Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-08-31
WHAT IS
WRONG WITH
SOCIETY?
BY Nine. SARAH GRAND. Novelist

H HE idea in the air at the present
pick life becomes the less pleasant that in the making of
machines is lasting JOYS that Wanted prog
has been in manufactures only and that ndividu
ais neither better happier but rather and
more miserable THAN THEY EVER WERE
We advance in spiral elimination and reaction the law
the elimination Of We have
poverty excess riches excess philanthropy some
ony ousness excess for preenouness and vugar-
everything in BUT THE ONE THING MOST DESIRA-
BILE that would SEEM has suffered blight this atmosphere
reeking There is of happiness Greatness
also still with us travels in disguise and mistaken for
eccen It mdocri for the most part that has all its own
way We Tans literature in music or in
happier influences of life War; the dirty work of the world
forth only such strength do the dirty work
Mediocty politics posons rusm and keeps crouching
READY TO SPRING AT EACH OTHERS THROATS Re-
gion being degraded profitable commercial enterprise
All this be stopped say. And say Howe The
simple But WHAT constitutes the simple ife The phrase
means of discomfort
prvaton i'll by which others might with profit to them
selves be doing WE'LL all that instead of expanding
hearts higher simple life which finds expression in
surroundings doubtful refinement not immaculate in
and the absence of all that makes for
beauty IS NOT SIMPLE AT ALI, but ug
THERE IS NOTHING MORALLY IN A MISERABLE COT
7AcE AND NO COLLARS BUT THE CHOICE NE
cEss,7y IS APT TO SET UP MAY
cuLMNATE INoRDiNATE coNcET. PEOPLE MAY WITH FINE
APPRECIATION SIMPLICITY BE ALL PRETENsIoN AND POSE
happiness individual but the general good The one includes
the other course this not always evident and there are In
numbers w rejecting the great principle regulate their
conduct BY petty theory which promises them personal advan
taoe-AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS rule. Self interest
individuals disinterested The self inter
esed WHOLE but little sections each little section
being little selves and not to humanity at
large and they their that the they
result in the happiness they had anticipated Life
growing fabric each individual should be helping
portion of one beautiful design.
It is the ABSENCE OF RECIPROCITY that makes life such
dull Tea par garden partes dinners almost only
openings for them everybody
goes to Them exposition of dulne Why Because
the desire to please absent minds of the people
meet Go to and ask yourself afterWad why
have or have not enjoyed it, you will find the the at
ude the people present toward YOU take plenty OF Oh
ver conversation yourself and with all hands,
WITH ANTAGONIST you may you OF
oenc come away with the haterng OF having beena social
success because people thought worth their while great
attention seldom society at present constituted do peo
es hearts expand to other in the genial glow OF MUTUAL
DESIRE to please.
We all of us know simple life In the
serted that the lark sad "Ge glory but the dove sa ve US
peace The dove however, Indignantly repudated this assertion
She declared what she did lv love- and give us
peace" there much be said for the doves contention
BUT AFTER ALL 1T WHAT OURSELVES THAT DE-
cpEs IT. If CULTIVATE RIGHT THINKING RIGHT SPEAKING
AND RIGHT DOING MATTERS WILL ARRANGE THEM
SELVES IN THE RIGHT WAY.
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