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At this point the philosopher's companion again turned to him and said: "Don't be angry with me when I tell you that I too have a somewhat similar feeling, which I have not mentioned to you before. AT THIS POINT THE PHILOSOPHER'S COMPANION AGAIN TURNED TO HIM AND SAID DON'T BE ANGRY WITH ME WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I TOO HAVE A SOMEWHAT SIMILAR FEELING WHICH I HAVE NOT MENTIONED TO YOU BEFORE
ed, that we sat there like empty vessels, and now it seems as if we were filled to overflowing with this new wisdom: for I no longer know how to help myself, and if some one asked me what I am thinking of doing to-morrow, or what I have made up my mind to do with myself from now on, I should not know what to answer. For it is easy to see that we have up to the present been living and educating ourselves in the wrong way--but what can we do to cross over the chasm between to-day and to-morrow?" "Yes," acknowledged my friend, "I have a similar feeling, and I ask the same question: but besides that I feel as if I were frightened away from German culture by entertaining such high and ideal views of its task; yea, as if I were unworthy to co-operate with it in carrying out its aims. I only see a resplendent file of the highest natures moving towards this goal; I can imagine over what abysses and through what temptations this procession travels. Who would dare to be so bold as to join in it?  OUR MINDS WERE SO WELL PREPARED THAT WE SAT THERE LIKE EMPTY VESSELS AND NOW IT SEEMS AS IF WE WERE FILLED TO OVERFLOWING WITH THIS NEW WISDOM FOR I NO LONGER KNOW HOW TO HELP MYSELF AND IF SOME ONE ASKS ME WHAT I AM THINKING OF DOING TO MORROW OR WHAT I HAVE MADE UP MY MIND TO DO WITH MYSELF FROM NOW ON I SHOULD NOT KNOW WHAT TO ANSWER FOR IT IS EASY TO SEE THAT WE HAVE UP TO THE PRESENT BEEN LIVING AND EDUCATING OURSELVES IN THE WRONG WAY BUT WHAT CAN WE DO TO CROSS OVER THE CHASM BETWEEN TO DAY AND TO MORROW YES ACKNOWLEDGED MY FRIEND I HAVE A SIMILAR FEELING AND I ASK THE SAME QUESTION BUT BESIDES THAT I FEEL AS IF I WERE FRIGHTENED AWAY FROM GERMAN CULTURE BY ENTERTAINING SUCH HIGH AND IDEAL VIEWS OF ITS TASK YEA AS IF I WERE UNWORTHY TO CO OPERATE WITH IT IN CARRYING OUT ITS AIMS I ONLY SEE A RESPLENDENT FILE OF THE HIGHEST NATURES MOVING TOWARDS THIS GOAL I CAN IMAGINE OVER WHAT ABYSSES AND THROUGH WHAT TEMPTATIONS THIS PROCESSION TRAVELS WHO DARE TO BE SO BOLD AS TO JOIN IN IT
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