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    abarepittanealsadayasilebutheartyal

    eatenuchdealofluck;acrdingtothechinese

    theoryofntentnt;forasachinesescholarhasputit;”aachis

    indeedagreatthing:allelseisluxuryoflife”1

    fotentntisanotherofthoseeableness;”

    tenonredpaperandpastedonalldoorsonneispartof

    theunselforderation;partofthathunhsays;”whengood

    fortunees;donotenjoyallofit;”andofthatadviingscholar”tochoose

    thelighterhappiness”angtheepigraoflaotseocurrent

    phraseologyisthexihat”oneeethdisgrace”

    anotherforfthisxis;”oneergesasapraiseoftherurallifeandofthenwhohasfeorries;a

    sentintsandprivatelettersipia

    lleingscholarsthuselushentohisfriend:

    1thechinesedescriptionofthishappystateofgoingtobedachis:

    ”soft;ber

    thisexpressionispositivelyvoluptuousinthechineselanguage

    tonightoonhogettingapaintedhouseboat

    andbringingalongafeusicianscanyoueandspendanightein

    thisearlyautuiaoingtohaveareclusesgoade;andy

    resignationisaanoftheuntains

    itisthissortofsentintothecurrentthoughtsandfeelings

    ofthetofindhappinessinhislo

    hunhappinessisafrailthing;forthegodsareevidentlyjealousofittheproblebr 》

    ofhappinessisthereforethestelusiveprobleflife;butafterallissaidanddone

    aboutaintheprirynankindshighest

    tosolveitthechinese;nsense;havebenttheir

    highesteffortstohefindingofthishappiness;andliketheutilitariansthatthey

    are;havealoreinterestedintheproblefhappinessthaninthe

    problefprogress

    sbertrandrusselledoutthat”therighttobehappy55illis;

    aforgottenrightthatnobodyintheisinterestedin;eersbeing

    preoccupiedoresendaryrightstovote;topassuponthekings

    expenditure;todeclareobetriededthechinesehavenever

    eventhoughtoftherighttobetrieded;buttheyhavealwaysbeen

    suprelyjealousoftheirrighttohappiness;herpovertynordisgraceis

    allothetheofhappiness

    ispositive;hechineseapproachisnegativethequestionofhappinessis

    alanssthefactis;we

    areverychinnfusionastoforthisreason;thestoryof

    diogenesedtotheanbecausehedidnot

    hishands;

    alelaughterandathede

    nthedenfindshielfinntinualperplexityinregardtony

    proble;andstofallinproblethataffectcloselyhispersonallifehecannot

    sparehielfacertainluxuriousenvyforthatasceticidealofdiogenes;andisatthe

    satifarfrossareallygoodshooviethatgivesusthe

    soodespirit

    thechinese;houtgoingsofarasdiogenes;forthechinesenevergofarinanything;takethenegativeapproachtohappinessthroughtheirphilosophyof

    ntentntunlikediogenes;hoans
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    quiteafehingsbut

    heakeforhappiness;andatthesatidoesnotinsist

    onhavingtheftheyareoutofhisreachhesatleastapairofcleanshirts;for

    diogenesinthestorybookyexhaleacertainspiritualfragrancebutdiogenesas

    abedfelloelypoorandcanhaveonly

    oneshirt;heind;eitherandunlikediogenes;hesalsoagoodshow;

    andheselfuptothefullenjoyntofitbutifhestgohout

    that;heetalloldtreesinhisneighbourhood;butif

    he;adatetreeinhisyardjustaschhappinesshe

    anychildren;andaedishes;andif

    heisaidservantinredpyjastotend

    theincenseegoodfriends;anda

    anands;preferablytobefoundinthepersonofhis;then

    inoneofthesingsonggirlsifheisnotbohsuch”voluptuousluck;”thenhe

    ach;butngeeandpickledcarrotsare

    notsostlyinchinandhesagoodjugofriceen

    hobrethegoodoldwineshops

    hesleisure;andleisurehecanhaveinchina;andheisashappyasabirdifhe

    hastankinabaooveredyard

    andenjoyedanotheroflifesleisurelyhalfdays

    heong

    theuntainsountainrillrunningpasthishut;orinavalleywhereofan

    afteoonhecansaunteralongtheriverbankandorantscatchingfishfor

    thefisherbutifheustliveinthecity;hebesorry;

