О дивный новый мир

           Wheretherearewars,wheretherearedividedallegiances,wheretherearetemptationstoberesisted,objectsoflovetobefoughtforordefended–there,obviously,nobilityandheroismhavesomesense.Buttherearen’tanywarsnowadays.Thegreatestcareistakentopreventyoufromlovinganyonetoomuch.There’snosuchthingasadividedallegiance;you’resoconditionedthatyoucan’thelpdoingwhatyououghttodo.Andwhatyououghttodoisonthewholesopleasant,somanyofthenaturalimpulsesareallowedfreeplay,thattherereallyaren’tanytemptationstoresist.Andifever,bysomeunluckychance,anythingunpleasantshouldsomehowhappen,why,there’salwayssomatogiveyouaholidayfromthefacts.Andthere’salwayssomatocalmyouranger,toreconcileyoutoyourenemies,tomakeyoupatientandlong-suffering.Inthepastyoucouldonlyaccomplishthesethingsbymakingagreateffortandafteryearsofhardmoraltraining.Now,youswallowtwoorthreehalf-grammetablets,andthereyouare.Anybodycanbevirtuousnow.Youcancarryatleasthalfyourmortalityaboutinabottle.Christianitywithouttears–that’swhatsomais."

           "Butthetearsarenecessary.Don’tyourememberwhatOthellosaid?’Ifaftereverytempestcamesuchcalms,maythewindsblowtilltheyhavewakeneddeath.’There’sastoryoneoftheoldIndiansusedtotellus,abouttheGirlofMátaski.Theyoungmenwhowantedtomarryherhadtodoamorning’shoeinginhergarden.