Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-28
A reader sends in this letter. which we answer:

A reader sends in this letter, which
ambition IN Yet man
his BIRTH We are Of and6e
rastcs? Kindly
hUmbles staff YouTssl sincerely INTERESTED
That interesting twolegged animal in charge of this earth
called wound up complicated fashion Twelve pas
sons instincts, or attractions them please
animate and control him
OF these passions NINE actual moving forces
THREE direct and control the other nine.
Among the nine MOVING there three
that domnatewe viii ignore the others for the present
First and necessary is THE INSTINCT OF SELF
PRESERVATION That instinct kept alive forced them to
continue living this earth under horrible conditions of cold
and hunger and brutality Natures wisdom made the instinct of
earth do his work here In the of thirty thou
years and of today the instinct of sepreservaton is
al-powerful burning heater sinking ship
elsewhere when the real nature of
The second great moving force in mankind the PATER
NAL INSTINCT the instinct of reproduction This
that there shall be other human beings earth follow each
stnc of reproduction the strongest next to the instinct of
third great passion of human mind is AMBITION
desire for change, for Improvement.
As have told you before and shall often repeat the
PATERNAL INSTINCT provides others to carry on our work
after death AMBITION PREVENTS STAGNAT1ON, BRINGS
ABOUT PROGRESS
The friend whose letter we of many that ask
whether ambition is really worth while what of ambition
ought to have, etc,
The first question be disreErded II yqu have ambition
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difference whether it is worth while mott its
without ambition is creature almost unthnkabe
advance in years diminish in
tensor have not reached the real develop
and interest At least for tb frgt %nndrd % Of f 0''
Ambition is the human emotion that dies quickly
attacked and deored by just such questions friend
stomach says: "why not me we'll and enjoy my
digestive delights instead of wasting energies trying to do
something never can dog
don't oive foolish NJ
duty9 Pile dollar another well cultivate good
opinion of your negbors be liked approved by minds
die fat and happy
The mind gets of repeated failures it wants rest and
begs for it
Every little opportunity life every comfort fights
against mans ambition, if his ambition be really high
dreams Of eighteen and twenty.
At forty he has settled down rut that means no
more growth
At fifty he has reached stage where he looks piingy
down upon the men VINO possess the ambitious force that he has
Our friend asks Anyhow after they dead what differ
ence does make whether they prominent wshcs
In opinion it makes deal of difference can
possible doing the work of
cosnlc wisdom IN the of this globe should be pshabe
It is not beleyabe that, in universe whore know
soul which has within itself the power apply and to
distribute the force and the attached globe
The soul MUST be immortal for all through the govern
of the universe Justice and kindness
hevable that should be allowed suffer they
fered without recompense hereafter not beheyobe espc
tally that the passionate desire for immortality should placed
If immortai-and MUST be-there surely re
ward for the soul that tries The soul in which ambition per-
be higher soul than that which its
state be higher when it leaves this body.
Various religions reward deserving in various ways
happy hunting grounds with wclIocked seraglios
the peaceful nonenty the ndoo Graves with the
golden and the home of solid gold and precious
which seemed desirable the primitive civilization of the
Rewarded SHALL e-presumaby along lines of nam
raj growth along the lines of desert.
taking the goomiest possible view of the question
is asked and assuming that any difference to
man hereafter whether he did wen or i'll earth ask in