The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-30

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tempt to steer your boat2 If so. awake
else you will hit snag. If you have
harbor in sight. what do you expect
to see Or do when you come into il?
Will it Be more beautiful life 10 be-
hold, OF just the same old selfish strug-
gle2 Why not make this your turning
point and decide to steer your craft in-
to an existence of unselfishness and of
SERVICE? 1t is the only thing worth
while, and in order to enter into it, you
must burn all bridges behind you and
resolve to give yourself to the move
ment. Then you can live it and enjoy
| it. Every selfish thought OF deed will
retard your entry into the real life.
Everybody around here is preparing
for Xmas, and the program at the the
alter tonight. As was bad, the boss
sent me to bed, and / get only the re-
port of fine program at the theater.
dad GIeeser's class was held as usual
at the hotel, and | know this was one
Of the finest days in the whole year.
Indeed, we have been favored with
beautiful weather this year. and it has
helped us much in our great progress
at the Colony. We take our hats off
to the weather-maker and beg for more
of it. There is SO much to do and SO
! few to do it that we don't like TO miss
single days work through any cause.
King, De Boer. and Van came up yes
terday to spend Xmas, while Fall stay
ed at the rice ranch to look after things
there. We were all glad to see the
boys home again, and we express our
appreciation of their willingness to
work away from home SO long. Well,
some day that will be another big
group, and cooperative home, too.
Mrs. Synoground came home in time
to hang up her stocking, and she and
Laura both said they were glad to get
back. This is home-the best in the
world as long as we help make it such.
$500
Monday, Dec Is. - This is Xmas
morning, and the ''lady reporter" is
propped up in bed, just thinking and
wondering if it is right to lose (Which
she has done) that old Xmas spirit. |
feel the same to-day as on other days;
| am not hypnotizing myself with the
feeling of peace on earth, good will
to all men" for just to-day; | am not
of assisting poor underfed
folks to gorge themselves once a year
and make them feel that the world is
good to them Through charity). No.!
sir! have lost it all. | have reached
a point where | know people can have
enough to eat every day of the year;
know they can be happy every hour
Of their lives; they can live longer and
be at peace with all mankind all the
time. Only the unwise, the unthink-
ing, will take great delight in giving
to-day and permit the taking-away to
begin over again tomorrow. Only the
moral coward will give because he HAS
TO, when his heart is not right for the
doing. peace on earth, good will to
man was meant as a law of nature,
1t is the law of love, the law Of service
and reciprocity, and it was meant 10 be
followed every day in the year, by ALL
mankind, toward all mankind. Instead
of being observed as it should be, the
spirit of Xmas is as rule commercial
lied. 1t affords time for business to
get more business; it offers a chance
for some people to get more of our
worlds goods from others at a time Of
year when they can least afford to
spend it, 1t permits others to give thru
charity what they have taken away in
greed-and tomorrow they take it all
back again. NO, / AM NOT SOUR.
| want to see the teachings OF the Mas
ter in practice every day in the year.
1t can be done, and know WE are to
blame because it is not done. want
to see the Xmas psychology an every
day psychology. Then all men will be
at peace with each other, and there vii
be no necessity for charity as it il
practiced to-day. There will be nc
hungry underfed children to envy thost
who have more than enough; life vii
len8then. crime will vanish. and greec
will no longer be taught as the first lay
of nature. There will be no more fight
Z ing for markets. and war will be thin'
of the past. Yes, my comrade. thes
: thing are possible, and they are nov
: being enacted down here where ] live
; No, don't get the idea that it is perfect
| It is not, but the spirit is here that wi
> nerfect # We are ooino throuph tn