The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-09-09
The Objective Aspect
of Practical Learning

Itivation. and then expect to reap har-
vest. Any line Of production engaged
ia curtails the freedom Of movement Of
the respective workers for the time be-
ing. Working in cooperation for a
common purpose Worker consequent
" cannot work or stop work just as
caprice may prompt. Machinery is
running, every other worker depends |
on a certain work being attended to.
and 70 perform 4 certain work at Civ
81 time is no curtailment Of freedom
Well-ordered economic operations De-
mand cheerful conformity Of the work |
ers to their requirements.
The ideals Of brotherhood and altru-
listic cooperation, the foundation
stones Of Llano Colony are right, but |
If every individual member Of the Col
ony does not always fully measure up
10 these ideals we can not well CEN
sure him for these failings, neither can
we force the issue. Willing compli-
ance with the requirements Of cooper
alive community life must come from
within each individual co-operator, and
just to the extent that this is recognize
ed by the Colony members and the eff
forts made to meet the requirements Of
cooperative living, will success be at
ltained.
The progressively improving envir-
onment will do more to help in calling
out agreeable responses to the Colony
co-operative requirements than any
other measure that can ever be adopt
led. The various educational activities
Igoing on continually in Llano offer
Everyone an opportunity to learn to
understand himself and how to control
himself; bow to inhibit anti-social traits
land disposition and how TO cultivate the
IsociaI and amiable characteristics. No
lone is placed under the necessity to
deceive and exploit anyone, nor expos
led to such sinister attempts.
i The springs for the feelings OF hap
piness and desire for service are with
in each Individual being, and as one
feels and thinks 50 he is. If we believe
the Golden Rule is right, then i is up
to every one TO practice it to the best
j, lof his ability. IF the will to do right
is present the Colony offers the very
: Ibest opportunity to do SO. There Is
! here no inducement to do otherwise.
The question Of the success of the
Colony is a personal problem. 1t rests
with every individual member. MOI
J what others do; but what ! myself Dc
: lis what matters. In every industry the
work of every individual counts. I
everyone will assume full and complete
5 responsibility for his respective tasks
, Ian work will be done in the best posi-.
,lble way that the individual can do it
: The conduct Of others is their conduct
not that of any other Individual II
mot always up to the mark, it can be
lbest influenced by better example
not by faultfinding.
The motto Of the State of Minnesota
, lis: "Civitas Successit Barbarum, q
} n plain English, Civilization Follows
lBarbarisin." The word civil is also de-
/ fined as not military or criminal, com.
Z PLEASANT; well-bred. The inference ma.
: turally is that in SO far as a political
: state or grouping Of people is still IN.
volyed in militarism and legalizee
2 criminality, i.e., where exploitation Il
$ any form is still recognized and uphele
$ Iby man-made laws, such a state is no
4 really and truly civilized, altho il may
lie called civilized state.
n People may cherish the illusion tina
' when The artificial and obvious penal
a lty Is wanting, all evil is immune. lhl
J. lis a costly error. And 10 avoid thu
e error the truth should be grasped an'
d firmly held that suffering follows b.
! inherent law both ignorance an'
5. wrong: that suffering, of pain OF star
yation. is their natural fruit. The bar
/ Ibarous factors still retained in the pre-
) sent order Of things must be discarde'
e and eliminated, before we can claim Y
+ Be really and truly civilized, and un
,rIless this is done il will destroy what
le ever civilization we have and boast q
L Every civilization Of the past has bee
IS destroyed BY its barbara content men
re tally and institutonally.
4 To learn all things concerning tn
Is physical world we have to depend uF
er on our sense perceptions and BY repeal
ed experiments verify their real chal
rylacter. Only the truths derived BY car'
Sc full analysis and notification from Ii
ir total Of our past experiences is depenc
NJ able knowledge. Such knowledge
r the only reliable ground work an
n foundation for definite action in estal
pc Fishing colony cooperation OF any OIL
% ...,..a AL s.yhnn This fact