Атлант расправил плечи
By our love
Theworkgaveherthecalmsheneeded;shehadnotnoticedhowshebeganitorwhy;shehadstartedwithoutconsciousintention,butshesawitgrowingunderherhands,pullingherforward,givingherahealingsenseofpeace.Thensheunderstoodthatwhatsheneededwasthemotiontoapurpose,nomatterhowsmallorinwhatform,thesenseofanactivitygoingstepbysteptosomechosenendacrossaspanoftime.Theworkofcookingamealwaslikeaclosedcircle,completedandgone,leadingnowhere.Buttheworkofbuildingapathwasalivingsum,sothatnodaywaslefttodiebehindher,buteachdaycontainedallthosethatprecededit,eachdayacquireditsimmortalityoneverysucceedingtomorrow.Acircle,shethought,isthemovementpropertophysicalnature,theysaythatthere’snothingbutcircularmotionintheinanimateuniversearoundus,butthestraightlineisthebadgeofman,thestraightlineofageometricalabstractionthatmakesroads,railsandbridges,thestraightlinethatcutsthecurvingaimlessnessofnaturebyapurposefulmotionfromastarttoanend.
