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"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. 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
Here I seized the philosopher's hand and said: "That man must be as obtuse as a reptile, with his stomach on the ground and his head buried in mud, who can listen to such a discourse as yours without becoming earnest and thoughtful, or even excited and indignant. Self-accusation and annoyance might perhaps cause a few to get angry; but our impression was quite different: the only thing I do not know is how exactly to describe it. This hour was so well-timed for us, and our minds were so well prepared, that we sat there like empty vessels, and now it seems as if we were filled to overflowing with this new wisdom: for I no longer know how to help myself, and if some one asked 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? LL HIGHER PRAISE HERE I SEIZED THE PHILOSOPHER'S HAND AND SAID THAT MAN MUST BE AS OBTUSE AS A REPTILE WITH HIS STOMACH ON THE GROUND AND HIS HEAD BURIED IN MUD WHO CAN LISTEN TO SUCH A DISCOURSE AS YOURS WITHOUT BECOMING EARNEST AND THOUGHTFUL OR EVEN EXCITED AND INDIGNANT SELF ACCUSATION AND ANNOYANCE MIGHT PERHAPS CAUSE A FEW TO GET ANGRY BUT OUR IMPRESSION WAS QUITE DIFFERENTENT THE ONLY THING I DO NOT KNOW IS HOW EXACTLY TO DESCRIBE IT THIS HOUR WAS SO WELL TIMED FOR US AND OUR MINDS WERE SO WELL PREPARED THAT WE SAT THERE LIKE EMPTY VESSELS AND NOW IT SEEMS AS IF WE WERE FILLED TO OVERFLOWING WITH THIS NEW WISDOM FOR I NO LONGER KNOW HOW TO HELP MYSELF AND IF SOME 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
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