The Washington times., 1920-06-13
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questions and objections youth always H. VIII say IT Is
all very well to advise to do their own thinking But
how do you begin do your thinking? When you are
born everything have been settled You told
how the world made what happens when you de How
you think about 1t for yourself what the
beginning?"
Millions Of young people, and some old people, would
say: II am perfectly willing to do my thinking do
WANT to be in mental ut It Is easy to say Think
for yourself, but how do you begin?"
TO that question the answer according to the American
CUSTOM is ANOTHER question:
How do you begin to build table?'
You look at other tables see how other have built
you gather together your material and then you try build
for yourself and build BETTER and originally than
the other man built HIS table
We build thoughts inside the brain as we build tables
inside the workshop.
We how other have built their thoughts find
what thinking is by listening those worth while We find
out especially by reading books worth while mon build
with thought.
We study the thoughts of Others study constructive
criticism, the process by which the thought has de-
stroyed the old error.
We gather together material, which is FACTS.
the thinker what wood and nails the table
builder.
From facts knowledge of what other mon have
DONE and from the mysterious welprng of Truth that
lists in every of draw inspiration and thought be-
gins.
Read again time few chapters of simple minded
Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress" Read how his mind,
thinking in simple way while he locked up in prison.
told him first thing and then the other he tells you
how he hestated about the book some said John do it,
Others said not so, eh''
Bunyan of the simplest minds a man of hum
bles education Few wormen with less book learning than
he. But HE DID NOT ACCEPT HIS THOUGHTS READY
MADE. Humble and simple emnded he was he thought
FOR HIMsELF
And he uneducated man, locked in prison because
would not join the locksep crowd and believe and think
others had done before him, book that has
Influenced millions of men, influences them STILL and has
benefited every Of them.
For the older men, independent thought is unfortu
nately difficult. The brain years pass gradually
closes up; the avenues through which NEW TRUTH may
become fewer Yet the power of will and of intellect
powerful than the slowing up processes of old age
And thought is possible to the old man, his
will is stronger than habit.
A seventy-hve years old cannot climb out Of
ditch as easily as man twenty-five years DID,
man Of fifty, sixty, seventy cannot leave the men
tai ditch deeply worn easily younger
! But no matter what his age man CAN climb out Of
rut he w and older man has the greater incentive
start off his path and think for himself because
his days remaining fewer and the miles Of his journey
are getting shorter'every day.
/ Look at Mr.. McCay's string of humanity travelling
the picture. As you look you say If the
first of the full grown men, just ahead Of the fifth child,
would not continue in that lockstep. would not be
guided by the steps Of the ahead Instead Of looking
down his feet would look up and of to each side,
choose my path and try to make it better path for
the young following me-"
After ALL good friends and readers, nearly all Of US
in this line that McCay draws We nearly all Of
in physical ru and in mental rut We seek the easiest
path thinking minds and for feet to