on the significance of science and art-第13章

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as　much　calico　and　as　many　pins　as　possible；　then　this　is　so。　　But
the　point　concerns　men　and　their　welfare。　　And　the　welfare　of　men
lies　in　life。　　And　life　is　work。　　How；　then；　can　the　necessity　for
burdensome；　oppressive　toil　be　more　profitable　for　people？　　For　all
men；　that　one　thing　is　more　profitable　which　I　desire　for　myself；
the　utmost　well…being；　and　the　gratification　of　all　those
requirements；　both　bodily　and　spiritual；　of　the　conscience　and　of
the　reason；　which　are　imposed　upon　me。　　And　in　my　own　case　I　have
found；　that　for　my　own　welfare；　and　for　the　satisfaction　of　these
needs　of　mine；　all　that　I　require　is　to　cure　myself　of　that　folly　in
which　I　had　been　living；　in　company　with　the　Krapivensky　madman；　and
which　consisted　in　presupposing　that　some　people　need　not　work；　and
that　certain　other　people　should　direct　all　this；　and　that　I　should
therefore　do　only　that　which　is　natural　to　man；　i。e。；　labor　for　the
satisfaction　of　their　requirements；　and；　having　discovered　this；　I
convinced　myself　that　labor　for　the　satisfaction　of　one's　own　needs
falls　of　itself　into　various　kinds　of　labor；　each　one　of　which
possesses　its　own　charm；　and　which　not　only　do　not　constitute　a
burden；　but　which　serve　as　a　respite　to　one　another。　　I　have　made　a
rough　division　of　this　labor　（not　insisting　on　the　justice　of　this
arrangement）；　in　accordance　with　my　own　needs　in　life；　into　four
parts；　corresponding　to　the　four　stints　of　labor　of　which　the　day　is
composed；　and　I　seek　in　this　manner　to　satisfy　my　requirements。

These；　then；　are　the　answers　which　I　have　found　for　myself　to　the
question；　〃What　is　to　be　done？〃

First；　Not　to　lie　to　myself；　however　far　removed　my　path　in　life　may
be　from　the　true　path　which　my　reason　discloses　to　me。

Second；　To　renounce　my　consciousness　of　my　own　righteousness；　my
superiority　especially　over　other　people；　and　to　acknowledge　my
guilt。

Third；　To　comply　with　that　eternal　and　indubitable　law　of　humanity；…
…the　labor　of　my　whole　being；　feeling　no　shame　at　any　sort　of　work；
to　contend　with　nature　for　the　maintenance　of　my　own　life　and　the
lives　of　others。






Footnote：

｛1｝　　An　omission　by　the　censor；　which　I　am　unable　to　supply。　　TRANS。

｛2｝　　We　designate　as　organisms　the　elephant　and　the　bacterian；　only
because　we　assume　by　analogy　in　those　creatures　the　same　conjunction
of　feeling　and　consciousness　that　we　know　to　exist　in　ourselves。
But　in　human　societies　and　in　humanity；　this　actual　sign　is　absent；
and　therefore；　however　many　other　signs　we　may　discover　in　humanity
and　in　organism；　without　this　substantial　token　the　recognition　of
humanity　as　an　organism　is　incorrect。

｛3｝　　v　prikusku；　when　a　lump　of　sugar　is　held　in　the　teeth　instead
or　being　put　into　the　tea。







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