The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-06
MAKING g, a GARDEN AT .: =
BAIRD MITCHELL Z

nlessed thing for man that begin
slifein a jungle wilderness and that there
can be$no garden until he makes IT. tor y IS ony
sinthe process OF his turning the wilderness OF the
z3iungleginto a garden that he cultivates and de-
#yeiops#s himself. Those people and races TO-DAY
live in what call the garden climates ana
sSnIaress 81 the world, where work is required,
the ripened fruits drop into the hand at
ere m an does not need to make any ef-
fort TO lead strenuous hfe,-these people, 90
Mthey@ become civilized. do they develop! ihes =
saFages,E barbara. There is no call 1or de
ye1opment On their part, there is incentive and
9n an needs motive, needs either TO pc pushed OF
ss$s1ured,S oneSor$ the other
n thinks strives; and there two re-
accom- fishes some e1terna al thing; ana
bui 1ds himself by the same course of cation. =
.In an sinyents marvellous thing He things hrst
lie gets Ethe germ Of the idea in his mind, ne
Teanls som ethng better than he has ever seen
it, and, as he begins the pro.
sscess$ OF manufacture. ideas come to him, the
SSsdawning of newer and higher conceptions ana
nIsir g5and working keep step@ Step by
step She @adyan The thinker. the dreamer ana
SSsEfhess ma ker-hand in hand they go; and it is
the process Of trying 70 create that q
which he thin and dreams that he becomes SO
Garden Maker who becomes the creature
EEft StoE lye<ins "a garden and be at home IN IL
I'll ats he comes possession Of and OF which ne
HIS placed in charge. He has nothing to do at first
n Ii the nature of this plot of ground He does
mot it what it is i is garden Of Il IS
Tcreature as cultivator Suppose that we are ma
brilliant. have remarkable ability re-
powers his direction that-that our
OF ground is peculiarly fertile and ready at
to- blossom out into the sweetest and finest
Ethin Is. nothing for US to be proud Of 10"
pride ourselves on our natural
ability ii We have tiff are strons, il we are
good-l ooking, sweet-tem pered " II We nave musl-
Neal artistic genius, mathematical power
to plan execute things, II we can make
cess,--if have any Of these Ea-
turalS end ownents conferred upon US how easy II
US to swell little with self-conscious pride
Esand% be incned look down upon those less cap
BE than ourselves! Onstthe other hand, II our
plot OF ground is particula poor sandy rocky.
We are ready not only blame the universe
the Girer OF these thin the Appointer OF
NJ our#con ditions, ready to excuse our
I8selyes from king any attempt. But We have no
Ion the hand, to be proud OF conceited;
andawe havesno right, the other hand to neglect
e the best and Of that which is placed
g5 IN ourccare we may not be able to do as much
sneighbor can do with ms; out that
sSdoes not excuse US from doing the best we can
.sshat onderful little book is that which Helen
sgsKel1er$ has written. Here is who never saw
81 ray Of light, who heard sound, one, you
SHWould say, up utter ,inaction and II any
sSbody ever born excused from action endeaFor
And lust here is the authoress OF book, writ
IinE beautiful ideas for the stimulus, the sugges-
tion the guidance. of people who can see and hear
like Helen Keller do something with her
5sthat which is placed charge is not quite as
fertfesas we wish, to that are excused from
king any from doing anything. from De-
sssfng anything? remember, none of US. how
he may me, really do very