New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-02
ONES MISSION IN THE WORLD.
Healthy AlOofness to the Pin Pricks of Life
The Sense of Perspective

a thoughtfa college woman, writing for the
aiulnne number Of her alma mater magazine. has
umey warning 10 give regarding ones mission IN
the world:
Line that or many another originator Of farnil-
lar expression, doubtless The rar,e - Ne u,bo
nrst asked or what is the baby thinkIng?' is lost
IN the msts Of antiquity as the Old histories would
- l. az deeper may De the mists Of ignorance
cioud-"g the brain Of the writer yet she must CON
Tess mat 70 her the question has never presented
Any difficulty. e we may trust the e,-rraseio, az
tie grave h-tie face. II our own memories do not
pay Is ia]Se in recalling our early Ir,Dressiors
~ 1--' > n.y. real emotions are those OF wonder
heHt II he world IN which no finds himself and
ms INST real thoughts are concerned with his won
SeFileIt and with his efforts 20 understand rIis
"o..a ana MS o"n position IL l..
ie@e efforts, 50 feeble at first" continues the
are constantly repeated throughout child
1000 anc early adult life, n4lGde age Stems t bring
s-o "4i'-Ig!iess 20 let many problems 20 unsolyed
''o" IAat ones little path has been auH3c,aptio
e'-eA 10 render ii tole.ably smooth. But the
--,-ooo Gays when one struggled 50 Hereby ard
'-iNeSslg 10 learn what right and what
was wrong and, most Of all what was fitting,
Dououe5S We can all recoilect experiences of our
own childhood similar to those Of the fasoira+t,,
"o'io De soocs OF Mrs. Bland; perhaps we smile
a. 'Ie'A now but We cannot forget that they meant
extreme suffering Their"
A. ~'e many sensitive, retiring children such
- 'ioA'hs loved to interpret who exist outside of
ms pages. knew one once E,,srvtb,,a t 81 !,
fr,I
'-'iu she read and pondered over; and she WAS so
- Uck by the recurrence Of some such phrase
tas' cere-free childhood the happiest period OF
=, aho the like ON she thought If
, --o-ooo Is the happiest time what must # b.,
ono Is grown up? and as her BIRTHDAYS came
- went she looked forward with dread to IN.
ais WI uItI she was nalf through college
one realize that grown-up life had its advan-
Co. -1 1heh IL came upon her almost as a
80 mat what she had SO long dreaded had
&c not SO terrible after all
els. = '0tiuage which impressed her above all
b.o,, "Cf'h having. was that she could now look
,,ass,on.s y. 4o'Her experiences with a moro dis
pe.oiied air than she had previously been able 70
IN So. Lat she could see the various events
- 'Heir places in due relation with one an
-. e4A' Hie could understand their significance
Dsf 0y comparing them with the exnerte,oss OF
- "i'Cl hhe now learned with amazement
she baS qTeiLu-ly IKE her own: and in short that
known a. DesLl 10 acquire that valuable oi,aIity
This Sisco seI-se OF perspective"
College O.ONsht ABOUT another She was ont OF
here sb. s. OUT In the wide wide world and
garded &c ING the grain OF wheat in what she re-
about nv me me olsneas OF char go freely scattered
OF heDuy ch,s mlsoornless grown-ups who prated
biltfv'' h.S ttoLoo The freedom from resnor.I-
che had soorsaSS their ceaseless refteration and
herself was Ieeling that the regponsibiIity OF
e'eAt oeall But now she understood /: