So this is my hobby. This is my
change. I like to putter away at these things. Every day I try to
come down here for an hour or so. It rests me because it gives my mind
a complete change. For, whether you believe it or not," he added with
his inimitable chuckle, "to make a poem and to make a chair are two
very different things.
"Now," he continued, "if you think you can learn something from me,
learn that and remember it when you are a man. Don't keep always at
your business, whatever it may be. It makes no difference how much you
like it. The more you like it, the more dangerous it is. When you
grow up you will understand what I mean by an 'outlet'--a hobby, that
is--in your life, and it must be so different from your regular work
that it will take your thoughts into an entirely different direction.
We doctors call it a safety-valve, and it is. I would much rather,"
concluded the poet, "you would forget all that I have ever written than
that you should forget what I tell you about having a safety-valve."
"And now do you know," smilingly said the poet, "about the Charles
River here?" as they returned to his study and stood before the large
bay window.
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