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_ those which least give rise to pure and noble art, and most of all to low and degraded forms of it. THOSE WHICH LEAST GIVE RISE TO PURE AND NOBLE ART AND MOST OF ALL TO LOW AND DEGRADED FORMS OF IT
each 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. 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. "But even in this highest form of the ego, in the enhanced needs of such a distended and, as it were, collective individual, true culture is never touched upon; and if, for example, art is sought after, only its disseminating and stimulating actions come into prominence, _i.e.  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 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 BUT EVEN IN THIS HIGHEST FORM OF EGO IN THE ENHANCED NEEDS OF SUCH A DISTENDED AND AS IT WERE COLLECTIVE INDIVIDUAL TRUE CULTURE IS NEVER TOUCHED UPON AND IF FOR EXAMPLE ART IS SOUGHT AFTER ONLY ITS DISSEMINATING AND STIMULATING ACTIONS COME INTO PROMINENCE I E
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