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Wir stehen vor der Gefahr, dass uns zwar nicht das Selbstbewusstsein, wohl aber gegenüber unserem Ego-Bewusstsein die Welt verloren geht. Und um die Welt wiederzufinden, das heißt, den Geist in der Welt zu finden, müssen wir dasjenige, was die neuere Menschheit die Schwelle nennen muss, müssen wir diese Schwelle überschreiten. Und wir können in einer gewissen Weise sagen: Fürchteten sich die Alten vor dem Hüter der Schwelle, und mussten sie gut vorbereitet sein, um an ihm vorbeizukommen, so muss der neuere Mensch geradezu diesen Hüter herbeisehnen. 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