The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-18
Word for Dreamers
Nv ". ADDINcroS BRUCE
Author OF "rhe Riddle OF Person
atty Psychology and
ParcnthOod." etc.

The other day met a most inter.
esting man Possessing wealth. he
possessed also a delightful person
aliiy. lie had none OF the insolence
50 often found in men OF wealth. lie
was sincerely democratic. and was
sincerely DESTROYS 10 be OF service
TO HIS feilow-men
As an earnest OF his desire he was
devoting bis time and money TO the
development OF a. novel idea In so
cial organization.
In a beautiful region OF hills and
ponds he had started little colony
OF home builders. II was his hope.
he told me. that this COLONY would
become a nucleus for the gradual
growth OF his idea 90 acceptance by
society In general.
When said goodbye 90 him |
came away feeling really refreshed
by my visit TO him and 20 his colony
To a mutual acquaintance spoke
OF the pleasure IL had given me TO
meet him.
"Ah. yes" was the comment got
"As you say. be Is indeed interest.
ing But his heads pretty far M
in the clouds. It's too bad he Is such
dreamer"
Now. I am fairly predetermined
myself Yet never for an instant
would ! hold IL against a man that
he can dream dreams and have Wis
ions OF a bigger. better world than
the world OF today.
Perhaps this particular dreamer's
dream is impossible OF realization.
No matter The main thing is not
that he may be dreaming vainly
but that he is dreaming at all
The world as we know II Is GER
iainiy not a finished product. But Il
would long ago have been finished
product. and miserably finished
one. n II were not for the dreamers
that have arisen generation after
generation.
II all men had been content with
taking things as they find them.
consider where we actually would
be today.
We would Sill be in the age OF
prehistoric bsrbarism We would
still be lodging about. naked or
semi-naked. dependent for existence
solely on our keenness OF eve. fleet
ness OF foot. strength OF arm. and
ruggedness OF constitution.
But for dreamers OF other days
our yet imperfect civilization Of the
twentieth century could not have
come into existence And II civil.
zation Is 20 progress we must pin
our faith Ia dreamers OF today and
tomorrow
Dreamers have led Us ont OF the
animalism, feudalism and slavery
into which an aiavistic European
! monarch would again plunge the
world. Dreamers have made posi-
BILE the glorious achievements OF
art. literature. science. invention, ex-
ploration and discovery
Columbus. remember. was a
dreamer 10 the men Of his day
What would be the condition OF the
America We know and love, II II had
not been for the dreams OF Colum-
bus2
Decidedly. n ia not the wlsest
hing in the world 10 scorn and SCOT
at dreamers-
The dreamer. rather, IL man We
should honor Instead OF persecut-
| ing him-as still Is sometimes done
instead OF deriding him for his
lack OF common sense" we should
attentlvely consider the nature Of
his dreams.
II they hold promise OF real
benefit 20 mankind. We should en-
courage and aid him In his efforts 70
bring them 10 realization Only un-
less HIS dreams are demonstrably
hurtful should we interfere 20 check
his dreaming.
Dreamers. repeat, have mado
possible the progress we OF today
cherish. Give dreamers ample op.
portunity TO help us progress fur
Their.