The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1920-04-28
Books-The Most Wonderful
Things in the World
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which you pay. and of which therefore
you must absolutely eat everything.
Think of it, One first-class news
paper press can turn out 100000
eisht-page papers in an hour, and these
eight pages contain 10000 words, the
contents of an ordinary book Think
of 10000 books. as far as quantity
goes. being manufactured by single
piece of mechanism in one hour! What
u gigantic power this might be, If
exercised for the cultivation of good
taste. for the development of public
spirit, for the promotion of political
purity; for culture: for lofty stand
ards: for absolute civic Righteousness.
As rule. read headlines, the sum
marics only of vital happenings. Dis
eliminate. Notice the Important Facts
and let the rest go unread.
Give that time to genuine litera-
ture Feed upon it. however slightly.
every day. Are you discouraged by
the giantic size of libraries? How
few books constitute their essence! \
fcw master-works are the text; the
rest are only commentaries. n rev
looks. masticated, assimilated. made
your own. part of your mental fibre
and thinking-a few such books. thus
mastered, mean culture, mean wisdom.
lncan keener joy in life. deep
er appreciation and understanding of
life. This daily pabulum would fur
nish you with literary standard,
tombstone; with mental pemmican. II
pitches the day high: it begins it on
the right key; and it links all the
days together with n consistent and
elevated purpose. 1t joins you to YOU
noblest fellows. Your spirit It's united
to the great spirits of the world: you
share. if only by sympathy. in the
deeper history of the race. How shall
you begin? Begin with your own
trade or business. Study it historic
ally. theoretically, on its ideal side.
Master its origin. its development. its
processes That alone will open a
door for you into the world of ro-
nance: will lead you INTO distant
fields and foreign climcs and far off
ages: will speedily reveal the relation
between your little life ana its acti'ity'
ana the Infinite Power that creates
and cradles us all.
/ have counselled you. thus because
you cannot be profitahly instructed
without heing deeply interested. TO
interest is of first importance. iheh
to instruct So begin with what lies
nearest at hand, that with which you
are in daily contact, your work, your
necessary task. Study 1t. ana uhaer-
stand it. and learn its deeper meali'
ing, and follow that guiding thread
wherever 1t lead you.
And when your intellectual c"rioS-
ify Is once thoroly aroused, ana ah'c'
then begin to follow system III your
studious researches. What Is that
system: What should be the opJect
"i our reaoihs' WHICH means
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literary e'Hlcii' spiritual scich''i'e 10
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10 the universe.
wen, what are THESE rei''iohs
the universe ana Whit uoes t''is p's
word UNIVERSE hea" anu "i'en'e "'
everything come everything l''at - ~
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you see we must peslh at inc "s'
hihs. he'o soiiet''h INT WIN
you ABOUT 'iis. he"u 'he ai''e 80
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