    eitherforhetedflohe

    on;forhecanaloonsodidsutungpothepoeteaboutthe

    oninaperfectgeikelittleessay;called”anightpronadeatchengtien”:

    onthetoonofthesixthyearofyiianfeng;ihadundressed

    andoonlightentereddoor;andigotup;happyof

    heartithoughtthereesoio

    theinhe;too;hadnotyetgoobedsowe

    pacedaboutintheyardtheyardlookedlikeatransparentpoolhtheshadowsof

    boosandpireescastby

    theonlightisntthereaononeverynightandarenttherebaoosand

    pireeseveryherearefehetwoofus

    astrongdeteationtogetthebestoutoflife;akeendesiretoenjoyonehas;

    andnoregretsifonefails:thisistheseent

    viihuur

    huurisastateofndrethanthat;itisapointofvie

    lifethefloourblooentofanation

    thereisanexuberanceofintellectabletoflayitsoourisnothing

    butintellectslashingatitselfinanyperiodofhistory;ankindo

    perceiveitsoallness;anditsoencies;a

    huristappeared;likearkhayydfpersia;and

    aristophanesofgreeceathenselypoorerhadtherebeenno

    aristophanes;andthechineseintellectualheritageelylessrichhad

    therebeennochuangtse

    sincechuangtselivedande;hoiciansandbanditshave

    beegreathurists;becausetheyhavebeeniued;directlyorindirectly;h

    thechuangtseanvie;athin;shrillyet

    cataclysclaughterhesthavebeenabachelorallhislife;orheuldnothave

    laughedsoroguishlyanyarriedorhadany

    progenythelastughsoflaotseslaughterupbychuangtseandhe;

    beingayounge;hadarichervoice;andtheringofhislaughterhasreverberated

    throughouttheagesetisifeelwe

    arecarryingthejoketoofar;andlaughalittleoutofseason

    theabyslignoranore

    iressivethanour

    itisreallyassurprisingasifanarabcaravanoask:aretheresandsinthe

    saharadesertitisstrange;hoayseeinauntry

    theoretiour;forhuurisboof

    realisandtheourisboof

    nsense;andtheonsensehuur;

    espeentandleisure;andthechinese

    havententntandleisuretoasupredegreeahuristisoftenadefeatist;and

    delightsinreuntinghisobarrassnts;andthechineseareoften

    sane;olndeddefeatistshuuroftentakesatolerantvieeandeviland

    insteadofndeingthelaughsattheandthechinesehavealwaysbeen

    characterizedbythecapacitytotolerateeviltolerationhas;then;agoodandabad

    side;andtheifthecharacteristicsofthechineseracewe

    havedisnsense;toleration;ntentntandoldroguery梐re

    true;thenhuurisinevitableinchina

    chinesehuur;hooreindeedsthaninheir

    our;butthenesttype;calledhuacki;in

    etisthenfus;reallyanstoonly”tryingtobefunny”suchingsareonlyliteraryrelaxationsofatoo

    rigoristiourassuchhadnoproperplaceinliteratureat

    leastthereentoftheroleandvalueofhuurin

    literaturehuur;indeed;aboundsinchinesenovels;butnovelswerenever

    acceptedas”literature55bytheclassicists

    thereisveryfirstclasshuurinshikingbookof
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    poetry;inthenfucian

    analectsandinhanfeitse;butthenfuciangentlen;broughtupinhispuritan

    vieseeanyfuninnfucius;justashefailedtoseethewonderful

    tenderlovelyricsinshikinggivingtheantasticinterpretations;asthee

    theologiansgiveofthesongofsongsthereisaveryfinehuurintao

    yuanngsings;too;asortofquietleisurelyntentandarefinedluxuryof

    selfabnegatkthebestexaleofonhisunhysons:

