TheJoys
温斯顿·丘吉尔/WstonChurchill
Thefortunatepeopletheworld—theonlyreallyfortunatepeopletheworld，yd，—arethosewhoseworkisalsotheirpleasure.Thecssisnotargeone，notnearlyseasitisoftenrepreseobe；andauthorsareperhapsoneoftheostiportasitsposition.Theyenjoythisrespectatleastarealharonyoflife.Toyd，tobeabletoakeyourworkyourpleasureistheonecssdisttheworldworthstrivgfor；andIdonotwohatothersarecledtoenvythosehappyhuanbegswhof？dtheirlivelihoodthegayeffionsoftheirfancy，towhoeveryhourofborisanhourofenjoynttowhorepose—howevernecessary—isatiresoterde，andevenaholidayisalostdeprivation.Whetheraanwriteswellorill，hasuchtosayorlittle，ifhecaresaboutwritgatall，hewillappreciatethepleasuresofposition.Tositatoableonasunny，withfourclearhoursofunterruptiblesecurity，plentyofnicewhitepaper，andaSqueezerpen—thatistruehappess.Thepleteabsorptionoftheduponanagreeableoupation—whatoreistherethantodesire？Whatdoesitatterwhathappensoutside？TheHoeofsaydowhatitlike，andsoaytheHoeofLords.Theheathenayragefuriolyeverypartoftheglobe.ThebottoaybeknockedoutoftheAriarket.solsayfallandsuffragettesayrise.Neverd，forfourhours，atanyrate，wewillwithdrawourselvesfroaon-ill-governed，anddisorderlyworld，andwiththekeyoffanlockthatcupboardwhereallthegoodthgsofthef？iteareputaway.
Andspeakgoffreedoisnottheauthorfree，asfewnarefree？Ishenotsecure，asfewnaresecure？Thetoolsofhisdtryaresoonandsocheapthattheyhavealostceasedtohavercialvae.Heneedsnobulkypileofrawaterial，noeborateapparat，noserviceofnoranials.Heisdepeforhisoupationuponnoohiself，andnothgoutsidehithatatters.Heisthesnofanepire，self-supp，self-ntaed.Noonesequestratehisestates.Noonedeprivehiofhisstocktrade；nooneforcehitoexercisehisfacultyagasthiswill；noonepreventhiexercisgitashechooses.Thepenisthegreatliberatorofnandnations.Nochasbd，nopovertychoke，notariffrestrictthefreepyofhisd，andeveisBookCb”oaoderatelydepressgf？enceuponhisrewards.Whetherhisworkisgoodorbad，solongashedoeshisbestheishappy.IoftenfortifyyselfaidtheuiesaionsofpoliticallifebybelievgthatIpossessaleofretreattoapeacefulaileuntrywherenorascalpursueandwhereoneneedneverbedulloridleoreverwhollywithoutpower.Itisthen，deed，thatIfeeldevoutlythankfultohavebeenbornfond.Itisthen，deed，thatIfeelgratefultoallthebraveandgenerospiritswho，everyageandeverynd，havefoughttoestablishthenowuionedfreedoofthepen.
AndwhatanoblediutheEnglishnguageis.Itisnotpossibletowriteapagewithoutexperiencgpositivepleasureattheriessandvariety，thef？lexibilityandtheprofoundnessofourue.IfanEnglishwriterotsaywhathehastosayEnglish，andsipleEnglish，dependuponit—itisprobablynotworthsayg.WhatapityitisthatEnglishisnenerallystudied.Ianotgogtoattackcssicaleducation.NoonewhohastheslightestpretensiontoliterarytastesbesensibletotheattraofGreedRo.ButInfessourpresenteducationalsysteexcitesydgraveisgivgs.Iotbelievethatasysteisgood，orevenreasonable，whichthrtsupoantandunprehendgultitudesoftreasureswhichonlybeappreciatedbytheprivilegedandgiftedfew.Tothevastajorityofboyswhoattendourpublicschoolsacssicaleducationisfrobegngtoendonelongeless，anglessrigarole.IfIatoldthatcssesarethebestpreparationforthestudyofEnglish，Ireplythatbyfarthegreaternuberofstudentsf？ishtheireducationwhilethispreparatorystageisstillpleteandwithoutderivganyofthebeswhichareproisedasitsresult.