text_original: This is the eternal question that confronts the artist and the thinker. Because of the inevitable decline after full flowering point is reached, the inevitable fading of the fire that follows the full flame and glow, are we to recoil from striving to reach the perfect and harmonious climacteric?
text_transcription: THIS IS THE ETERNAL QUESTION THAT CONFRONTS THE ARTIST AND THE THINKER BECAUSE OF THE INEVITABLE DECLINE AFTER FULL FLOWERING POINT IS REACHED THE INEVITABLE FADING OF THE FIRE THAT FOLLOWS THE FULL FLAME AND GLOW ARE WE TO RECOIL FROM STRIVING TO REACH THE PERFECT AND HARMONIOUS CLIMATE
phonemes: ðɪs ɪz ðɪ ɪtˈɜːnəl kwˈɛstʃən ðæt kənfɹˈʌnts ðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪst ænd ðə θˈɪŋkɚ. bɪkˈʌz ʌvðɪ ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl dᵻklˈaɪn ˈæftɚ fˈʊl flˈaʊɚɹɪŋ pˈɔɪnt ɪz ɹˈiːtʃt, ðɪ ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl fˈeɪdɪŋ ʌvðə fˈaɪɚ ðæt fˈɑːloʊz ðə fˈʊl flˈeɪm ænd ɡlˈoʊ, ɑːɹ wiː tə ɹᵻkˈɔɪl fɹʌm stɹˈaɪvɪŋ tə ɹˈiːtʃ ðə pˈɜːfɛkt ænd hɑːɹmˈoʊniəs klˌaɪmɐktˈɛɹɪk?