The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-09-23
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We act cur various roles ia life behind
masks suited to cur different necessities
We know that as life is presented to Us in
: tks-sosxar,f we Bee bot little CT its trus
meaning; We must not look upon the out.
side for thar which moves and shapes the
!, dessinies ct inGiyiSua Is or If nations. We
saistske u : seslphglSs the reabt the shadow
for the substance, because we I've so much
in the outward, caring more fer ekteruak
ihan far the p2re soul underneath.
The hu<k hidss'the corn, the chafF the
wheat, api ,he emaddy pool conceals the
lily. strh;liHg to fir the air With fragrance.
f.Ss, the real : trae lie is concealed beneath
ftte masks We wear.a.1d our lives sre5shapad
! aud fashioned according to the most sp,
proved of established models II We strive
To- assa;s!.zssr arr deals b. cult >atiag the
purest Of motives ard living to make others
happier and -bettef our efforts wcuIi be
more successful aud there v oaid te no need
Of masks. SO let US strive to be purely
natural. There is nothing that makes Ma
ture look so beautiful rs the cieir light Of
day. the sunshine If you look at Nature
through colUred glass she is net SO beauti-
-fui; but icck at het-through cleer glass, and
YOU viii. find the trees are green and the
flowers have their own hues, the stars are
bright and the sky is Llue.
So true lives have no need of names and
tisles to make their power felt in the world.
In the purity and true nobility of their
lives, they care not fer any mask of preten
tons having no desire to seem Otherwise
than what they really are.
As Nature appears more lovely 10 tie
clear sunlightso when We stuly the picture
of human life, we look both on the SUFFICE
and beneath it, and see how unconsciously
human minds are unfolled Just as the flow
ers are by the sunshine tliat bids them cx
pand and give forth their beauty. Since
true lie is not on the surface alone, there is
no need Of masks, get throughout life each
wears bis mask. The outward, Maynard,
life We see the hidden springs we may not
know" How often in hfes journey We
meet those apparently happy while really
the gayety Is assumed to hide some great
sorrow from the thoughtless world, 4.
There are many whose youthful ambition
painted bright pictures Of the future, but
l,fe failed TO BRING the realization of their
youthful dreams, and by an air of content
ment, they strive to conceal their disap-
puntment, that none may know of their
hlighted hopes. The world looks o0ly uprn
the external to read and understand human
life. Il never lifts the dark unloNly mask
that poverty throws over the human soul
Ii one would but lift the weight of care
and sorrow from the heart Of some lttlc
ragged wanderer of the street he might find
there hidden strength and beauty, only
waiting for the sunshine of love to unfold
1t to the world.
The lily of the valley oonceals itself be
tween two large leaves, yet scents the air
with the most delicate perfume: so the
purest gems Of thought and feeling dwell
not always under the fairtst cxter:ors, and
we must often lift the mask if we would
find the hidden beauty underneath.
But in that land of light and beauty,
Where our loved ones gone before
Dwell in purity and gladncs,
We shall wear orr IN asks no more"