The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

about sociology, crimino'ogy, psy.
chology, technology, zoology or ped
agogy, l am constrained to devote
few moments to a cursory dissel-
tation on the all absorbing theme.
Why are we thus? Why are men
and women noble and ignobleo
Why are some wise and others fool
fsh! Why are the same individuals
wise in some respects and simple
tons in others? Why do some revel
in wealth, while others with the
seeming outlay of the same energy
and with apparently the same
amount of brain power, feel the con-
slant Inconvenience of poverty :?
Why does the bark of some sail
smoothly and serenely over life's
tempestuous sea, while that of 9TH
ers founders on the shoals of the
shore or goes down in mid ocean?
Why do children of some parents
with equal opportunity and as far
as all observers can see, of equal
merit, produce such different re-
suits? Why do we so often witness
tie career of one with admiration
and gaze with p,ty upon the ig-
notnipy and shame of the other ?
Why the vast difference in the char
acter of different individuals?
What explanation can be given for
the contrary and contradictory ele-
ments that contribute to the making
of the character of the same MANI
AL of these questions are only pro-
pounded for the sake OF ainplifica-
ton without simplification, or for
tification of the text? Why are we
not constructed upon different
plan? Why are not all men and wo-
men perfect?
Why humanity is such con
glomerate mass of strength and
weakness, moral grandeur and mean
sinfulness, physical beauty and ply
steal deformfty, giant mentality and
dwarf imbecility, general blessed
ness and general cussedness, neitn-
er the sagcs nor the prophets of
the ages have attempted to explain.
Observation teaches the student
of human nature that three ele-
ments contribute to the formation of
human character.
Man who Is born OF woman arrives
on the scene where he begins lifess
activities richly endowed with q
bountifu1 share of the peculia,
characteristics or his ancestors HI
therefore begins his career well sup
piled with what we commonly de
nominate human nature.
Birth is the first step in human
progress, but it is an involuntar,
act on the part of the chief guest
at the levee. The next two steps
toward the finished product of hu-
man character work together. AS
the mind begins to develop the pro-
cess of training is inaugurated
step by step the youngster is LED
through such fields of investigation
as have been explained by his lead
ers. AS soon as he acquires
strength of limb sufficient to bear
the strain of walking his SOCIAL ma
ture prompts him to go forth and
seek the ompanionship of his fell
lows. This companionship, who
ever or whatever they may be, con-
tribute both by precept and example
to the formation of his character.
Time rolls on, he arrives at matur-
ity He forsakes the parental roof
and goes forth to meet LIES re-
sponsibilities lone-handed. The re-
straints OF parental influence are
withdrown. The capital he has to
invest in the possibilities of life are
his natural indowments, such teach
ings as have been given him and
the effects of his association with
his fellows in school and in society
A lone traveller, he starts out to
explore an unknown country. Who
can say whether he win be pushed
aside in the scramble he encounters
or will, by tho sheer fore of a per-
sonality, forge his way through the
maddening throng and attain an ex-
elusive eminence whore none can
harm him?
If he rise or fall, who has the
right to praise or eensure, for has
he not merely fulfilled his destiny?
About this time of the year thous-
ands of American boys and
girls are causing parental hearts to
swell almost to bursting when they
hear their sons and daughters reao
or speak SO eloquently on the sub
ject Every man Is the architect of
his own destiny" Abstractly this
is true, but concretely the architect
Is such as the supreme architect
nature and the builders, education
and environmest, have made him
Hence, brethren and sisters, we
conclude that the only rational ans
wer to the interrogatory PROFOUND
ed by the text is that VIC are thus
because, list, VIC are, born that way,
second, because of our teaching
third, because of the influence 81
environment or circumstances.
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