佚名/Anonymous
Inhisfamouschoiceoflaboroverpleasure, , , however, thathappinessisnothisgoal; ', asthepersonificationofpleasuresaysinthisstory, thateaseisthestateinwhich“youshallnotwantforanythingthatmakeslifejoyous”.Butevenifyouattainthatkindofpleasure, somethingfundamentalismissing—.
WhenHerculeswasafair-facedyouth, andlifewasallbeforehim, ; andhemurmuredbecauseothersnobetterthanhimselfwerelivingineaseandpleasure, whileforhimtherewasnaughtbutalifeoflaborandpain.
Ashethoughtuponthesethings, hecametoaplacewheretworoadsmet; andhestopped, notcertainwhichonetotake.
, buthesawthatitledstraighttowardthegreenmountainsinthefardistance.
Theroadonhisleftwasbroadandsmooth, withshadetreesoneitherside, wheresanganinnumerablechoirofbirds; anditwentwindingamonggreenmeadows, .
Whiletheladstoodindoubtastotheseroads, hesawtwofairwomencomingtowardhim, , andHerculessawthatshewasasbeautifulasasummerday.
Hercheekswerered, hereyessparkled; shespokewarm, persuasivewords.“Onobleyouth,”shesaid,“benolongerboweddownwithlaborandsoretrials, , , withoneunendingroundofmusicandmirth; andyoushallnotwantforanythingthatmakeslifejoyous — sparklingwine, orsoftcouches, orrichrobes, , andlifeshallbetoyouadaydreamofgladness.”
