riumphsleftforyou,orhavetotentyourselfwiththosemeantriumphsthatthememoryofyourpastwillmakemorebitterthas.Everymonthasitwanesbringsyouosomethingdreadful.Timeisjealousofyou,andwarsagainstyourliliesandyourroses.Youwillbeesallow,andhollow-cheeked,anddull-eyed.Youwillsufferhorribly....Ah!realizeyouryouthwhileyouhaveit.Dontsquahegoldofyourdays,listeningtothetedious,tryingtoimprovethehopelessfailure,ivingawayyourlifetotheignorant,theon,andthevulgar.Thesearethesicklyaims,thefalseideals,e.Live!Livethewonderfullifethatisinyou!Letnothiuponyou.Bealwaysseargforions.Beafraidofnothing....AnewHedonism--thatiswhatourturywants.Youmightbeitsvisiblesymbol.Withyourpersonalitythereisnothingyoucouldnotdo.Theworldbelongstoyouforaseason....ThemomeyouIsawthatyouwerequiteunsciousofwhatyoureallyare,ofwhatyoureallymightbe.TherewassomuyouthatcharmedmethatIfeltImusttellyousomethingaboutyourself.Ithoughthicitwouldbeifyouwerewasted.Forthereissuchalittletimethatyouryouthwilllast--suchalittletime.Theonhill-flowerswither,buttheyblossomagain.ThelaburnumwillbeasyellowJuisnow.Inamonththerewillbepurplestarsontheclematis,andyearafteryearthegreennightofitsleaveswillholditspurplestars.Butwebackouryouth.Thepulseofjoythatbeatsinusattwentybeessluggish.Ourlimbsfail,ourse.Wedegeeintohideouspuppets,hauhememoryofthepassionsofwhichweweretoomuchafraid,andtheexquisitetemptationsthatwehadnotthecetoyieldto.Youth!Youth!Thereisabsolutelynothingintheworldbutyouth!"

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