The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-30

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frnsgss q sleeY assert themselves ~
scrratSv ~ sAs rsasssies Cd waxing boar
There are Little ehst8rsa With 80 VIVID "a
+ fsxx-sazfssr that sfsev mistake seEne fancy
( o. zser.za rscssrs. ~ksrh PERHAPS came 20
( them IA the fwiEixht Of 1-esns-lar1- for
reality. surh ehEsa may sometimes se
+ rsua.sAs1 for q seeming Enfrufhv ana
parent cannot a@ scao careful = the clsg1ac-
Sc Of truth o. falsehoo<z IN narsery ezy<,
Distinguishing Con seSoas from Ercnnsss-
( oas saIsshood. AID kesVsng sh< wos1csrsns
I c5sid 20 read os wsth Edss.sy The snssoss
away from the substances Of s1psysess<e-
so~ IA the isnmstsr1zl world Of character,
d ne TOT many of Is reed. Lac children.
80 separate shadows from substance a2a
Eyys2<anes sr1m reality There - .
kr0w.e3gs whissh snsksx alive, and there y
= kaoxeGge weieh 6ecsIvss and kiias-
Blessed are tie pure Ia heart fo- they
Z shall sss God ( may xn5w thai IN three
wsys. nssy snow & ike p&rrot, wiiis-
0gf ary mental aprzsbenssczs- bay
know Il a. verbal proposition snc say
Yes. Il Is 20. and I sa.g know u ~ sx-
perienee; naay hare appropriated = a.
e0nscaouN !Aw. Whsch Of these y knoNA-
szee7 Nhsch OF these has truth You
xiIi not hesitate 8 moment n yo1r answer,
but do We 70. al. TOO often and fatally,
make q lIfs confusion ~ these three, and
remain in tie rsrroE stage, % the looking
glass stage of virtue AID knowlsdgeE
Tske egen 80 simple q matter, for you
may thlak il simple. a. Moving oneself
suppose yOu think yon know your oSa
self az least better than any si8e else does
BIT there IS a knowledge Of oneself 81
superficial and unreal 5. = dream there -
- wide a difference between true SELF
know.sdge and the appearance. as ever
shsFe = between a picture and the object
pictured. There are very fsw people that
understand even the true method and tests
81 sell-kuowiedge. TAey may suppose that
method a. re tumbllng over and over the
contents OF their osa minds or their Own
experiences or opinions. They would in
teFpTgt the Old oracle Know thyse.f. to
mean. " lie utterly seif~centered; measure
everything by yoEr owu notioa Of il: take
your own thought about anything, a. aa-
thoritstiye. take yoar o2n experience and
practice a. the measure OF every other
mans And 20 many man Is thus az
qaainted with only sn appearance of him
self. He may not understand the tirst princi-
pies aad motives Of bis own daily lie. II
would seem very strange TO such man.
were "A revelation given him of what he Is
really living tor. lie might think If he
knew anything. he would know AT least
that, but on no theme Is there wider self
deception and mistaking a. appearance for
reality. | might thus question Some one
engf0ssed in business. asking him what he
l. toiiing foTF lie might answer,
/ that ! may have a competence. that
! may support my family" Ask him what
be means by Impotence, or what he con-
siaers support for his family, and he will
say: We'll, about such and such an As
suFed income or social position" Now.
such is the self-deception that with most
men to give them outright this desire and
limit them there would throw them into
misery Of discomfort Or give them that
competence and let all the world he ignor-
ant OF il. Then the man and his wife find
that what they wanted was the appearance
snd credit CT wealth, even more than iis
reality. Or give him the money, and lock
IL up in chest. with no key. he finds out
he wanted the Use Of his money. Or give
him the outer use, and soften his brain.
He wanted what Happiness. higher life.
mose keen sense OF living He really vas
seeking that, and thought money vas the
same thing. He thought he wanted 10 be
worth 20 much hundred thousand dol
lars bat what he really wanted was the
sense IL worth or 90 have other people
think him well Of the praise Of men or
their envy. what men viii say about him
All such hidden motive-forces may be
penetrating the character and bearing
fruit.
How often does a painful experience Of
selt-discovery come upon Us, saying: ut
vas the appearance, then. YOU we're work
ing for. and for it YOU have neglected the
reality or sacrificed II Few OF us, ii we
we're confronted with the question a. a
whole life decision. whether We would take
the appearance and credit of virtue, or its
reality, with the worlds scorn aud
neglect, would dare TO choose the
shadow. Eternity would rise up
before Us, and It's awful command press on
Us the truth bat We are not so confronted
at dramatic throne at Judgment each
day, and self knowledge self-dsscfpine. the
serious measure oi what manner OF snYrit
Ne are 81, Is the rafeSt of treasures and
seif-dcceptiou, 50 open that bali the world
may see 70. - commonly stalking the
streets, and parlors. aud home and
church. God has indeed given US keen
tests hut We neglect them. He shows US
every day bo@ falsely other men measure
themselves. how misprAbly thew fail Of
being happy or mistake being worth so
much for being worthy Of Il: or how ;heV
E5ISiake tatteTy or envy for the praise of
men. We sec every dsy how hollow and
scoTn- worthy SIRE mems and soulen's am
bitions and castles in the air God keeps
alive our faculty OF thus seeing Others
faults, and We use 10 90 criticize or despise.
or envy them or t. say. 50 would not |
Re or do in their place, not knowing that
tbc INFINITE spirit OF truth gives US every
such perception Of the faults Of other. as A
search warrant into our own hearts and
Eves--a warrant III the kiuEs name. To
bring % light the smallest Sefnhlauce or
+ likeness 81 that frSlitv in ourselves The
+ faculty ~ comparison. by which We 50
/ often pull down others, was meant - helm
us-paN down ourselves What I blame
another for was meant to give me these
searching questions 10 I ever do that
! j. the germ Of that fault. or vice. in me
{ has tfoi gwen me Judgment Of that other $
: hjame- wogth,nsss n order that I NAV
p}li HAN down 81 in order that | may try
/ In some way 10 help him.
I The faculty ~ com parison-the xgillful
/ swIitaess - Judge the wrong AMI mistake
IN another Gfe-.s = direct revelation
from God. e So accept it-a rs-nYhct
+ standing Ia the doorway ready Ike Nathan
{ before David. - say. thou at the n A..
The very elements 81 seig-knowlsti.-v q.
putting the tests q other e. perietce along
side el Gar O~n- Il is an earnest sell.
que>tiou.Hg and so.i stady in the
I hshf Of Gar oWn excussags AMI mushroom
standards - convenience bat IN ths cpl4