text_original: What is the meaning of ascetic ideals? Or, to take an individual case in regard to which I have often been con  sulted, what is the meaning, for example, of an artist like Richard Wagner paying homage to chastity in his old age? He had always done so, of course, in a certain sense, but it was not till quite the end, that he did so in an ascetic sense. What is the meaning of this "change of at  titude," this radical revolution in his attitude — for that was what it was?
text_transcription: WHAT IS THE MEANING OF ASCETIC IDEALS OR TO TAKE AN INDIVIDUAL CASE IN REGARD TO WHICH I HAVE OFTEN BEEN CONSULTED WHAT IS THE MEANING FOR EXAMPLE OF AN ARTIST LIKE RICHARD WAGNER PAYING HOMAGE TO CHASTITY IN HIS OLD AGE HE HAD ALWAYS DONE OF COURSE IN A CERTAIN SENSE BUT IT WAS NOT TILL QUITE THE END THAT HE DID SO IN AN ASCETIC SENSE WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS CHANGE OF ATTITUDE THIS RADICAL REVOLUTION IN HIS ATTITUDE FOR THAT WAS WHAT IT WAS
phonemes: wˌʌt ɪz ðə mˈiːnɪŋ ʌv ɐsˈɛɾɪk aɪdˈiəlz? ɔːɹ, tə tˈeɪk ɐn ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl kˈeɪs ɪn ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd tʊ wˌɪtʃ aɪ hæv ˈɔfən bˌɪn kˈɑːn sˈʌltᵻd, wˌʌt ɪz ðə mˈiːnɪŋ, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, əvən ˈɑːɹɾɪst lˈaɪk ɹˈɪtʃɚd wˈæɡnɚ pˈeɪɪŋ hˈɑːmɪdʒ tə tʃˈæstᵻɾi ɪn hɪz ˈoʊld ˈeɪdʒ? hiː hæd ˈɔːlweɪz dˈʌn sˈoʊ, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, ɪn ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ sˈɛns, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt tˈɪl kwˈaɪt ðɪ ˈɛnd, ðæt hiː dˈɪd sˌoʊ ɪn ɐn ɐsˈɛɾɪk sˈɛns. wˌʌt ɪz ðə mˈiːnɪŋ ʌv ðˈɪs "tʃˈeɪndʒ ʌv æt tˈɪɾuːd," ðɪs ɹˈædɪkəl ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən ɪn hɪz ˈæɾɪtˌuːd — fɔːɹ ðæt wʌz wʌt ɪt wˈʌz?