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Also you must understand that this production of art, and consequent pleasure in work, is not confined to the production of matters which are works of art only, like pictures, statues, and so forth, but has been and should be a part of all labour in some form or other: so only will the claims of the mood of energy be satisfied. ALSO YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PRODUCTION OF ART AND CONSEQUENT PLEASURE IN WORK IS NOT CONFINED TO THE PRODUCTION OF MATTERS WHICH ARE WORKS OF ART ONLY LIKE PICTURES STATUES AND SO FORTH BUT HAS BEEN AND SHOULD BE A PART OF ALL LABOUR IN SOME FORM OR OTHER SO ONLY WILL THE CLAIMS OF THE MOOD OF ENERGY BE SATISFIED
 would certainly not be discernible, as it is, among peoples in whom only the germs of civilization exist. In other words, I believe that art cannot be the result of external compulsion; the labour which goes to produce it is voluntary, and partly undertaken for the sake of the labour itself, partly for the sake of the hope of producing something which, when done, shall give pleasure to the user of it. Or, again, this extra labour, when it is extra, is undertaken with the aim of satisfying that mood of energy by employing it to produce something worth doing, and which, therefore, will keep before the worker a lively hope while he is working; and also by giving it work to do in which there is absolute immediate pleasure. Perhaps it is difficult to explain to the non-artistic capacity that this definite sensuous pleasure is always present in the handiwork of the deft workman when he is working successfully, and that it increases in proportion to the freedom and individuality of the work. NEVER HAVE ARISEN AT ALL WOULD CERTAINLY NOT BE DISCERNIBLE AS IT IS AMONG PEOPLES IN WHOM ONLY THE GERMS OF CIVILIZATION EXIST IN OTHER WORDS I BELIEVE THAT ART CANNOT BE THE RESULT OF EXTERNAL COMPULSION THE LABOR WHICH GOES TO PRODUCE IT IS VOLUNTARY AND PARTLY UNDERTAKEN FOR THE SAKE OF THE LABOR ITSELF PARTLY FOR THE SAKE OF THE HOPE OF PRODUCING SOMETHING WHICH WHEN DONE SHALL GIVE PLEASURE TO THE USER OF IT OR AGAIN THIS EXTRA LABOR WHEN IT IS EXTRA IS UNDERTAKEN WITH THE AIM OF SATISFYING THAT MOOD OF ENERGY BY EMPLOYING IT TO PRODUCE SOMETHING WORTH DOING AND WHICH THEREFORE WILL KEEP BEFORE THE WORKER A LIVELY HOPE WHILE HE IS WORKING AND ALSO BY GIVING IT WORK TO DO IN WHICH THERE IS ABSOLUTE IMMEDIATE PLEASURE PERHAPS IT IS DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN TO THE NON ARTISTIC CAPACITY THAT THIS DEFINITE SENSUOUS PLEASURE IS ALWAYS PRESENT IN THE HANDIWORK OF THE DEFT WORKMAN WHEN HE IS WORKING SUCCESSFULLY AND THAT IT INCREASES IN PROPORTION TO THE FREEDOM AND INDIVIDUALITY OF THE WORK
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