The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-04-03
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u oae q ~ noet beansiful IannnAe
d ~ Buddha " rcd ~ ~, eas
hack. 10 the distant asoas- thess hved
hermit. sumslha ~ aADA vho
found thaa BE- he'd solved ~ eeesse
OF sxistsncs and could thus, q ~ -
pleased. cut himself % froo thas es1-
less chain Of being 10 which -. ME-
every other unhapDy noveal. Wae -
SHARED. Dslivsrancs from the tern
Bile succsssion OF rebirtAs-karua, -
Il was cailsd--was now bis: anl yse
--hs declined 70 take ADVANTAGES q his
saving knowledge! why" ~ -.
should attain dslivsrancs aldnef
will ambark anew on the ocean q n
istence In Q ship which win Convey
men and dsvas." To this work. thers
fore. Of rsscuing the ignorant and ~.
ishins hs forthwith devoted himself
through long series Of. sxtsesaess.
until 1t last the hour arrived whse
he knew not only how 70 save him
SELF but also how 70 impart this
knowledge unto othsrs Then did he
appear upon the earth % 0autama. the
Buddha. and show TO men the Eight
Fold Noble Path to Nirvanal
The remarkable thing about this
impressive story 10 the fact that Il
lays down ~ q basic principle for the
whole Of life that which We much too
easily regard ~ demanded only BY
exceptional occasions. In the face
Of some great crisis Of disaster there
are never wanting dauntlsss souls
who gladly save others Ut the sxpsase
Of their own happiness and security.
A man safe upon the shore leaps into
the sea In q sublime endeavOr TO bring
to land drowning stranger. 4 passsr
BY dashes into burning house 70 re-
cue . sleeping baby. A woman on
the Titanic gives up her ssat h .
lifeboat to an older and fssblsr pas
senser and herself returns smiiinsly
to the deck Of the sinking vessel.
Thus ever 10 the hero present whsn
the heroic action must b done! But
how many Of " thus sacrifice our
selves for others not oaly q such
times q these. but also In the ordi
nary. humdrum routine walks Of life.
And yet Il ID this very duty Of has
arding our own security "s0r others
sakes." - much In the commonplace
n In the critical events OF life. which
constitutes the pith and marroW Of
the legend which have taken for my
text. u We would live - nobly -
Sumedha then must We % gladly re.
fuse deliverance for ourselves while
others perish. We will refuse 10
bask serenely In the light Of knowi.
edge while others are stumbling In
the darkness Of ignorance. We will
refuse 10 share the luxury Of wealth
while multitudss are struggling IN b
verish anxiety 70 keep body asA sosl
together. We will refuse to shelter
ourselves behind the bulwarks q ~
spectability while millions Of vain
and outcasts are throaging our
slums. crowding our prisons and roe.
ting In the end In our Pottsrs' Fields
We will refuse. In Q word. like the ~.
Client hermit. TO attain deliveranee
alons!" Rescued Ourselves By some
blessing Of Inheritance or accident Of
fortune. or grace Of personal snlsav.
or. from the missries Of ignorancs.
poverty and social outlawry. ~ viii
plunge back Into the weltsr Of the
worlds wretcheln and labor.
while Il b yet day." To bring to 9th
ers that glad dslivsrancs Of knowl.
edge. economic security and frisad,y
brotherhood which ne Ourselves have
known. For why should ws b sdu.
Gated and others Ignorant Why
should We be rich and others poory
Why should We b lifted W upou .
rock end others be cast down Into the
pit! What We have all shall have!
Yea. this they shall have ewes
though Il b purchased q the price
Of our own denial or destruction!
To scorn 70 b. saved while othsrs
perish. 70 decline 70 live while othsrs
die--and this. not only In the awful
crises Of disaster. but quite - mach
In the ordinary courses Of daily life.
where = thousand fall ct (our) side
and zen thousand q touS) right hand"
here 10 the whole duty Of nan." -
long - the injustice Of an unequal
world shall last!