The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-12-05
a. H. Nicholas.

81 vi wise. lime, place, habit, de-
- sire, environment affect hui
ll.len9y. The emotional restless law
OF development moves us out Of tho
dull routine of every day life; it is
the vital spark within that moves us
TO q consciousness Of wants not sun
pl-ed-a ~yeaEning after something
we need and must have to satisfy
the demands CT being We are here
to live our own life, to be Individual
lied, to be men and women Of char
acter and stamina-not aut0matons
moving as some other one shall di-
rect.
Individuals are individuals for
ever; all bearing their identity; all
bound on a pilgrimage forever:
stepping forward stage by stage to-
ward perfection upon Instructions
from the lessons Of their own mem
DRY.
When manhood or womanhood is
attained we look cut upon the world
around and learn that Cnere is some
thing more to do. We remember
what We have accomplished in child
mood and youth; ana now higher
results come, larger fields of labor
and we must grow into these and
so we do inevitably with a receptive
understanding Of them.
We have heard persons lament
that they could not live their lives
over again, thinking If they could
they would avoid the shoals on
which they have piled the wrecks of
misguided lives. If they could live
their lives over with the experiences
Of the past well understood, this
might be so; but if their second life
were as new to them as the past was,
they would do no better than they
did before.
We make mistakes in the journey
OF life, for almost every step in the
road is g new step or path not trod-
den before; however, the experiences
and lessons we learn will be our
capital Or endowment with which we
commence in the hereafter
Our earthly lot is fraught with
toll and sorrow, sunshine and shad-
oW, ideal and real When prosperity
shines and the wheels run smoothly
man becomes contented and inclines
to inactivity. Sorrow or suffering
is the power in human nature to
regulate the tides of being when
tried by the minds of adversely.
Mortal life is well worth living
because it is the gateway to immor-
tality, and because of the grand pos
sfbilities of unfoldmen t Within every
human being. The struggle for
peace, purity, happiness makes life
painfully unsatisfactory at intervals
and causes a desire in the soul for
freedom. Every effort counts: every
resolution counts: every good
thought or deed counts: every strug-
gle with the evil counts, and we are
sure the victory will come by and
by.
We are following down the stream
of time for the acquisition of knowl-
edge and development of character.
Progress and evolution are all along
this line from the simple to the COM
pick, ever becoming more complete
and perfect. We have the great
stores of the past and the possibility
Of reaching out over the shadows
and gloom into the love-lighted flu
ture toward which each day bears
us onward; SO the here and the now
bear some fruitage of happiness. We
go over the lessons learned in the
school of experience and apply them
to our life and thereby learn pa
tience, prudence, and just regard
for the rights of others, which, if
exercised, will rebound to our credit
and success.
Excessive selfshness is q hateful