For two or three generations past, ever-increasing numbers of
individuals have been living as workers merely, not as human beings. An
excessive amount of labour is rule today in every circle of society with
the result that man's spiritual element cannot thrive. He finds it very
difficult to spend his little leisure in serious activities. He does not
want to think; or he cannot even if he wants to. He seeks not
self-improvement, but entertainment which would enable him to be
mentally idle and to forget his usual activities. Therefore, the
so-called culture of our age is dependant more on centaur than on
theatre, more on newspapers, magazines and crime stories than on serious
literature.
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