New-York daily tribune., 1842-09-03
Attractions Proportional to Des,inies.

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Attractions Proportional to Des,inies.
Concluded.
From constantly asserting that the Passions
and Attractions are good, 1t may be inferred that
We include such false and perverted emotions as
envy, hatred, Jealousy, revenge. Such however
is not the case; they are perverted aerelopements
of certain true Passions, and great should be
taken not to corfound such developenents with
the true passions themselves.
The Passions may be nisairected, or they may
be falsely developed, and in both cases they pro-
duce disastrous results. Napoleon,s Ambition, di-
reeted to war, deluged Europe with blood. Had
it been directed difierently-to internal improve
ments for example-the same ardent Passion, to-
gether with the enthusiasm he knew how to com
municate TO his enterprises, would have covered
France and even Europe with valuable works of
art and the greatest improvements. Thus two op-
posite effects may be produced BY the same Pas
sion, and ii is 10 be remarked that the stronger
the Passion the greater the results, either for good
or evil. which follow The above is an example
Of a Passion msdi1ected; we will choose one to
exemplify Passion falsely developed, and pro-
ducins in its reaction perverted emotions. A man
NAV place his affections on woman and see his
happiness in a union with her; the Passion love
becomes the CHI Of his life but if some Iago
crossea his path by undue means thwarts his
expectations an, s.roys his hopes, his Passion
changes its direction, changes to hatred or jeal-
oasy, and vents itself by seeking revenge on the
being who has wronged him.
1t may be laid down as general rule that any
Passion which is suddenly arrested, thwarted, out
ragged or disappointed ia its course, takes false
or perverted Development or direction, and turns
to enmity, Jealousy. revenge, antipathy, regret,
and sometimes to despair and insanity.
The Passions of men are at present all more or
less sme,hered, tantalized thwar,ed or misd-
rected and it is for that reason that we iad, not
only so many criminals, but descending TO lower
sphere o. perversion, so many drunken, quarrel
some, scolding, petulent, back-biting creatures,
whose unaccountable freaks can only be understood
by those who possess knowledge of the two
fold mode OF action of the passiens-er OF their
true and false developement The discordant and
perverted play of these springs Of action is car
ried to a higher pitch in Civilization thun in the
Savage and Barbarian societies, because It's me-
chanism is more complicated and because there
is broader develoscment of the Passions to be
acted upon. But it is certain, that as great as
are the Discord and Duplicity which reign in the
present state of things, as great will be the Har-
mony and Unity in social system perfectly
adapted to the Passions or human nature.
The law of attractions Proportional to Desti-
mics, is an important proof in the question Of the
Immortality of the Soul. The desire of immor-
tality it is evident, is coAectiye attraction of the
human race; it is found existing among all ma
tions and at ali epochs. If the Creator be just
tn tile distribution Of attractions, why would he
have given us a desire, which he did not intend
should be satisfied 7-and why have given US intel
ligence to comprehend the system of the Uni
verse, wtaeut the privilege of participating in its
higher spheres and ex!stences7 Had he denied
us the gift of Immortality, he would have violated
his law of economy, which extends to the pas
sonal or spiritual world, and have tantalized use
lessly one of his creatures
Why should there not be economy in the pas
sional or spiritual, as well as in the material
world Why should the Creator have given US
useless members, useless bones or muscles Phi
losephers and Moralists suppose that the Passions
are naturally depravel and vicious whereas they
are at present merely perverted they mistake,
however, their perverted action for their true
natural They believe that our Passions arc our en-
emies, which supposes that God, who created them,
is also our enemy.
The examples contained in the last article are
sufficient to give US an insight into the Law of an
adaptation Of Attractions to Destinies, knowledge
of which is indispensable guide in the study of
the destiny fall beings Grea, care however, should
be taken not to contound false, temporary and
perrerted Passions or Attractions 1oith those es-
sential or true ones, 1ohich Nature distributes
In the study of man. we shall find that society SO
perver,s his nature, that vast number of vtiated
tastes and depraved attractions are developed
within him. We must not commit the error 10
suppose that there is a destiny proportional to
those paSSional percerSio1S, 10 suppose, for eX-
ample, tha' man VINO mas love loI lhtoXlcatlon,
was destined BY Nature to De q drunkard; or that
some men were destined to be thieves, because
there are individuals in our societies who steal
An intelligent discrimination is necessary in sepa
rating true and collective attractions from acci-
dental and deranged developements of passions.
Those collective and universal Attract ons and
Impulses, which we find existing at all times, and
common to ali Mankind, are oracles of truth-aIe
an Index placed within us by higher Hand,
which point Us invariably toward our Destiny, as
the magnet points toward the pole. Our collect
i've Attractions are expressions Of the Intention
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