Inthislittlebook,IhavetriedtosaywhatIthinkofman"splaceintheuniverse,andofhispossibilitiesinthewayofachievingthegoodlife．InIcarusIexpressedmyfears;inthefollowingpagesIhaveexpressedmyhopes．Theinconsistencyisonlyapparent．Exceptinastronomy,mankindhavenotachievedtheartofpredictingthefuture;inhumanaffairs,wecanseethatthereareforcesmakingforhappiness,andforcesmakingformisery．Wedonotknowwhichwillprevail,buttoactwiselywemustbeawareofboth.
January,1st1925
B．R.
