The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-19

leration being the most obvious feature
is the one most generally appreciated.
The LIano coIonists in the course Of
years Of experience have learned that
there are two essential factors involv-
ed in a cooperative enterprise. The
one is the disposition, character, tech
nical skill, of the would-be co-operator,
his psychology, if you please; and the
other is the material things involved
tools, machinery, raw material, land,
etc. An utterly selfish man, will never
make good co-operator, because he
has not developed the right psycholo-
gy, and it is utterly useless to try to
adjust him to a cooperative enter
prise from the outside. Such man,
of course, tries to blame the enterprise
for his non-adaptation, instead of his
own short-comlng.
AT the last psychology meeting at
Newllano. a bitter attack on the Col
cny. imputed to former disgruntIed.
member, published anonymously in a
pretended cooperative publication, was
read and commented upon. 1t was a
tissue of falsehood from start to fin-
ish. The publisher of said publication
had every opportunity to secure the
facts in the case, and get full, complete
and reliable information from Llano
Colony; but, without hearing the 9TH
er side, he assumes to act as judge and
jury and pronounces judgment.
| Conscious of the rectitude of our mo-
ltives and Of the correctness of the tech
mic and administrative methods of the
Colony, we can view all such attacks
with cheerful equanimity of mind All
kinds of perplexities will and do arise
| in daily life; but we do not permit
them to overwhelm us. All of earth's
storms are followed by clearing wealth
er. There is silver lining to every
cloud.
What Of it, if some one abuses us
If we exaggerate it, we hurt ourselves.
If someone Intentionally tries to injure
us, and desires to hurt us, by exagger-
ating their effort, we bring upon our
selves just the condition they want us
to manifest.
We people in Llano Colony are so
occupied with our constructive work
that we have no time to NEEDLE or In
terfere with other peoples activities,
neither have we any intention or in
clination to do so. And it might be as
sumed that other people would mind
their own business and desist from in
terfering in things that are not of their
concern.
We are trying to apply the science
and art of human engineering in our
many industries, aiming at scientific
management and administration in all
the Colony affairs, because the expert
rnce of many years have indicated and
proved that to be the only satisfactory
way of cooperative colony activities.
inexperienced theorists want to try out
their untried specuIations on seasoned
co-operators, and feel aggrieved when
their plans are not accepted.
Human Engineering" says Albert
Korzybski, in his book Of that name,
when developed, is to be the science
and art of SO directing human energies
and capacities as to make them con-
tribute most effectively to the advance
ment of human welfare . 3 s. The old
unscientific and artificial social system
requires and must undergo profound
transformation. Human progress, in
many directions is so far advanced that
social institutions can not much longer,
continue to lag SO far behind. Static
ethics. static jurisprudence, static eco
Monies, and the rest must become dy-
manic; if they do not continue to pro-
gress peacefully in accordance with the
law OF the progress of science, they will
be forced by violent readjustments, re-
curing with ever-increasing frequen-
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