The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18

word fanci.r. not quite content with
the dictionary at hand.
We'll. the word cynic answers
the literalist. lis derived from the
Greek word for dog It is a partly
successful attempt to define growl-
ing, snarly-yow sort OF near pniloso-
pher who can not see good in any
thing--not even in his egoistic self.
He Is a knocker a nonconformer.
nonhelper. Diogenes was a cynic.
Like IA turtle, he carried his house
around with him. In his case II was
tub which was over him by day,
and under him by night. for he slept
in IT. lie also carried around the
streets in daytime q lighted lantern.
seeking for an honest man. But II
he was so painfully moral, why did
he not look in a mirror
That is Just it, He knew too muth.
like most cynics. Had he not been
banished from his country for coin
ing and issuing counterfeit money 10
the great loss OF those who trusted
him because of his dictum rather
than his deeds? cSntc might Well
! be described AS a man who is ashafn-
| ed of himself for some vice. but
| being too egotistic n blame himself,
! Yet, after all. cynic with his
! Boston conscience has his work TO
/ do, and his place in the great plan
I of human development--othe 1t
4 is presumed that the Creator would
1 not have put his name in the pot.
/ You are at liberty to take from that
reflection what comfort you can.
Argument.
There are at least two KINDS oil
team work that should interest you,
| whoever you are whatever your EN-
( ploy1nent in life. even II you are chiefly
employed In killing time" the least
/ paying murder you could commit,
/ 1t is a more difficult job than
Diogenes had, even with his little
/ rush light lantern. OF course, il Do
genes were continuing his search to-
day with the aid of modern improved
i lights. he might ne more successful
Il f"But would he"
Well. don't ask me. l have never
looked for an honest man, the nohlest
work of God" for early i'll the game
of life it was impressed upon me thai
there is no such comparison as hon
est, more honest. most honest" ant
that a man is all honest, in ever,
word, intention and deed during hi!
life or he is not honest. which sim
oly means that he is dishonest. The
sooner that unpleasant truth Is real
lied, the better.
Is not the same reasoning Applicant,
to truthfuness And does not tina
account for the very literal statemen
of the ancient moralist in holy wri,
when he said. "Al men are liars p
So If you draw on your imagination
t a bit. for your facts in your practica
| h
sition be, and some literalist shout,
| call you a liar. would you have tn
nerve to knock him down, or evel
call him down.
The witness is excused from givinl
any answer that tends to incriminat,
himself"
Certainly So and who will can blam
YOU for slyIy winking at yourself tn
first time you glance into mirror. s.
do not add hypocracy to your I'm
4 truthfnlness or your dishonesty. bu
face the situation like d man. and re
solve to begin at once to do bette
1 team work of both kinds, and TAX
1 the pledge not TO steal time, or any
other thing Of value belonging t
others. any more than You would In
I tontionally keep back Il part OF 9TH
change" or steal a coin from tn
| cash drawer. or rob bank. or file
1 !
Z, person under "a contract Where 70
have the advantage of knowledge an
are not likely TO be detected, or =
II least not convicted.
AS stated, there are at least tw
kinds of team work. The first kin
is wholly within yourself, and is tn
result of cooperation between you
own physical. mental, spiritna
| psychical and ethical organs an
T. powers.
II You have Il number of physical ol
gans. each of which has grown
| It's present state along the three d
mansions of size-length, breadth an
II thickness You may have Yer
large arm. In size il may exceed tina
Of any other man you know y,
| that arm may he very inefficient fo
II the purpose most required of Ii b
II you. 1t may lack strength, endul
ance. activity. suppleness and oths
positive qualities, without which 1t
II comparatively useless TO you for som
II particular purpose.
: That arm still needs developmcl
along the line of another dimension
the fourth dimension. we shall Il.
signate it--that which runs in til
direction of texture. fibre. aualit,
without which 1t would remain a biz
clumsy inefficient shape of muscI
and bone. II is this fourth dinner
sion OF development that makes fe
efficiency. The other three diner
sions OF length, breadth and thicl
ness produce only size and weigh
They are the result of food and tn
| primal functions OF nature. 1t RI
qures the mind. the thinker with II
tention and intelligent use to CON
plete the process by. the eliminatio
of coarse, fiabby tissue. and the SUI
stitution OF the tissue of the texfur
which the mind alone can give. The
il requires the soul TO add Its ow
quality to that bettered tissue befoT
. the highest efficiency Is attainaa
When each physical organ has bee
so developed individually. and 4
powers are rightly correlated TO a
tine powers OF all the other physics
organs, then the body composed {
that assemblage OF organs may be sal
TO he educated" at least up TO IN
degree OF proficiency represented b
such rorrelations. But this IL real
inefficient without the correlation AlA
| OF all the powers OF mind: for th
body obeys the mind as the min
obeys the soul. which Is the utinAi
master OF both body and mind. Q
this plane; the soul itself. having II
own master on higher plane. Whe
the individual powers of the ind
! vidnal are all doing such enlightene