, 1880-02-21
THE DUTY OF ENJOYMENT,
Life Should Be- Enjoyed Nationally.
and Not Sensually.
Cultivation OF Pleasurablc Consciousness
a Prime Duly OF Life.

to cnjUy ourselves would bv, III tho opinion
of ThOst pErs0i,s, IL lliter nj nnlneA,ltng par-
ntox. It ls commonly supposed tint the mt
Urn! Instinct far plcas,lru Gun lnkn caro- Of
Itself wftllnl,t my reinforcement frn,n n
scIso Of duty. Moro t.alt THU, our l,nblts Of
thought insi!nctfvoly lead liz to
SET DUTY IN AErAHuN1sN TO rLEAsURE.
20 that 10 talk nf Il duty Ut enjoyment sounds
selt-contradfctory. Many influences hnyo
combined in the pnst history of our race to
produce this conception Of tho relation Of
pleasure and duty. Unless tl,is Idea lla,t
been ,layutoped md fixed III tllol,n.ul, minsl,
1t Ia difficult IL sue how tito moral progress
n'wn,ly nttalnpd woull lsnyo bccn la,sslhlr.
Even that extreme fuun Of this stoctrlnr Of
tho nntayo,,fsM Of pleasure and duty i,l-
yolvett In the asra,tlc remuneration Of Nlt pn-
1oynie1t as sl,lBll1 wis doubtless ltBrfl nntt
necessary Ml'tf III certain stages III soclal
evolution. hut II may ID tint this cnlluep-
tim Of pleasure l'as now lust It's utility, md
will llaye to b0 ttsplacGl by a ylaw nf llfu
which sets pOsltlye moral ynlllu on enjpy-
1Mcnt.
The cpleuricn theory That nil good resnIvos
itself iMtn pleasure tlns lons bGen before ti,o
wnrltl, md llus won inntty ntllelpnts. Since
tito revival nf letters ll.lly writer's llnva coli
''''.',.,, - '', "s'' -. ~ "' ".p
her Of writers with /, keun appreciation If lllo
csthettc. RESOURCES Mt o,r command haye ii,
beautiful AMI allurtnX lnl,g'lago held up II
refined lcsnnistie Ideal 0f life. according Il,
which nil trks0Ene sense Of duty will melt
nwMy Iii rntitnlni cultivation uf ciiuice tie
lights; and now II lea.llng philosopher las
ntltled tic weight OF Ills nann to this tendency
ef rth1en1 fhn1Elh bv disf1nrtty ruft,rcl,Ht
the duty OF comprising pleasurablo exist"
el'ce, duty which liz thinks to be sadly
neglected III these days.
'rhn arguments NIT forth by Mfr. Jrcrlert
Suc,,rer IN Ills latest yoi,1Ine. "'rhc Dntn of
1,t,,"s !, H. s,,,nr, ~ t,,o ,,ro,,a.tt,an t,nt
tho cultivation Of pIcas.lrnble consciousness
IL
will bc suro tu excite noot t)cai If attcntIo,,.
Ills fundamental l.ea Is TUT pleasure ssoo'l
4 hoaltt.y exercise Of n useful Or life-preserv-
lug function. l'lensures alIl lmlnH liAre
eG %t"se 81 4hd 70 rtis agns seS hg i d% n'E
Ing Of Tic luws Uf evolution SiMre IT
Is MI inevitable Inv uf Dur mental
nature that VIC should sCuk pleasure, md
s!ncr, top, II Is = condition OF se!f.prcserya-
efficiency. It follows tint tho coincidence uf
plcusuralitu mud ffe-serving activities must
from tho ilrst lIuye been n necessary contlt-
ton Of permanent existence, Mr.. Spencer
thinks that prnpla lave nlt0getllar overlooked
tlIis truth. Even ln0ruliats win might be
supposed to know better tnye, i,e c0ncaiyrs,
faflcd to rcsogrtxe tho function Of ple,sii1t-
bic feelings as guides to sound living. Alei,
are excused, If mt eonlsnc'n!ctl, .wlian, III
pursuit Of s0lnu WORTHY distant 0bJcct, tiloy
lHy llO !!Gttt to tho butiiy lltt which should
Lave t0l!i then. tint they Were ,a't f'1ll!it'!g
tl1e ilrst conditions t,f ttti eiriel!t netioI!'
Aga!ll, pleasure IN to ~ rncoinattM9 ~ as ~,
1eotly erecting Ill Increase OF energy, bodily
md mental,
AS RAISING 1.-THE TIDE OF 11FE";
yet ,norntists have altogether forgotten t,ls
tlnnnntinus ri D,eusuru Nh eytl. pr Mt
Ioast nv af in t,nmi vnlaIc. Mr..
SnnI,ocr nnpcnrs ia fccj n nrnr,no nlj,orrp,cn
Ut lie nscetio co,,cenlIoil II pleasure for lsp
ypcaks Of tic HttrIi assumption, co,I,,nnn to
nnrnM stnits nntj Gllrisfin,i nYcrtlrs. tint wo
ira Sf tiinhnlrt,ily urw,,i,izri that n1ensurcs
nru fniuri"us md nui,is br1,et}rIni." iiS,iocs
mnt attemnt. M nj, eynil,ti1nist yery Wi
m,frLt inva lime. ff, nrcn,,,,f fir tf,e rnnnsja
n,,T ,rvf,,nI ~ 3t,o mscnti., ,ina4rinn ntnr