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That, ladies and gentlemen, was our standpoint then! THAT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WAS OUR STANDPOINT THEN
t yet decided what we should be--we had not even troubled ourselves at all on this head. Our little society had sown the seeds of this happy indifference in our souls and for it alone we were prepared to celebrate the anniversary of its foundation with hearty gratitude. I have already pointed out, I think, that in the eyes of the present age, which is so intolerant of anything that is not useful, such purposeless enjoyment of the moment, such a lulling of one's self in the cradle of the present, must seem almost incredible and at all events blameworthy. How useless we were! And how proud we were of being useless! We used even to quarrel with each other as to which of us should have the glory of being the more useless. We wished to attach no importance to anything, to have strong views about nothing, to aim at nothing; we wanted to take no thought for the morrow, and desired no more than to recline comfortably like good-for-nothings on the threshold of the present; and we did--bless us! N THEN WE HAD NOT YET DECIDED WHAT WE SHOULD BE WE HAD NOT EVEN TROUBLED OURSELVES AT ALL ON THIS HEAD OUR LITTLE SOCIETY HAD SOWN THE SEEDS OF THIS HAPPY INDIFFERENCE IN OUR SOULS AND FOR IT ALONE WE WERE PREPARED TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDATION WITH HEARTY GRATITUDE I HAVE ALREADY POINTED OUT I THINK THAT IN THE EYES OF THE PRESENT AGE WHICH IS SO INTOLERANT OF ANYTHING THAT IS NOT USEFUL SUCH PURPOSELESSNESS ENJOYMENT OF THE MOMENT SUCH A LULLING OF ONE'S SELF IN THE CRADLE OF THE PRESENT MUST SEEM ALMOST INCREDIBLE AND AT ALL EVENTS BLAMEWORTHY HOW USELESS WE WERE AND HOW PROUD WE WERE OF BEING USELESS WE USED EVEN TO QUARREL WITH EACH OTHER AS TO WHICH OF US SHOULD HAVE THE GLORY OF BEING THE MORE USELESS WE WISHED TO ATTACH NO IMPORTANCE TO ANYTHING TO HAVE STRONG VIEWS ABOUT NOTHING TO AIM AT NOTHING WE WANTED TO TAKE NO THOUGHT FOR THE MORROW AND DESIRED NO MORE THAN TO RECLINE COMFORTABLY LIKE GOOD FOR NOTHINGS ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE PRESENT AND WE DID BLESS US
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