Authors, German -- 19th century -- Biography; May, Karl Friedrich, 1842-1912
But what was this, actually, I wanted to give? This was many
things and nothing commonplace. I wanted to answer the questions
of mankind and solve the mysteries of mankind. Laugh at me if you
will; but this was what I wanted; I have tried it and I will
continue trying it. Whether I will achieve it, neither I nor
anybody else would be able to know. In carrying out my plan, I
might have committed many a mistake, because I am just a flawed
human being; but my intentions have been good and pure.
Furthermore, I wanted to publish my psychological experiences. A
young teacher, who has been punished, talking about his
psychological experiences? Is this not even more ridiculous than
the first plan? You may think so if you will; but I have seen in
hundreds and hundreds of unfortunate people that the only cause
for the beginning and continuation of their misfortune had been
that their souls, those most precious entities of the entire
creation of earth, had been completely neglected. The mind is the
spoiled, conceited teacher's pet, the soul is the rejected,
starving and freezing Cinderella. For the mind, there are all
kinds of schools, from the simple primary school up to the
university, but there is not a single school for the soul. For
the mind, millions of books are written, but how many are there
for the soul? To the human mind, thousands and thousands of
monuments are built; where are those, which are dedicated to the
praise of the human soul? Well so, I am saying to myself, let me
be the one writing for the the soul, exclusively for the soul
alone, no matter whether I will be laughed at for it or not! The
soul is unknown. Therefore, many people will either not
understand or misunderstand my work, but this should by no means
keep me from doing what I had planned.
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