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When talking to you I often felt drawn out of myself, as it were, and inspired with your ardour and hopes till I almost forgot myself. Then a calmer moment arrives; a piercing wind of reality brings me back to earth  and then I see the wide gulf between us, over which you yourself, as in a dream, draw me back again. Then what you call 'culture' merely totters meaninglessly around me or lies heavily on my breast: it is like a shirt of mail that weighs me down, or a sword that I cannot wield." WHEN TALKING TO YOU I OFTEN FELT DRAWN OUT OF MYSELF AS IT WERE AND INSPIRED WITH YOUR ARDOUR AND HOPE TILL I ALMOST FORGOT MYSELF THEN A CALMER MOMENT ARRIVES A PIERCING WIND OF REALITY BRINGS ME BACK TO EARTH AND THEN I SEE THE WIDE GULF BETWEEN US OVER WHICH YOU YOURSELF AS IN A DREAM DRAW ME BACK AGAIN THEN WHAT YOU CALL CULTURE MERELY TOTTERS MEANINGLESSLY AROUND ME OR LIES HEAVILY ON MY BREAST IT IS LIKE A SHIRT OF MAIL THAT WEIGHS ME DOWN OR A SWORD THAT I CANNOT WIELD
ng of doing to-morrow, or what I have made up my mind to do with myself from now on, I should not know what to answer. For it is easy to see that we have up to the present been living and educating ourselves in the wrong way--but what can we do to cross over the chasm between to-day and to-morrow?" "Yes," acknowledged my friend, "I have a similar feeling, and I ask the same question: but besides that I feel as if I were frightened away from German culture by entertaining such high and ideal views of its task; yea, as if I were unworthy to co-operate with it in carrying out its aims. I only see a resplendent file of the highest natures moving towards this goal; I can imagine over what abysses and through what temptations this procession travels. Who would dare to be so bold as to join in it?" At this point the philosopher's companion again turned to him and said: "Don't be angry with me when I tell you that I too have a somewhat similar feeling, which I have not mentioned to you before. E ONE ASKS ME WHAT I AM THINKING OF DOING TO MORROW OR WHAT I HAVE MADE UP MY MIND TO DO WITH MYSELF FROM NOW ON I SHOULD NOT KNOW WHAT TO ANSWER FOR IT IS EASY TO SEE THAT WE HAVE UP TO THE PRESENT BEEN LIVING AND EDUCATING OURSELVES IN THE WRONG WAY BUT WHAT CAN WE DO TO CROSS OVER THE CHASM BETWEEN TO DAY AND TO MORROW YES ACKNOWLEDGED MY FRIEND I HAVE A SIMILAR FEELING AND I ASK THE SAME QUESTION BUT BESIDES THAT I FEEL AS IF I WERE FRIGHTENED AWAY FROM GERMAN CULTURE BY ENTERTAINING SUCH HIGH AND IDEAL VIEWS OF ITS TASK YEA AS IF I WERE UNWORTHY TO CO OPERATE WITH IT IN CARRYING OUT ITS AIMS I ONLY SEE A RESPLENDENT FILE OF THE HIGHEST NATURES MOVING TOWARDS THIS GOAL I CAN IMAGINE OVER WHAT ABYSSES AND THROUGH WHAT TEMPTATIONS THIS PROCESSION TRAVELS WHO DARE TO BE SO BOLD AS TO JOIN IN IT AT THIS POINT THE PHILOSOPHER'S COMPANION AGAIN TURNED TO HIM AND SAID DON'T BE ANGRY WITH ME WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I TOO HAVE A SOMEWHAT SIMILAR FEELING WHICH I HAVE NOT MENTIONED TO YOU BEFORE
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