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In this instinct also we may see a longing for immortality: wealth and power, wisdom, presence of mind, eloquence, a flourishing outward aspect, a renowned name  all these are merely turned into the means by which an insatiable, personal will to live craves for new life, with which, again, it hankers after an eternity that is at last seen to be illusory. IN THIS INSTINCT ALSO WE MAY SEE A LONGING FOR IMMORTALITY WEALTH AND POWER WISDOM PRESENCE OF MIND ELOQUENCE A FLOURISHING OUTWARD ASPECT A RENOWNED NAME ALL OF THESE ARE MERELY TURNED INTO THE MEANS BY WHICH AN INSATIABLE PERSONAL WILL TO LIVE CRAVES FOR A NEW LIFE WITH WHICH AGAIN IT HANKERS AFTER AN ETERNITY THAT HAS AT LEAST SEEN TO BE ILLUSORY
are two things you must not confuse. A man must learn a great deal that he may live and take part in the struggle for existence; but everything that he as an individual learns and does with this end in view has nothing whatever to do with culture. This latter only takes its beginning in a sphere that lies far above the world of necessity, indigence, and struggle for existence. The question now is to what extent a man values his ego in comparison with other egos, how much of his strength he uses up in the endeavour to earn his living. Many a one, by stoically confining his needs within a narrow compass, will shortly and easily reach the sphere in which he may forget, and, as it were, shake off his ego, so that he can enjoy perpetual youth in a solar system of timeless and impersonal things. Another widens the scope and needs of his ego as much as possible, and builds the mausoleum of this ego in vast proportions, as if he were prepared to fight and conquer that terrible adversary, Time. ID THERE ARE TWO THINGS YOU MUST NOT CONFUSE A MAN MUST LEARN A GREAT DEAL THAT HE MAY LIVE AND TAKE PART IN THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE BUT EVERYTHING THAT HE HAS AN INDIVIDUAL LEARNS AND DOES WITH THIS END IN VIEW HAS NOTHING WHATEVER TO DO WITH CULTURE THIS LATTER ONLY TAKES ITS BEGINNING IN A SPHERE THAT LIES FAR ABOVE THE WORLD OF NECESSITY INDULGENCE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE THE QUESTION NOW IS TO WHAT EXTENT A MAN VALUES HIS EGO IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER EGOS HOW MUCH OF HIS STRENGTH HE USES UP IN THE ENDEAVOUR TO EARN HIS LIVING MANY A ONE BY STOICALLY CONFINING HIS NEEDS WITHIN A NARROW COMPASS WILL SHORTLY AND EASILY REACH THE SPHERE IN WHICH HE MAY FORGET AND AS IT WERE SHAKE OFF HIS EGO SO THAT HE CAN ENJOY PERPETUAL YOUTH IN A SOLAR SYSTEM OF TIMELESS AND IMPERSONAL THINGS ANOTHER WIDENS THE SCOPE AND NEEDS OF HIS EGO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND BUILDS THE MAUSOLEUM OF HIS EGO IN VAST PROPORTIONS AS IF HE WERE WELL PREPARED TO FIGHT AND CONQUER THAT TERRIBLE ADVERSARY TIME
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