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Frivolous spendthrift! Thou art a reader after my own heart; for thou wilt be patient enough to accompany an author any distance, even though he himself cannot yet see the goal at which he is aiming,  even though he himself feels only that he must at all events honestly believe in a goal, in order that a future and possibly very remote generation may come face to face with that towards which we are now blindly and instinctively groping. FRIVOLOUS SPENDTHRIFT THOU ART A READER AFTER MY OWN HEART AND THOU WILT BE PATIENT ENOUGH TO ACCOMPANY AN AUTHOR ANY DISTANCE EVEN THOUGH HE HIMSELF CANNOT YET SEE THE GOAL AT WHICH HE IS AIMING EVEN THOUGH HE HIMSELF FEELS ONLY THAT HE MUST AT ALL EVENTS HONESTLY BELIEVE IN A GOAL IN ORDER THAT A FUTURE AND POSSIBLY VERY REMOTE GENERATION MAY COME FACE TO FACE WITH THAT TOWARDS WHICH WE ARE NOW BLINDLY AND INSTINCTIVELY GROPING
themselves beneath its chariot-wheels. It is for men, therefore, who are not accustomed to estimate the value of everything according to the amount of time it either saves or wastes. In short, it is for the few. These, we believe, "still have time." Without any qualms of conscience they may improve the most fruitful and vigorous hours of their day in meditating on the future of our education; they may even believe when the evening has come that they have used their day in the most dignified and useful way, namely, in the _meditatio generis futuri_. No one among them has yet forgotten to think while reading a book; he still understands the secret of reading between the lines, and is indeed so generous in what he himself brings to his study, that he continues to reflect upon what he has read, perhaps long after he has laid the book aside. And he does this, not because he wishes to write a criticism about it or even another book; but simply because reflection is a pleasant pastime to him. LOUS DELIGHT IN THROWING THEMSELVES BENEATH ITS CHARIOT WHEELS IT IS FOR MEN THEREFORE WHO ARE NOT ACCUSTOMED TO ESTIMATE THE VALUE OF EVERYTHING ACCORDING TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT EITHER SAVES OR WASTES IN SHORT IT IS FOR THE FEW THESE WE BELIEVE STILL HAVE TIME WITHOUT ANY QUALMS OF CONSCIENCE THEY MAY IMPROVE THE MOST FRUITFUL AND VIGOROUS HOURS OF THEIR DAY IN MEDITATING ON THE FUTURE OF OUR EDUCATION THEY MAY EVEN BELIEVE WHEN THE EVENING HAS COME THAT THEY HAVE USED THEIR DAY IN THE MOST DIGNIFIED AND USEFUL WAY NAMELY IN THE MEDITATIO GENERIS FUTURI NO ONE AMONG THEM HAS YET FORGOTTEN TO THINK WHILE READING A BOOK HE STILL UNDERSTANDS THE SECRET OF READING BETWEEN THE LINES AND IS INDEED SO GENEROUS IN WHAT HE HIMSELF BRINGS TO HIS STUDY THAT HE CONTINUES TO REFLECT UPON WHAT HE HAS READ PERHAPS LONG AFTER HE HAS LAID THE BOOK ASIDE AND HE DOES THIS NOT BECAUSE HE WISHES TO WRITE A CRITICISM ABOUT IT OR EVEN ANOTHER BOOK BUT SIMPLY BECAUSE REFLECTION IS A PLEASANT PASTIME TO HIM
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