TheJoys
温斯顿·丘吉尔/WstonChurchill
Thefortunatepeopletheworld—theonlyreallyfortunatepeopletheworld,yd,—arethosewhoseworkisalsotheirpleasure.Thecssisnotargeone,notnearlyseasitisoftenrepreseobe;andauthorsareperhapsoneoftheostiportasitsposition.Theyenjoythisrespectatleastarealharonyoflife.Toyd,tobeabletoakeyourworkyourpleasureistheonecssdisttheworldworthstrivgfor;andIdonotwohatothersarecledtoenvythosehappyhuanbegswhof?dtheirlivelihoodthegayeffionsoftheirfancy,towhoeveryhourofborisanhourofenjoynttowhorepose—howevernecessary—isatiresoterde,andevenaholidayisalostdeprivation.Whetheraanwriteswellorill,hasuchtosayorlittle,ifhecaresaboutwritgatall,hewillappreciatethepleasuresofposition.Tositatoableonasunny,withfourclearhoursofunterruptiblesecurity,plentyofnicewhitepaper,andaSqueezerpen—thatistruehappess.Thepleteabsorptionoftheduponanagreeableoupation—whatoreistherethantodesire?Whatdoesitatterwhathappensoutside?TheHoeofsaydowhatitlike,andsoaytheHoeofLords.Theheathenayragefuriolyeverypartoftheglobe.ThebottoaybeknockedoutoftheAriarket.solsayfallandsuffragettesayrise.Neverd,forfourhours,atanyrate,wewillwithdrawourselvesfroaon-ill-governed,anddisorderlyworld,andwiththekeyoffanlockthatcupboardwhereallthegoodthgsofthef?iteareputaway.
Andspeakgoffreedoisnottheauthorfree,asfewnarefree?Ishenotsecure,asfewnaresecure?Thetoolsofhisdtryaresoonandsocheapthattheyhavealostceasedtohavercialvae.Heneedsnobulkypileofrawaterial,noeborateapparat,noserviceofnoranials.Heisdepeforhisoupationuponnoohiself,andnothgoutsidehithatatters.Heisthesnofanepire,self-supp,self-ntaed.Noonesequestratehisestates.Noonedeprivehiofhisstocktrade;nooneforcehitoexercisehisfacultyagasthiswill;noonepreventhiexercisgitashechooses.Thepenisthegreatliberatorofnandnations.Nochasbd,nopovertychoke,notariffrestrictthefreepyofhisd,andeveisBookCb”oaoderatelydepressgf?enceuponhisrewards.Whetherhisworkisgoodorbad,solongashedoeshisbestheishappy.IoftenfortifyyselfaidtheuiesaionsofpoliticallifebybelievgthatIpossessaleofretreattoapeacefulaileuntrywherenorascalpursueandwhereoneneedneverbedulloridleoreverwhollywithoutpower.Itisthen,deed,thatIfeeldevoutlythankfultohavebeenbornfond.Itisthen,deed,thatIfeelgratefultoallthebraveandgenerospiritswho,everyageandeverynd,havefoughttoestablishthenowuionedfreedoofthepen.
AndwhatanoblediutheEnglishnguageis.Itisnotpossibletowriteapagewithoutexperiencgpositivepleasureattheriessandvariety,thef?lexibilityandtheprofoundnessofourue.IfanEnglishwriterotsaywhathehastosayEnglish,andsipleEnglish,dependuponit—itisprobablynotworthsayg.WhatapityitisthatEnglishisnenerallystudied.Ianotgogtoattackcssicaleducation.NoonewhohastheslightestpretensiontoliterarytastesbesensibletotheattraofGreedRo.ButInfessourpresenteducationalsysteexcitesydgraveisgivgs.Iotbelievethatasysteisgood,orevenreasonable,whichthrtsupoantandunprehendgultitudesoftreasureswhichonlybeappreciatedbytheprivilegedandgiftedfew.Tothevastajorityofboyswhoattendourpublicschoolsacssicaleducationisfrobegngtoendonelongeless,anglessrigarole.IfIatoldthatcssesarethebestpreparationforthestudyofEnglish,Ireplythatbyfarthegreaternuberofstudentsf?ishtheireducationwhilethispreparatorystageisstillpleteandwithoutderivganyofthebeswhichareproisedasitsresult.
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