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or value in anything I obtain easily, without striving or toil. I shall offer proof of what I have said: take the example of a man who inherited money or property from his fathers. Does that man's pleasure in the goods he inherited equal the pleasure of another man who owns money, property, and goods thanks to his continuous striving and his labors? A person's enjoyment of the money his own hands earn, his care for that money and his esteem for it, surpass his enjoyment of it and his care for it had it come to him by the easy, soft road of inheritance... And there is the example of a young man who won his diploma thanks to his perseverance in study and diligence, and another who obtained it by way of luck and happy accident: which of the two takes greater pleasure in this diploma, and whose esteem for it is stronger?? No doubt the one who paid the price of his diploma in nights of vigil spent studying, reading, and pursuing knowledge values his success more than the second — indeed, I believe he respects himself and trusts in himself when he feels that he has reached one of the degrees of learning by worthiness and desert. And a person's self-respect and self-confidence are the two fundamental factors that build up his personality and drive him to work and to produce.

This lesson which I have learned from life is not confined to men rather than women; it is a comprehensive human constitution which people — and especially the young — must set before their eyes in every undertaking they venture upon in their lives.

Damascus: Salma al-Haffar al-Kuzbari

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— I have not yet finally settled the place and the time, but in all likelihood it will not be later than next month.

— And is there any observation you would care to make, Miss Salwa?

— Would, Mrs. Edvick, that those in authority paid some attention to art. We know that everything grows by practice — just as the ear grows accustomed to a certain kind of music and delights in it, so the eye grows familiar with, and takes ease in, the kind of art it has been raised to appreciate from childhood. And how I grieve for the Lebanese when I pass through the capitals of Europe and see the care parents take to bring up their children to understand art, to appreciate it and value it, through their visits to the many museums and exhibitions. That is why I do not blame the Lebanese for being indifferent where art is concerned — for their artistic upbringing is very poor indeed.

— What is the remedy, if we are poor in museums and art exhibitions?

— There are several ways. First, to nourish our museum, which is all but empty. Second, there is room for organizing artistic excursions in the summer season, in which students would take part, to visit the capitals of Europe and above all their museums and exhibitions. The third solution... is the possibility of inviting famous artists, or the great museums, to show their works for a period in Lebanon, giving all the people the chance to see them at close hand. And finally — an alert press and genuine critics.

— They are without doubt very sound proposals — if only those in authority in Lebanon would turn their minds to filling this gap, and concern themselves with the artistic side of the rising generation's life.

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