The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-09-04

is clearly to be seen that the great
protective agency of life is the poss-
ession Of good body of experience.
With it all things working against
the physical well being can be dis
| cerned and thus avoided. Without it
life is just one pitfall after another.
The thought may arise as to wheth-
er it is absolutely necessary to get
this experience in direct methods.
That is, do we all have to go through
certain surgings, as it were, certain
periods of ignorance in relation to
everykind of a different episode in life
to be able to judge later on.
j Upon this issue is hinged all the
pedagogical methods of the day But
since experience comes because of GER
tain memories the mind has sustained
through the different sense organs,
it can be answered shortly. If
learn to avoid the fire because I have
| burned my finger, that is direct ex-
| perience.
But suppose 1 have never been In
a fire and yet can answer intelligent
| ly any fire fighters questions as to
what 1 should do if caught in forty
story building which was ablaze. /
have never experienced directly this
situation. Then how do l account fer
my being able to act properly in the
emergency?
The answer is simple but the pro-
cess in experience is more or less
complex. l have learned that 10 be
burned in any part of the body is
painful and not to be desired. Then
later I have studied enough until I
have been able to visualize action
while reading of it on paper. So
when I have sometime read of the
m of 1,1n NV in oct
ting people out of burning buildings,
I have been able to see in my minds
eye the process involved. I know from
experience that fire is hurtful to the
anatomy and l know also that it is of
prime Importance to get out of dang
er. I have read how it can be done.
So l have in my mind been able to
picture the situation of escape from
a burning building.
And it is the same along the way.
Experience is either the simple and
direct or the complex and indirect.
All is experience and is highly bene-
ficial to whoever would apply it to his
own proper use.
There are a few spiritual quail
ties about experience. No man with ,
experience should ever be respondent. I
The very experience itself should
have dissipated any tendency for such.
Though the sun sinks behind the
western horizon every day, no one
mourns save the most ignorant bar
barian. All who know the wondrous
plan of nature know that ere a few |
hours have passed it will return in
the form of the morning light and |
bring with it renewed hope and cour- |
age.
Why should not one be mournful |
over the disappearance of the sun.
All the energy of everything in life
is derived from the sun. Without it |
all would perish. And yet we do not |
fear its departure. Because ex-
perience direct and indirect has |
taught us that it will return in due |
time.
And every experience, no matter I
how bitter, should teach us that every !
cloud has a silver lining" The pains !,
and aches of life are indeed CALLING,
but without them all would be dross.
Every joy is a joy because it has been
garnished by the tears of agony. Every
blessing is a blessing because the
shadow os darkr gloom stands just
behind to form a contrast