ourchair
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In "... To Wake the Mangog!" from Thor # 154, published July 1968, Thor is searching for his arch-enemy Loki in the streets of New York. He asks for help from a group of hippies, but they refuse to assist him, saying that they have 'dropped out of society'. On the spot Thor lecture them on their mistake:
Thor then thinks to himself:
"Though thou be truly pure of heart --- in thine innocence thou art misguided. The true guru thou doth seekest doth lie within thyselves! Heed you now these words --- 'tis not by dropping out --- but by plugging IN --- into the maelstrom of life itself --- that thou shalt find thy wisdom!
"There be causes to espouse!! There be battles to be won! There be glory and grandeur all about thee --- if thou wilt but see! Aye, there be time enow for thee to disavow thy heritage --- yea, thou mayest drop out fore'er --- once Hela herself doth come for thee!
"But, so long as life endures --- thou must live it to the full! Else, thou be unworthy of the title --- man!"
Thor then thinks to himself:
"Verily, they have eyes, but seeth not! When life doth seem too much to bear --- 'tis not the time to renounce the struggle! The ostrich hides --- the jackal flees --- but man, and god --- do persevere!"
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