THE OBJECT OF LIFE
“To the question what is the object of life, the answer is beginning to appear. It. is to form a character which shall continue and which shall he worth living with, to realise the intrinsic value of life and existence, and to train ourselves by meeting difficulties and obstacles. Troubles we must have, but. like the struggle for existence, they may he all to the good. Among the lower animals the struggle lor existence improved the species; the strmmle towards knowledge and higher powers may improve the individual. We have reached a stage at which we (an realise that pain and trouble and effort arc worth while. Our privilege is to explore with patience and diligence the vast extent of the universe to the thread of simplicity, amid its ninrve lions intricacy to apprehend glories beyond the utmost stretch of our imagination, and thereafter to revel in the enjoyment of its infinite beauty.”—Sir Oliver Lodge.
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Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1928, Page 6
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159THE OBJECT OF LIFE Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1928, Page 6
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