They are inexorably moved, like the ma-Ĭhine of which they are a part. Occasion for action presents itself, they are compelled to act theyĬannot help themselves. In activity and change-the whirring of the machine! Whenever an Those who are caught in the machinery of power take no joy except Produce! Get results! Make money! Make friends! What would become of labor if there were no superfluous objects to Where would the masses be if there were no pretextįor getting jammed together and making noise? What would become of business without a market of Where would the gardener be if there were no more The benevolent, the dutiful, are always looking for Liturgists and musicians like festivals in which they People experienced in law seek difficult cases to extend People past their prime prefer a dignified retirement, The swordsman wants a battle in which he can swing The brave woman looks for an emergency in which she The strong man looks for weights to lift. She who wants reputation, holds an office. He who wants followers, seeks political power. If critics have no one on whom to exercise their spite,Īll such people are prisoners in the world of objects.
If a philosopher's teaching is never attacked, she pines If an expert does not have some problem to vex him, The spring of clear water is the first to be drained dry.Īs if you had swallowed the sun and the moon: The straight tree is the first to be cut down, If the shout is not heard, he will shout again,Īnd all because there is somebody in the boat. And an empty boat collides with his own skiff,
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