The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-04-15

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f. E. Mitchell from N. III. came in this
evening to look us over and was on
hands 10 enjoy the evening and meet
us all at play time.
Sunday, April 9. To-day / will
give you a little sermon that may help
us 10 get together and understand each
iother This Colony is no play garden.
But one Of the problems we have to
solve is that Of sociabiIity. The human
animal is social being and we, with
TALL our work and supposed sacrifices,
enjoy our everyday life immensely.
Our education is intended to Be the
livery best and to give our students the
ideals Of life that tend to develop the
best that is in each and for the common
good of all the rest Of the world. We
are holding no secrets and never will;
what is our knowledge is open to all
who may wish to know it. Our every
day work is done with the intention of
benefiting each and every person in our
organization. Therefore you can ses
that there is no wish or desire for a
thinker TO do anything but to develop
himself to the highest degree of individ-
uality. But this individual develop
ment is not for selfish purposes, but to
the common gooSz The interest of each
is taken care of by the whole. Ii is
Unnecessary then for us to always keep
in touch with the purpose of our efforts
lin order to get the best of team work.
The land-clearing crew is clearing land
for the purpose of bringing more land
into cultivation with the least labor
Expenditure possible from the farmers.
/ 1t is the duty Of the farmers, to pro-
duce the food for ourselves and live
stock, and they try to keep in touch
with all of us and our food necessities.
The builders are putting up buildings
that we may live in better homes and
work in buildings that offer the best
possible conditions for the workers at
all times. Our aim is TO have our So
cial life conducted so that it will fur
nish pleasure for everybody and tend
to draw in closer together and form a
home psychology for Colony social life
unequaled anywhere. You can see how
necessary it is for us all to keep as
closely in touch with our purposes and
ideal at all times as we can, in order
to each make his individual effort CO.
ordinate with the general cause. What
is the general ideal to be worked out?
A society of people who are producing
for use only; in which every person
has an equal right to the necessaries
Of life and the opportunity to develop
the individuality Of himself to the high
est standard; where the spiritual side
of people will develop away from sell
fishness, jealousy and suspicion, and in
their place develop a wish to serve for
the good of all. Now there is one
point | want you to get. The wish to
NEEDLE with another's work is far from
keeping in touch with each other. We
expect each individual TO know what
our general purpose is therefore the
psychological meetings.; and when
each does his or her best to work to
the ideal, it leaves no room for and
personal interference or even criticism.
Is this easy to do? No, indeed, we are
SO apt to take general welfare talks
and subjects as personal; we are apt
10 suspect the other fellow, is NOT do
ing his share of the work, or think
he is taking more from the common
fund than he needs, and in fact call
back into use all our past life has
taught in our struggle against each
other. We, here, have practically alb
olished these destructive thots and are
able to adjust ourselves in our daily
life with each other and be satisfied
with dong our best for the common
good, with full confidence in the rest.
Some day the world will come to this
idea, when they see how useless, fool
ish and unjust the competitive system
of life has become and that all men
are their brothers with the same right
TO life, liberty and the persuit of hap
pn4ess. Cooperation alone can bring
this and if you want it you must join
INTO the work to get it. 1t is ours for
the having, but you must get the de-
sire and then put ii into action. The
mental science class and fine pro-
gram at the theater were missed by
yours truly, much to we lady report
! er's sorrow.
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Monday, April 10. ~ Another fine
day and it is needless to say we hope
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