When I was a child . to give me someextra lessons. Thus I started all ancient Chineseand Japanese classics and histories ever since I wasbetween eight or nine. I began to learn thedoctrine of Confucius, Mencius, and others in myearly age. Those books are written poetically and inmost pleasant euphonies, so they were quite easy torecite. Indeed, I could not thoroughly understandseveral parts, but even now I can remember almostevery word distinctly. And the older I grow the moreI begin to understand. I am always so grateful forthese lessons, because these doctrines really savedme from all the di
When I was a child . to give me someextra lessons. Thus I started all ancient Chineseand Japanese classics and histories ever since I wasbetween eight or nine. I began to learn thedoctrine of Confucius, Mencius, and others in myearly age. Those books are written poetically and inmost pleasant euphonies, so they were quite easy torecite. Indeed, I could not thoroughly understandseveral parts, but even now I can remember almostevery word distinctly. And the older I grow the moreI begin to understand. I am always so grateful forthese lessons, because these doctrines really savedme from all the difficulties I have met only lately. Most strange is the memory of I was quite grown up I began to study theBible and some other religious as well as philo- 30 WHEN I WAS A CHILD sophical books. However, when I meet the difh-culties, none of these books come to mind, butonly those books which I learnt in my childhood. At the same time I began to learn to composeChinese poetries and arts. There was a man. -^?M^i^. Ill
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