The Washington herald., 1915-03-16

before.
Yet it wouldn't work!
At last gave up in despair. We telephoned
for a mechanican.
! was so curious to what the matter was
that | waited for the mechanician to come. Pres
emily he appeared With one glance he took in
the situation. He smiled. "Your sapphire has
dropped out he said. We looked closely under
the producer, and, enough, the point had dis
appeared. The machine had not been able to
record for the simple reason that it had nothing
to record with.
In few moments the sapphire was replaced.
All was we'll. We went on with our experimenting.
That little experience taught me something,
the folly of expecting the impossible of thinking
that both things and people can work right when
conditions are wrong.
In our daily lives constantly expecting
the impossible. And we are constantly complain
ing because the impossible does not happen.
For example, expect people to see things
as VIC see them. Those people can't possibly see
things as We see them. The machinery of their
minds prevents.
1t may be that something is the matter with
the machinery OF their minds On the other hand,
it may he that there is something the matter with
the machinery OF minds.
In our lie VIC are surrounded by the inevitable
Everywhere we turn VIC meet it. And vet it is the
inevitable that we are constantly resisting
There is significant phrase that the pSychol-
ogiSts sometimes They say of this person
that that he is fulfilling the law of his nature"
We do everything because, all our lives. accord
ing to nature. have been preparing to do
this thing in just the way do it.
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philosophy They deny its truth because they
say it is depressing. As il TRUTH rightly viewed
could ever be depressing And as if there could
be anything depressing as a denial OF truth,
as fear OF the consequences OF truth.
Those who fear the doctrine of the inevitable
forget the inevitable can be prepared for. The
whole truth about the inevitable teaches that ma
ture be repaired exactly like machinery and
that, like machinery, virtue can be developed.
We arc only at the beginning of our discoveries
in regard to the possibilities of both machinery
and human nature.
When that talking machine refused to work it
was following law. And when men refuse TO
work when they unable to work effectively
they fulfilling law. To repair the trouble.
all have to do is to find out what is to be done
and then to do it.
W nat Is 10 DC done with the nature OF those
people who cannot work effectively? Simply
educate them.
What is to be done with those who refuse to
work?
Find out what the matter is the cause Of their
refusal Treat that.
Many Of the things that we now attribute to
The inevitable VIC lind arc inevitable only under
certain circumstances
SO many evils. resulting from human nature
We thought hopeless. But now we have dis
covered that there is very simple way of deal
nC with them. treating them so that they shall
axe pleasure in fulfilling. not the lower but the
higher law.
| noticed that while that talking machine was
working it actually seemed to be happy. 1t moved
'long with hum of content. When it stopped
IS whole nature seemed to change. 1t became
almost unsighty 1t inspired us with
rcseutful feeling.
'gain. 1t was fulfilling its nature. 1t was a
pleasure to look on
The trouble with most of us is that we are only
PARTLY alive. We not fulfilling the law of our
nature. under its artificial and easily removable
limitations.
But let us have little more education and we
hall be surprised to how the law of our nature
will seem to change.
Gradually we are discovering that there is a |
he waste there is none like that of human pos
Utilities, lying far out of sight, waiting to be
allied into life and service for need of proper
raining.
But here, as in everything else we must be
areful not to expect the impossible Let US do
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