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But we must be resolute indeed; for no half measures will help us here. It has been said already that our present joyless labour, and our lives scared and anxious as the life of a hunted beast, are forced upon us by the present system of producing for the profit of the privileged classes. BUT WE MUST BE RESOLUTE INDEED FOR NO HALF MEASURES WILL HELP US HERE IT HAS BEEN SAID ALREADY THAT OUR PRESENT JOYLESS LABOUR AND OUR LIVES SCARED AND ANXIOUS AS THE LIFE OF A HUNTED BEAST ARE FORCED UPON US BY THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF PRODUCING FOR THE PROFIT OF THE PRIVILEGED CLASSES
t freedom, should be to make all our labour, even the commonest and most necessary, pleasant to everybody; for thinking over the matter carefully I can see that the one course which will certainly make life happy in the face of all accidents and troubles is to take a pleasurable interest in all the details of life. And lest perchance you think that an assertion too universally accepted to be worth making, let me remind you how entirely modern civilization forbids it; with what sordid, and even terrible, details it surrounds the life of the poor, what a mechanical and empty life she forces on the rich; and how rare a holiday it is for any of us to feel ourselves a part of Nature, and unhurriedly, thoughtfully, and happily to note the course of our lives amidst all the little links of events which connect them with the lives of others, and build up the great whole of humanity. But such a holiday our whole lives might be, if we were resolute to make all our labour reasonable and pleasant. F THAT WEALTH OF THAT FREEDOM SHOULD BE TO MAKE ALL OUR LABOUR EVEN THE COMMONEST AND MOST NECESSARY PLEASANT TO EVERYBODY FOR THINKING OVER THE MATTER CAREFULLY I CAN SEE THAT THE ONE COURSE WHICH WILL CERTAINLY MAKE LIFE HAPPY IN THE FACE OF ALL ACCIDENTS AND TROUBLES IS TO TAKE A PLEASURABLE INTEREST IN ALL THE DETAILS OF LIFE UNLESS PERCHANCE YOU THINK THAT AN ASSERTION TOO UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED TO BE WORTH MAKING LET ME REMIND YOU HOW ENTIRELY MODERN CIVILIZATION FORBIDS IT WITH WHAT SORDID AND EVEN TERRIBLE DETAILS IT SURROUNDS THE LIFE OF THE POOR WHAT A MECHANICAL AND EMPTY LIFE SHE FORCES ON THE RICH AND HOW RARE A HOLIDAY IT IS FOR ANY OF US TO FEEL OURSELVES A PART OF NATURE AND UNHURRIEDLY THOUGHTFULLY AND HAPPILY TO NOTE THE COURSE OF OUR LIVES AMIDST ALL THE LITTLE LINKS OF EVENTS WHICH CONNECT THEM WITH THE LIVES OF OTHERS AND BUILD UP THE GREAT WHOLE OF HUMANITY BUT SUCH A HOLIDAY OUR WHOLE LIVES MIGHT BE IF WE WERE RESOLUTE TO MAKE ALL OUR LABOUR REASONABLE AND PLEASANT
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