"Love That (Not Man Apart From That)" "Then what is the answer?— Not to be deluded by dreams.To know that great civilizations have broken down into violence,and their tyrants come, many times before.When open violence appears, to avoid it with honor or choosethe least ugly faction; these evils are essential.To keep one’s own integrity, be merciful and uncorruptedand not wish for evil; and not be dupedBy dreams of universal justice or happiness.These dreams will not be fulfilled.To know this, and know that however ugly the parts appearthe whole remains beautiful. A severed handIs an ugly thing and man dissevered from the earth and starsand his history... for contemplation or in fact...Often appears atrociously ugly.Integrity is wholeness, the greatest beauty isOrganic wholeness, the wholeness of life and things,the divine beauty of the universe.Love that, not man apart from that,or else you will share man’s pitiful confusions,or drown in despair when his days darken."- Robinson Jeffers

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