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Then it suddenly become noticeable that a new habit and a second nature have been born of the practised movements, and that the assurance and strength of the old manner of walking returns with a little more grace: at this point one begins to realise how difficult walking is, and one feels in a position to laugh at the untrained empiricist or the elegant dilettante. THEN IT SUDDENLY BECOMES NOTICEABLE THAT A NEW HABIT AND A SECOND NATURE HAVE BEEN BORN OF THE PRACTISED MOVEMENTS AND THAT THE ASSURANCE AND STRENGTH OF THE OLD MANNER OF WALKING RETURNS WITH A LITTLE MORE GRACE AT THIS POINT ONE BEGINS TO REALIZE HOW DIFFICULT WALKING IS AND ONE FEELS IN A POSITION TO LAUGH AT THE UNTRAINED EMPIRICIST OR THE ELEGANT DILETTANTE
ill be solved for him. Let no one imagine that it is an easy matter to develop this feeling to the extent necessary in order to have this physical loathing; but let no one hope to reach sound æsthetic judgments along any other road than the thorny one of language, and by this I do not mean philological research, but self-discipline in one's mother-tongue. "Everybody who is in earnest in this matter will have the same sort of experience as the recruit in the army who is compelled to learn walking after having walked almost all his life as a dilettante or empiricist. It is a hard time: one almost fears that the tendons are going to snap and one ceases to hope that the artificial and consciously acquired movements and positions of the feet will ever be carried out with ease and comfort. It is painful to see how awkwardly and heavily one foot is set before the other, and one dreads that one may not only be unable to learn the new way of walking, but that one will forget how to walk at all. THE PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED FOR HIM LET NO ONE IMAGINE THAT IT IS AN EASY MATTER TO DEVELOP THIS FEELING TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS PHYSICAL LOATHING BUT LET NO ONE HOPE TO REACH SOUND AESTHETIC JUDGMENTS ALONG ANY OTHER ROAD THAN THE THORNY ONE OF LANGUAGE AND BY THIS I DO NOT MEAN PHILOLOGICAL RESEARCH BUT SELF DISCIPLINE IN ONE'STHER TONGUE EVERYBODY WHO IS IN EARNEST IN THIS MANNER WILL HAVE THE SAME SORT OF EXPERIENCE AS THE RECRUIT IN THE ARMY WHO IS COMPELLED TO LEARN WALKING AFTER HAVING WALKED ALMOST ALL HIS LIFE AS A DILETTANTE OR EMPIRICIST IT IS A HARD TIME ONE ALMOST FEARS THAT THE TENDANTS ARE GOING TO SNAP AND ONE CEASES TO HOPE THAT THE ARTIFICIAL AND CONSCIOUSLY ACQUIRED MOVEMENTS AND POSITIONS OF THE FEET WILL EVER BE CARRIED OUT WITH EASE AND COMFORT IT IS PAINFUL TO SEE HOW AWKWARDLY AND HEAVILY ONE FOOT IS SET BEFORE THE OTHER AND ONE DREADS THAT ONE MAY NOT ONLY BE UNABLE TO LEARN THE NEW WAY OF WALKING BUT THAT ONE WILL FORGET HOW TO WALK AT ALL
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