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第7章快乐不必认真TheImportangThingsBadly（2）
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Isahplayingsupremelyristantpradappli?AgainsttheprofessionalplayerIsaynothing;heisapublitertaiher，andbyhisskillinhisparticularsportheatleastfulfillsthefirstsocialdutyofman—thathimselfandhisfamilybyhisoweexertions.Butwhatistobesaidofthecrackamateur?Tomeheseemsoptibleofmankind.Heeardevoteshimself，forthemereselfishpleasureofthething，tosomegame，whichheplaysdayindayout;hebreaksdowarydistiheamateurandtheprofessiouallyhisskilldesertshim，andheleavesbehindhimnothingthatisofservicetohisfellowmen—notabrihed，en，notevenafamilysupportedaedbyhislabor.
Itistruethathehasprovidedeforaumberofpersons，buthehashepluithimselftothetestbywhichwedemaertainershouldjustifyhischoiceofag—thedemonstratiohatthepubliciswillingtopayhimforhise.And，whenhisdayisover，whatisleft，heworld，buttohimself?Nothingbutaisatotten，orisrememberedbystoutgentlemeninclubs.Theplayiainly，isathingwhiwell.Butthatdoesisnatall，astheproverbwould，byimpli，persuadeus.Thereisnreeableandsalutarythanplayingagamewhielikes，aangitbadlyihepleasureofeeofanypastime.
Themanwhomihewinsissman—whichobservatioheruleitimpliesisseldomobserved，andparativelyfewpeoplereallyplaygamesforthesheereheplaying.Isthisheprevalendpopularityofhandicaps?Whyshouldweexpecttobegivenpoibethatiherthanourownskill?“Ah!but，”
myreadermaysay，“thelayerwantstoretsihemaygivethestroergame.”
Really，Idohatisso.Possible，sometimes，astrongandvaingloriousplayermaywishtogivepoints，ihisviaybethemoreIdonotthihisisthetrueexplanation.That，Isuspect，wasgiveherdaybythesecretaryofalawour，inwhichIplayed.“Whyallthisnonsenseofhandicaps?
Whyusbesquarelybeate?”
Iaskedhi“Because，”
Hereplied，“ifwedidnotgivehandieofthelessgoodplayerswouldehatnotathatthemajorityofushavebothrealizedthetruevaluedoingatrivialthingbadly，foritsowneedshaveourmindsbuoyedaoafalsesenseofexce?Moreoveritisnotonlysusicallytrivialthingsasgamesthatarewbadly.Thisisatruthwhich，oddlyefreelyofsomethings—butnotofothers—andasathingwhichwearequitettodowillletmeiing.Ag，atitsbest，beagreatart，athingwsupremelywell，
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