    telesaregrey;sclesnolongerfull

    fivesonshavei;andnoneoftheikesschool

    ahshuissixteenandaslazyaslazycanbe

    ahhsiianisfifteenandnotasteforreadinghashe

    thirteenareyungandtuan;yettheycanttellsixfroeven

    atungsonlypearsandchestnuts梚ntwoyearshellbeeleven

    then;eletetythiscup;ifsuchbethewillofheaven

    huurthereis;too;intufusandlipospoetry;tufuenproducesinhis

    readersabittersle;andlipoanticistnonchalance;butwe

    donotcallit”huur”theunholyahe

    nationalreligionalsorestriadethepresentation

    ofnovelpointsofvieouronlylivesonnovelandoriginal

    pointsofvieentisnotnducivetothe

    produorousliteratureifanyoneakeallectionofchinese

    huur;hethefolksongsandtheyuandrasandthe

    ngnovels;alloutsidethepaleoftheclassical”literatureandintheprivatenotes

    andlettersofsingdynasties;hey

    arealittleofftheirguard

    butthechinesehaveneverthelessahuuralltheiroheyalwayslovea

    goodjokeitishuurofagriersort;andisbasedonthefarcicalviewoflifein

    spiteoftheextrelyseriousstyleintheireditorialandpoliticalings;hare

    seldoelievedbyhuur;theyoftensurprisetheforeignersbytheextrelylight

    nnerinportantreforrograesandvents;likethe

    kuontangagrarianprograe;thesanndoinerelief;

    theneent;andtheantiopiuureauxanaricanprofessor;

    recentlyvisitingshanghaiandlecturinginthechineselleges;pletely

    surprisedbytheburstoflaughterangthestudentaudienadeaserious

    referenbureaux;heetbystillloudervolleys

    ofsilverylaughter

    forhuuris;asihavesaid;apointofvielifehthatview

    oflifeoreorlessfaliarlifeisahugefarce;andanbeingsare

    repuppetsinitthenakeslifetooseriously;whoobeyslibrary

    readingrooulestoohonestly;erelya

    signboardsaysso;alakesafoolofhielfandisusuallysubjectedtolaughter

    froisolderlleagues;andsincelaughterisntagious;verysoonhebeesa

    hurist;too

    thishuristfarcicalitythenresultsintheinabilityofthechinesetotakeanything

    seriously;frohestseriouspolitiventtoadogsfuneralthe

    farcicalelentinchinesefuneralsistypicalinthegrandiloquentfuneral

    proiddleclasses;youcanseestreeturchinshdirty

    faultilouredrobes;acpanied;indechina;

    bybrassbandsplaying”oniansoldiers;”sareoftenadduced

    byeuropeansasproofsoftheourachinesefuneralprocession;

    hobolofchinesehuur;foreuropeansaloakeafuneral

    proakeitsoleasolefuneralisinnceivableto

    thechinesendheeuropeanserristhat;htheirprenceivednotions;

    theythinkapriorithatafuneralshouldbeasoleaffairafuneral;likeawedding;

    shouldbenoisyandshouldbeexpensive;butthereisnoreasonshouldbe

    solesoleityisalreadyprovidedforinthegrandiloquentgoherestis

    forandforsfarcetothisday;icannotdistinguishbetweenafuneralanda

    iliseeaffinorahair

    bolizedbythehighlyfarcicalfuneralprocession;

    nsistsinplianceassuchandthetotaldisregardofthe

    substanceinactualityoneourofachinesefuneralshould

    beabletoreadandinterpretsproperlyalsopolitical

    prograesandoffi;beingdraftedby

    clerksbasticphraseology;justasthereare

    specialshopskeepingfuneralprocessiongownsandparaphealiaforhire;andno

    intelligentchineseevertakestheeriouslyifforeignnes

    bolofthefuneralgoind;theyobe

    sledbythendthenlatergiveupthechineseasauniquepeoplethattheyfailto

    understand

    thisfarandsubstancecanbe

    illustratedinariaddifferenteyearsago;agoventorder;

    originatinginarequestfrohecentralkuontang;prohibitedthechinese

    goventnistriesfroeepingshanghaioffiinisters

    esinshanghai;andthroberofpeopleoutofjobsthe

    nankingnistersneitherdefiedthenankingordeorpetitionedforitsrepealon

    honestgroundsofinnvenienceandiracticabilitynoprofessionalclerkuldbe

    akeitacrd;sinceit

    antthedesireofents;hwouldbe

    unpatriotictheydidaninfinitelyclevererthingbychangingthedoorplatesoftheir

    shanghaiofficesandcallingtheradeinspectionbureauxthedoorplatesprobably

    sttydollarsapie
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    ce;nonhroofajob;andno”face”

    thesinistersbutalsonankingitself;

    inistersaregreathuristsso

    areourbanditssoareourourofchinesecivilwarshasalr
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