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This element of obvious usefulness is all the more to be counted on in sweetening tasks otherwise irksome, since social morality, the responsibility of man towards the life of man, will, in the new order of things, take the place of theological morality, or the responsibility of man to some abstract idea. THIS ELEMENT OF OBVIOUS USEFULNESS IS ALL THE MORE TO BE COUNTED ON IN SWEETENING TASKS OTHERWISE IRKSOME SINCE SOCIAL MORALITY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MAN TOWARDS THE LIFE OF MAN WILL IN THE NEW ORDER OF THINGS TAKE THE PLACE OF THEOLOGICAL MORALITY OR THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MAN TO SOME ABSTRACT IDEA
neighbours by it. Such absolutely necessary work as we should have to do would in the first place take up but a small part of each day, and so far would not be burdensome; but it would be a task of daily recurrence, and therefore would spoil our day’s pleasure unless it were made at least endurable while it lasted. In other words, all labour, even the commonest, must be made attractive. How can this be done?—is the question the answer to which will take up the rest of this paper. In giving some hints on this question, I know that, while all Socialists will agree with many of the suggestions made, some of them may seem to some strange and venturesome. These must be considered as being given without any intention of dogmatizing, and as merely expressing my own personal opinion. From all that has been said already it follows that labour, to be attractive, must be directed towards some obviously useful end, unless in cases where it is undertaken voluntarily by each individual as a pastime. ING OURSELVES AND OUR NEIGHBORS BY IT SUCH ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY WORK AS WE SHOULD HAVE TO DO WOULD IN THE FIRST PLACE TAKE UP BUT A SMALL PART OF EACH DAY AND SO FAR WOULD NOT BE BURDENSOME BUT IT WOULD BE A TASK OF DAILY RECURRENCE AND THEREFORE WOULD SPOIL OUR DAY'S PLEASURE UNLESS IT WERE MADE AT LEAST ENDURABLE WHILE IT LASTED IN OTHER WORDS ALL LABOUR EVEN THE COMMONEST MUST BE MADE ATTRACTIVE HOW CAN THIS BE DONE IS THE QUESTION THE ANSWER TO WHICH WILL TAKE UP THE REST OF THIS PAPER IN GIVING SOME HINTS ON THIS QUESTION I KNOW THAT WHILE ALL SOCIALISTS WILL AGREE WITH MANY OF THE SUGGESTIONS MADE SOME OF THEM MAY SEEM TO SOME STRANGE AND VENTURESOME THESE MUST BE CONSIDERED AS BEING GIVEN WITHOUT ANY INTENTION OF DOGMATIZING AND AS MERELY EXPRESSING MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION FROM ALL THAT HAS BEEN SAID ALREADY IT FOLLOWS THAT LABOUR TO BE ATTRACTIVE MUST BE DIRECTED TOWARDS SOME OBVIOUSLY USEFUL END UNLESS IN CASES WHERE IT IS UNDERTAKEN VOLUNTARILY BY EACH INDIVIDUAL AS A PASTIME
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