Спрут: Калифорнийская история
Conclusion
Men—motesinthesunshine—perished,wereshotdownintheverynoonoflife,heartswerebroken,littlechildrenstartedinlifelamentablyhandicapped;younggirlswerebroughttoalifeofshame;oldwomendiedintheheartoflifeforlackoffood.Inthatlittle,isolatedgroupofhumaninsects,misery,death,andanguishspunlikeawheeloffire.
BUTTHEWHEATREMAINED.Untouched,unassailable,undefiled,thatmightyworld-force,thatnourisherofnations,wrappedinNirvaniccalm,indifferenttothehumanswarm,gigantic,resistless,movedonwardinitsappointedgrooves.Throughthewelterofbloodattheirrigationditch,throughtheshamcharityandshallowphilanthropyoffaminereliefcommittees,thegreatharvestofLosMuertosrolledlikeafloodfromtheSierrastotheHimalayastofeedthousandsofstarvingscarecrowsonthebarrenplainsofIndia.
Falsenessdies;injusticeandoppressionintheendofeverythingfadeandvanishaway.Greed,cruelty,selfishness,andinhumanityareshort-lived;theindividualsuffers,buttheracegoeson.Annixterdies,butinafardistantcorneroftheworldathousandlivesaresaved.Thelargerviewalwaysandthroughallshams,allwickednesses,discoverstheTruththatwill,intheend,prevail,andallthings,surely,inevitably,resistlesslyworktogetherforgood.
