text_original: The ascetic treats life as a maze, in which one must walk backwards till one comes to the place where it starts; or he treats it as an error which one may, nay must, refute by action: for he de  mands that he should be followed; he enforces, where he can, his valuation of existence. What does this mean?
text_transcription: THE ASCETIC TREATS LIFE AS A MAZE IN WHICH ONE MUST WALK BACKWARDS TILL ONE COMES TO THE PLACE WHERE IT STARTS OR HE TREATS IT AS AN ERROR WHICH ONE MAY NAY MUST REFUTE BY ACTION FOR HE DEMANDS THAT HE SHOULD BE FOLLOWED HE ENFORCES WHERE HE CAN HIS VALUATION OF EXISTENCE WHAT DOES THIS MEAN
phonemes: ðɪ ɐsˈɛɾɪk tɹˈiːts lˈaɪf æz ɐ mˈeɪz, ɪnwˌɪtʃ wˈʌn mˈʌst wˈɔːk bˈækwɚdz tˈɪl wˈʌn kˈʌmz tə ðə plˈeɪs wˌɛɹ ɪt stˈɑːɹts; ɔːɹ hiː tɹˈiːts ɪɾ æz ɐn ˈɛɹɚ wˌɪtʃ wˈʌn mˈeɪ, nˈeɪ mˈʌst, ɹᵻfjˈuːt baɪ ˈækʃən: fɔːɹ hiː də mˈændz ðæt hiː ʃˌʊd biː fˈɑːloʊd; hiː ɛnfˈɔːɹsᵻz, wˌɛɹ hiː kˈæn, hɪz vˌæljuːˈeɪʃən ʌv ɛɡzˈɪstəns. wˌʌt dˈʌz ðɪs mˈiːn?