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All these sons of the present, who have raised the banner of the 'self understood,' are therefore straining every nerve to crush down these feelings of youth, to cripple them, to mislead them, or to stop their growth altogether; and the favourite means employed is to paralyse that natural philosophic impulse by the so called "historical culture." ALL THESE SONS OF THE PRESENT WHO HAVE RAISED THE BANNER OF THE SELF UNDERSTOOD ARE THEREFORE STRAINING EVERY NERVE TO CRUSH DOWN THESE FEELINGS OF YOUTH TO CRIPPLE THEM TO MISLEAD THEM OR TO STOP THEIR GROWTH ALTOGETHER AND THE FAVOURITE MEANS EMPLOYED IS TO PARALYZE THAT NATURAL PHILOSOPHIC IMPULSE BY THE SO CALLED HISTORICAL CULTURE
o his attention in the right way, he is impelled betimes towards a lasting kind of philosophical wonder, from which alone, as a fruitful soil, a deep and noble culture can grow forth. His own experiences lead him most frequently to the consideration of these problems; and it is especially in the tempestuous period of youth that every personal event shines with a double gleam, both as the exemplification of a triviality and, at the same time, of an eternally surprising problem, deserving of explanation. At this age, which, as it were, sees his experiences encircled with metaphysical rainbows, man is, in the highest degree, in need of a guiding hand, because he has suddenly and almost instinctively convinced himself of the ambiguity of existence, and has lost the firm support of the beliefs he has hitherto held. "This natural state of great need must of course be looked upon as the worst enemy of that beloved independence for which the cultured youth of the present day should be trained. HEN THEY ARE BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION IN THE RIGHT WAY HE IS IMPELLED BETIMES TOWARDS A LASTING KIND OF PHILOSOPHICAL WONDER FROM WHICH ALONE AS A FRUITFUL SOIL A DEEP AND NOBLE CULTURE CAN GROW FORTH HIS OWN EXPERIENCES LEAD HIM MOST FREQUENTLY TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THESE PROBLEMS AND IT IS ESPECIALLY IN THE TEMPTUOUS PERIOD OF YOUTH THAT EVERY PERSONAL EVENT SHINES WITH A DOUBLE GLEAM BOTH AS THE EXEMPLIFICATION OF THEIR TRIVIALITY AND AT THE SAME TIME OF AN ETERNAL SURPRISING PROBLEM DESERVING OF EXPLANATION AT THIS AGE WHICH AS IT WERE SEES HIS EXPERIENCES ENCIRCLED WITH METAPHYSICAL RAINBOWS MAN IS IN THE HIGHEST DEGREE IN NEED OF A GUIDING HAND BECAUSE HE HAS SUDDENLY AND ALMOST INSTINCTIVELY CONVINCED HIMSELF OF THE AMBIGUITY OF EXISTENCE AND HAS LOST THE FIRM SUPPORT OF THE BELIEFS HE HAS HITHERTO HELD THIS NATURAL STATE OF GREAT NEED MUST OF COURSE BE LOOKED UPON AS THE WORST ENEMY OF THAT BELOVED INDEPENDENCE FOR WHICH THE CULTURED YOUTH OF THE PRESENT DAY SHOULD BE TRAINED
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