12/25 It is not the ownership of material property that interests me so much as the independence of it. When I started out from my farm on this pilgrimage it seemed to me the most blessed thing in the world to get away from property and possession." "What are you then, anyway ?" asked Mr.Vedder, smiling. "You see I'm tremendously fond of this world exactly as it is now. Mr.Vedder, it's a wonderful and beautiful place! I've never seen a better one. I confess I could not possibly live in the rarefied atmosphere of a final solution. |