The Winslow mail., 1912-06-15
WHAT PEOPLE THINK
ABOUT MARRIAGE

CONTINUED from last weeks issue)
got through that little book of Mr..
Adlers! and it teaches practically for
this case and is sound in its arguments.
The attack so called romantic love be
says "a romantic girl says Ny love
is the type of all chivalry; he is endow-
ed with noble qualities: There is no
fault in him! and the romantic lover
says of this maiden. She is goddess,
[ worship the ground on which she
reads! the idea of romantic love is the
excessive magnifying of persons, aud
it is inspired by the desire of each to
enjoy the perfections of the other ---
the true love of marriage differs from
romantic love in this, that the romad-
tic lover sees perfection contrary to the
tact, and attributes present perfec-
ton to the other The real lover is the
,ne who sees Il certain excellence. q
certain charm - without the attraction
of that there would be no admiration,
but beyond that sees the possibility OF
greater excellence and perfection which
is not yet out, which shall be developed
through mutual help See! his .ides is
quite plain. and contains so much of
common sense. He defines the end of
marriage as | define it, although II is
differently expressed, he says: "The
highest end of marriage is to perpetu-
ate, promote and enhance the spiritu-
al life of the world, to keep the fame
of mentality burning in the universe.
and to confer perpetual benefits one
upon the other, especially the highest
of moral growth The supreme aim of
marriage is to contribute to the growth
IF character, of the mind, of the feel
ing of the whole nature, that is a
blessed task when the union is blessed"
think he pointed out quite clearly
the false idea of human marriage. mar
riage is a mission, as have said before,
and it's false idea to think that happi-
ness is the end Of marriage. It is not
the end, but the incid ent. the result of
he union.
Higher must climb. yet higher,
wider: still must be my gaze.
Know I now where stand:
"Mid st of the Sea-girt land.
Midst of great peoples reign,
Kin both to earth and rnain.'
''What People Think About MarriageF
Because my wife and are of differ
ent nationality - she being an Ameri'
can and 1 Japenese when we wish to
axe a walk or go to town to make
few little purchases, "Why'', should
we be slured at, slured and shamed,
wnen we are trying to do what is right,
and have always been honest and try
to the best of our ability to do what
is right.
Why should we be so hurt and
sbamed, when we go out that we dread
to walk in the street together! we are
Just as proud and just as sensitive As'
anyone; and then why are we treated by
some people as if we were ioatnsome,
and something to be shurned. Our
hearts are just the same our natures
are the same, and we have always been
most happy together in our home only
where shamed and hurt on all sides II
we wish to be together in public. be-
lieve we are more happy and congenial
together, than great many people OF :
the same nationality.
My people are not canibals, we are 3
gentle. industrious, ambitious and
cleanly race of people, then why,
are we so treated, because my wife is
one nationality and another!
Our hearts are both the same regard
less of the fact of our difference in
H. NJ G.