詹姆斯·艾伦/JamesAllen
, nomindhasnotbeentosseduponthedarkwatersoftrouble, noeyethathasnotweptthehotblindingtearsofunspeakableanguish……
Inthestrong, andapparentlyindestructiblemeshesofevilallaremoreorlessfastcaught, andpain, unhappiness, andmisfortunewaituponmankind.
Withtheobjectofescaping, orinsomewaymitigatingthisovershadowinggloom, menandwomenrushblindlyintoinnumerabledevices, pathwaysbywhichtheyfondlyhopetoenterintoahappinesswhichwillnotpassaway.
Sucharethedrunkardandtheharlot, whorevelinsensualexcitements; suchistheexclusiveaesthete, whoshutshimselfoutfromtullesorrowsoftheworld, andsurroundshimselfwithenervatingluxuries; suchishewhothirstsforwealthorfame, andsubordinatesallthingstotheachievementofthatobject; andsucharetheywhoseekconsolationintheperformanceofreligiousrites.
Andtoallthehappinesssoughtseemstocome, andthesoul, foratime, islulledintoasweetsecurity, andanintoxicatingforgetfulnessoftheexistenceofevil; butthedayofdiseasecomesatlast, orsomegreatsorrow, temptation, ormisfortunebreakssuddenlyinontheunfortifiedsoul, andthefabricofitsfanciedhappinessistorntoshreds.
Thechildcriestobeamanorwoman; , andtherichmanoftenlivesinfearofpoverty, orscourstheworldinsearchofanelusiveshadowhecallshappiness.
