Tobereallyhappyandreallysafe, oneoughttohaveatleasttwoorthreehobbies, andtheymustallbereal. Itisnousestartinglateinlifetosay: “Iwilltakeaninterestinthisorthat.” Suchanattemptonlyaggravatesthestrainofmentaleffort. Amanmayacquiregreatknowledgeoftopicsunconnectedwithhisdailywork, andyethardlygetanybenefitorrelief. Itisnousedoingwhatyoulike; youhavegottolikewhatyoudo. Broadlyspeaking, humanbeingmaybedividedintothreeclasses: thosewhoaretoiledtodeath, thosewhoareworriedtodeath, andthosewhoareboredtodeath. Itisnouseofferingthemanuallaborer, tiredoutwithahardweek’ssweatandeffort, thechanceofplayingagameoffootballorbaseballonSaturdayafternoon. Itisnouseinvitingthepoliticianortheprofessionalorbusinessman, whohasbeenworkingorworryingaboutseriousthingsforsixdays, toworkorworryabouttriflingthingsattheweekend.

Itmayalsobesaidthatrational, industrious, usefulhumanbeingsaredividedintotwoclasses: first, thosewhoseworkisworkandwhosepleasureispleasure; andsecondly, thosewhoseworkandpleasureareone. Ofthesetheformerarethemajority. Theyhavetheircompensations. Thelonghoursintheofficeorthefactorybringwiththemastheirreward, notonlythemeansofsustenance, butakeenappetiteforpleasureeveninitssimplestandmostmodestforms. ButFortune’sfavoredchildrenbelongtothesecondclass. Theirlifeisanaturalharmony. Forthemtheworkinghoursareneverlongenough. Eachdayisaholiday, andordinaryholidayswhentheycomearegrudgedasenforcedinterruptionsinanabsorbingvacation. Yettobothclassestheneedofanalternativeoutlook, ofachangeofatmosphere, ofadiversionofeffort, isessential. Indeed, itmaywellbethatthosewhoseworkistheirpleasurearethosewhomostneedthemeansofbanishingitatintervalsfromtheirminds.