Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-06-08

The consistent ldeallst Will make eN-
cry day a miniature lifetime, giving
to zach hour and each moment the
infinite and indefinable qualities Of
the life eternal.
Everv worthy and energetic soul
desires to be useful. Great souls care
little for display. Fame and riches
they count OF little value, but genu-
Inc effectiveness is everywhere recog-
nized by the discerning as worth de-
voloping. Tho fertility Of ideals will
accomplish this end,
Where do all OF the bright ideas
and original movements originate that
uplift and benefit mankind? Always
with the idoalst. He comes forward
with timely suggestions involving
large enterprises, he has the goal IN
view and can define clearly its meth
od of attainment There is no end
to his holpfulness and fertility, no
limit to his resources. He sees the
bost in every man and knows how to
bring il out. He Is fountain or
benefactions, and overy word he ut
ters is n benediction in disguise. His
influence reaches far and near and
is always for good. Patiently per
sistently he holds the ideal faithfully
and cherishes it till il is accom- plished.
found in the development of the So
cal sense We should by no means
lawful or unlawful, sock a success
which is rewarded 10y indifference,
selfishness or cruelty to our brothers
Their happiness is as important as
ours: how can we be happy when
they are in peril? With the social
ideal enthroned. wo shall refuse to
accept honors or emoluments which
have been fairly won by the toll Of
our fellowmon. Fair play is the es-
sence of social progress.
He who breatnes Kincrness and
peace toward all and refuses to re
pay base coin will establish himself
in peace; this earth is a playground; !;
let us, in our play, be fair and kind
to one another then at nightfall no
ghosts will disturb our slumber
Lot no nan set up the standards
for your soul. Others Will make your
pace and mark your course; let them
keep their own pace and run their
own course. To bow and worship the
image set by others is not tho part
of a man, it Is always the way OF
the idolator and the slave. IndiVidu-
alism, fertile and spontaneous, but
obtrusive, would increase manifold
mans humanity My real self Is my
best self. No one else can be what
ought to be, therefore, If | am not
myself | am lost. Let us be individ-
Iauls--somebodies in particular.
Society is not a miscellaneous col
lection of curios--it is a temple firm
" set on solid ground to rise some
day beautiful in every part, perfect in
symmetry and warmth Of glowing
light The social temple should be
built of hewn stone, not OF bOulders,
with uncouth shapes and crude as
poets. Let the trimming and polish
ing be done till the richest veining ap-
pears and tho surface reflects the
splendors of the light
The idealist will give no quarter to
ease and luxury, has no time for half
way courses, no passNn but for the
lnoblest. He scorns to do less than
his best. The aspiring soul must
climb a mountain pathway. The way
is wearisome, but lethargy is the
death stroke to progress. Ennui is
the evil genius that worsts most Of
us. the malignant power that hurls us
from llympus-our association with
the Gods. There is no halt in the
quest of the Holy Grail. The idealst
is susceptible to every stimulus Of in
spiration.
Idcalists live close to nature They
study nature, seeking to reveal lifcs
life. Living thus, we shall find most
interesting suggestions of ideals in ma
turo and society. The trees and flow
ers, the bank-notes and wedding
dresses the Magma Cartas and nation
al and international constitutions and
treaties, are but playthings given us
for our soul development. They are
but the accessory Instruments; the
real, the ideal, is always nearer to us
than these and should be set on the
throne Of our lives that 1t may fill
the temples Of our minds with a train
of heavenly visions
OH | wish we were homesick to
live again with Mother Nature. to
laugh and clap our hands when she
ejoices in the frolic of her sons and
daughters. II is then we would hear
the songs Of the forest and the sea,
for everything has voice and utter
auce Is ono af It's chief functions All
the personlfication Of th- ages Is one
harmonious testimony to the fact that
the eternal life * finding utterance in
this way in this and every other world.
Things are interesting chiefly be-
cause thought is involved In them: II
is the ideal that gives them their
chief value. In the language Of phil
osophy. the universe is the progressive
unfolding of the Infinite Intelligence
and orderly thought is the mode Of
manifestation Of the absolute.
In speaking of religious ideals II
Is necessary to choose words with ex-
trcme care, for ones souls expert
ence differs widely from another's.
land expression of their experience diff