Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-07-05
UNCLE GID'S LETTER.

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am a man that wants to do the best
I can for all, but never beg ques-
ton.
If have to beg question then | am
satisfied my cause is weak Some may
not like all say, but If you will pause
just moment, even though l use
levity, you'll find something that is
relishable.
Our audience is composed of such
variety that it is hard to get up diges-
table food for all. Some want mic
macs; another a square meal; another
just don't care, but l believe the best
dish is the one of aspiration, some
thing elevating, something inspiring.
am sharply tinged with egotism
and don't deny it though some folks
scorn egotism. Well, | don't. I am
proud of myself-proud l can gather
from the field of thought something
reasonable and tangible. 1t does me
good and I hope it helps other folks as
well. Also am an idealist and while
am that never build castle so high
human beings can t inhabit it. like
to stay on terrafirma and among hu-
man beings If man or woman has
no ideals they are very sorry specimens
of humanity.
While | am an egolist to certain
extent, yet l do have respect for the
opinions of others. So egotism in a
modified form is good and is more pre-
valent than one may think for.
Aspiration and ambition are closely
related and boy or girl without am
bition to be something or somebody
is truly nobody and never will be
anything else. but just as soon as we
can inculcate into them aspirations
to be something they will get move
on themselves. 1 believe girls have
higher aspirations for something than
boys-for instance beauty and neat
ness. They excel boys in that line.
They are more careful of their appear
ance than boys are and you had as well
kin girl outright as to mar her beau
ty.
Girls are idealists also-more Sc
than the boys, and with their idealism
many are egotistic to the core, filled
with self, some to extremes, jealous Of
everybody and everything except them
selves and would be with themselves il
they could
Egotism is not bad trait unless car
ried to extremes. Then it becomes
hateful and despicable. Whenever &
. person can see nothing good in anyone
| save themselves they soon become un
: loveable. We have egotists in relig
ion. No one good but them. Well,
. have lived nearly long enough to fint
out that no one has all the beauty, O.
all the brains or all the religion, o
i that he is always in the right and ev
q erybody else is in the wrong
u Another thing want to say. Their
i is not perfect being on earth in hu
9 man form. They may be perfect il
/ form and feature and all that but nc
g perfect in ways, thought and actions
y neither in words or deeds. / hav
: heard some almost claim that hig
/ standard but knew they were too ie
: norant to know that they were claim
n ing, but / think it wise policy to as
pire to perfection until it is obtained
+ Well obtain it in the perfect day an
l. not before. All people should aspil
and live to that end, making every in
ot provement possible in their lives an
y conduct. Aspiring to a noble life
r and will be fully rewarded when "
ut are ushered into real life, and real e,
L istence. High spirations give us swe
K thoughts and makes us more of ma
\ or woman, and it is the garden of pc
fection. If we could only realize TIL
or we have better inheritance than Il
I, realm we now occupy we would let o1
T. souls and minds expand so as to r
g. ceive the higher knowledge which {
n should strive for. My aspirations a
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rs deceit or false friends, no unrequit'
ng love, no sundering of dear ties, !
n anxiety, no grief, where genius shs
OF expand, where imagination scars al
r. revels to supreme delight. We he
IS are only chrysalis. What will we
'te in the other life2 That is for you
say. Here we fade, droop and di
n Finite is written on all our loves al
cy hates and whatever mental acquil
ON ments but some are growing, otht
to dwindling and dwarfng. Which
ice the bestl Growing or dwarfingH Al
nd wer. l want to continue to grow he
and in the garden of God. This is /
re- highest ambition to be real being
we which l was created. l believe my
he heritance is worth seeking and str
ing for. All my ransomed powers I
me so. How is it with your Do y
want better realmf 1t that what y
aspire tor If So it is obtainable.
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