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You may say it is a long process, and so it is; but I can conceive of a longer. I have given you the Socialist or Optimist view of the matter. Now for the Pessimist view. YOU MAY SAY IT IS A LONG PROCESS AND SO IT IS BUT I CAN CONCEIVE OF A LONGER I HAVE GIVEN YOU THE SOCIALIST OR OPTIMIST VIEW OF THE MATTER NOW FOR THE PESSIMIST VIEW
 _science_, which men of the earlier days unwittingly lived in. They will discover, or rediscover rather, that the true secret of happiness lies in the taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life, in elevating them by art instead of handing the performance of them over to unregarded drudges, and ignoring them; and that in cases where it was impossible either so to elevate them and make them interesting, or to lighten them by the use of machinery, so as to make the labour of them trifling, that should be taken as a token that the supposed advantages gained by them were not worth the trouble and had better be given up. All this to my mind would be the outcome of men throwing off the burden of Artificial Famine, supposing, as I cannot help supposing, that the impulses which have from the first glimmerings of history urged men on to the practice of Art were still at work in them. Thus and thus only _can_ come about the new birth of Art, and I think it _will_ come about thus. F WHAT WE SOMETIMES CALL SCIENCE WHICH MEN OF THE EARLIER DAYS UNWITTINGLY LIVED IN THEY WILL DISCOVER OR REDISCOVER RATHER THAT THE TRUE SECRET OF HAPPINESS LIES IN THE TAKING A GENUINE INTEREST IN ALL THE DETAILS OF DAILY LIFE IN ELEVATING THEM BY ART INSTEAD OF HANDING THE PERFORMANCE OF THEM OVER TO UNREGARDED DRUDGES AND IGNORING THEM AND THAT IN CASES WHERE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE EITHER SO TO ELEVATE THEM AND MAKE THEM INTERESTING OR TO LIGHTEN THEM BY THE USE OF MACHINERY SO AS TO MAKE THE LABOR OF THEM TRIFLING THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN AS A TOKEN THAT THE SUPPOSED ADVANTAGES GAINED BY THEM WERE NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE AND HAD BETTER BE GIVEN UP ALL THIS TO MY MIND WOULD BE THE OUTCOME OF MEN THROWING OFF THE BURDEN OF ARTIFICIAL FAMINE SUPPOSING AS I CANNOT HELP SUPPOSING THAT THE IMPULSES WHICH HAVE FROM THE FIRST GLIMMERINGS OF HISTORY URGED MEN ON TO THE PRACTICE OF ART WERE STILL AT WORK IN THEM THUS AND THUS ONLY CAN COME ABOUT THE NEW BIRTH OF ART AND I THINK IT WILL COME ABOUT THUS
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