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not the prodect Il clear cut. we'll
nigh impossible dream of good for
humanity If such q leader Keep
his feet upon the solid groand, he
slll do much 10 hring IN the new
heavens and the new earth. Plato
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b. under the conditions other than
as they are. Aristotle would reach
the ideal by understanding how
states actually are governed and by
pointing out possible present i'm
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IDEAL In literature Arnold Is an
impractical idealist. He is abstract
rather than actual. The common
things that are. are foreign 10 his
world But Browning keeps his feet
upon the earth He is great
dreamer. but he links his ideals 10
the actual and will be greater aud
greater IN the lives of men as wears
20 by Give loose rein to your mag
nation if YOU viii, only test your
IDEAL by its power and adaptability
when applied TO the world as 1T is
Garrison was the thunderbolt of
wrath hurled at national evil But
it took Lincolp, who did what he
could with matters as he found them
and kept sweet, to destroy that evil
The ideal must be glorious enough
to shut out all else from dominence
and TO make drudgery delight
There is no attainment in eagles
wings. He who would be great must
learn to walk and not faint" The
a dent youth may ''run" after his
deals, but soon he learns better.
lie can wia only by dradgery, it is
- iroa lsw of atcomplishsssst. The
great poems are rewritten snany
ti.ses. and many years of toll often
elapse before the world is enriched
by the great poem. Milton spent
forty years over Paradise Lost.
Great pictures often represent years
of dreaming and drudging. SO are
produced the great inventions. You
must learn to say, Zone thing |
see, and by sheer fsrce OF will
struggle on in spite of difficulty and
defeat. would you win a worthy
place or do worthy work.
Ideals are of God Are you in
doubt as to your life work? wait
on the Lord" If he has special
task for you he will reveal it. If
you but follow your natural bent, he
will show you the elements which
always make for success. They are
written in his word and correspond
to the laws of your own being. Per-
haps the greatest thing you can do
will be to establish a home which
shall be center of helpful inau-
ence. Let no one despise such an
end of life Perhaps for some will
come the higher walks of learning
Whatever you aim at you may at
tain if you are earnest and heroic
enough in the pursuit
There are not high places enough
for those who are capable of filling
them. These are not always to be
had for the seeking. The highest
ideals are in the realm of character.
What you are is of more Importance
than what you do. | bring no creed
for you to accept. | have no doc
trinal arguments to present. | often
weary of these things Jesus Christ
is the worthiest end of life Behold
Him in His matchless life; consider
His wonderful, though simple teach
ing; behold Him upon the cross,
where He dies in agony. Here is
an ideal clear and definite enough to
admit of no misunderstanding or