WHICH IS THAT THE MATERIAL SURROUNDINGS OF MY LIFE SHOULD BE PLEASANT GENEROUS AND BEAUTIFUL THAT I KNOW IS A LARGE CLAIM BUT THIS I WILL SAY ABOUT IT THAT IF IT CANNOT BE SATISFIED IF EVERY CIVILIZED COMMUNITY CANNOT PROVIDE SUCH SURROUNDINGS FOR ALL ITS MEMBERS I DO NOT WANT THE WORLD TO GO ON IT IS A MERE MISERY THAT MAN HAS EVER EXISTED
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