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A tradition, or taboo, is not formed by the decision of some contemporary council as a means to control others via social restrictions, for if it was it would never have lasted, instead it is formed because of experience, because when something goes beyond it the result is temporary pleasure, the nectar of the fruits of rebellion, but when the rebellious desires have faded, what is left is rotten and decayed. A TRADITION OR TABOO IS NOT FORMED BY THE DECISION OF SOME CONTEMPORARY COUNCIL AS A MEANS TO CONTROL OTHERS BY SOCIAL RESTRICTIONS FOR IF IT WAS IT WOULD NEVER HAVE LASTED INSTEAD IT IS FORMED BECAUSE OF EXPERIENCE BECAUSE WHEN SOMETHING GOES BEYOND IT THE RESULT IS TEMPORARY PLEASURE THE NECTAR OF THE FRUITS OF REBELLION BUT WHEN THE REBELLIOUS DESIRES ARE FADED WHAT IS LEFT IS ROTTEN AND DECAYED
g that it was unimportant to the present troubles. They looked guilty as they said it, though of what I did not know. I was reminded of my indignation at their ignoring of the sufferings of the Munams and became once more impatient with their self-importance, so I yielded the floor and they began to make their cases. In order to decide who went first, they drew lots, and as the shorter was drawn by Wagner, he went first. His speech is as follows: "The past is constant, Jehu. It has happened and is secure in its place, explored and known. The traditions and customs of our people are steadfast and immovable, for they have survived the ages like a mountain that is untouched by the weather. They have lasted so long not because of the mere namesake of tradition, but because they work, because they have worked thousands of times before, and because we know they will work a thousand times in the future. What was good enough for the generations before us is good enough for us and our children. OT ELABORATE SAYING THAT IT WAS UNIMPORTANT TO THE PRESENT TROUBLES THEY LOOKED GUILTY AS THEY SAID IT THOUGH OF WHAT I DID NOT KNOW I WAS REMINDED OF MY INDIGNATION AT THEIR IGNORING OF THE SUFFERINGS OF THE MUTENHAMS AND BECAME ONCE MORE IMPATIENT WITH THEIR SELF IMPORTANCE SO I YIELDED TO FLOOR AND THEY BEGAN TO MAKE THEIR CASES IN ORDER TO DECIDE WHO WENT FIRST THEY DREW LOTS AND AS THE SHORTER WAS DRAWN BY WAGNER HE WENT FIRST HIS SPEECH IS AS FOLLOWS THE PAST IS CONSTANT TO YOU IT HAS HAPPENED AND IS SECURE IN ITS PLACE EXPLORED AND KNOWN THE TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS OF OUR PEOPLE ARE STEADFAST AND IMMOVABLE FOR THEY HAVE SURVIVED THE AGES LIKE A MOUNTAIN THAT IS UNTOUCHED BY THE WEATHER THEY HAVE LASTED SO LONG NOT BECAUSE OF THE MERE NAMESAKE OF TRADITION BUT BECAUSE THEY WORK BECAUSE THEY HAVE WORKED THOUSANDS OF TIMES BEFORE AND BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY WILL WORK A THOUSAND TIMES IN THE FUTURE WHAT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE GENERATIONS BEFORE US IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR US AND OUR CHILDREN
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