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Moreover,/there are much larger and heavier time machines. Some of them stand inside the huts;/others hang below the highest roofs/so that you can see them from far off. When a segment of time has passed,/these machines scream/and their spirits strike against the iron/within their hearts. Yes,/there is a great noise/in the Papalagi’s European towns.
When the time noise occurs,/the Papalagi complain,/“Another hour has passed!” They put on sad expressions,/in spite of the fact/that a fresh hour has just begun. I have never understood this strange behavior. Yet,/from my perspective,/it appears to be a serious illness.
This surely is an illness among the Papalagi. When they want to do something/like enjoying the sun/or taking a boat trip down the river,/they will often end up ruining their plans,/thinking “I don’t have time to be happy.” Time is there,/but no matter how hard they try,/they cannot see it. They list a thousand things/which take their time. And they immerse themselves in work,/even though no one but themselves/forces them to do so.
Moreover,/there are much larger and heavier time machines. Some of them stand inside the huts;/others hang below the highest roofs/so that you can see them from far off. When a segment of time has passed,/these machines scream/and their spirits strike against the iron/within their hearts. Yes,/there is a great noise/in the Papalagi’s European towns.
When the time noise occurs,/the Papalagi complain,/“Another hour has passed!” They put on sad expressions,/in spite of the fact/that a fresh hour has just begun. I have never understood this strange behavior. Yet,/from my perspective,/it appears to be a serious illness.
This surely is an illness among the Papalagi. When they want to do something/like enjoying the sun/or taking a boat trip down the river,/they will often end up ruining their plans,/thinking “I don’t have time to be happy.” Time is there,/but no matter how hard they try,/they cannot see it. They list a thousand things/which take their time. And they immerse themselves in work,/even though no one but themselves/forces them to do so.