Evening star., 1925-04-10

, that. But as a rule you will md that
every man has some Master PASSION
that subdues all the little passions,
just as old man Aarons serpent swal-
lowed up the rest.
When YOU find out a mans ruling
passion you have got the low-doWn on
him at last. This ruling passion Ia
born with him, just as at the moment
| he received life he also got the lurking
principle Of death.
Nature is its mother, habit its nurse
all our ability. spirit, faculties make 1t
worse even our reason gives II power,
just as the sunshine can make vinegar
sourer than ever.
A man will follow his ruling passion
| through life, or even at the expense
| of life. The strange thing Is that every
man finds good reasons to uphold him
| in what he wants to do. The merchant
| likes his toll, the sage his lack of
bodily motion, the monk his humility,
the hero his pride.
But cheer up. buddy. Out Of these
| ruling passions come the best things
| we do. Old Mother Nature is working
through us and the good will come out.
| She raises great crops OF wit and hon
esty from spleen, obstinacy, hate and
| fear.
She transmutes anger into zeal and
| fortitude. Out OF avarice she makes
prudence. and from sioth, blessed
philosophy. Primitive lust becomes gen
| tie love, to charm all Womankind. The
envy which besmears tho ignorant man
! becomes in the wise or brave merely
the desire to do as well.
! Only the God within the mind can
| bring light out OF this chaos of our
nature. But he Is d fool, indeed, he
who would imagine that because vice
| and virtue are hard TO dissever they
! do not exist at all. Though black and
white may be blended to make gray,
still there are such things as black
and white.
! Vice, by itself, is some monster II
has ouch an ugly yap that any normal
person only has to see 1t to hate it.
| But the funny thing about vice is just
this, that If you see it's old funny face
too much you get used to the ugly
critter, and ending UP by embracing
what YOU first endured and then pitied
1t is only by fits and starts that We
follow good ard evil, OF course. Even
the rogue and fool are wise by turns
and the best, at times. are what they
| despise. AS the saint said, we do the
! things that We would not, and the
things we should have done, We do not
| NO matter what the ruling passion
| is, however, every man is happy with
| his own particular brand The student
| is happy to be a grind The fool is
| happy because he doesn't know any
thing to worry him; the rich man is
| more or less happy with his wealth, and
| the poor are contented with the care
| OF heaven. They have TO be-
| Look at that blind beggar there
dancing on the sidewalk, He canno,
see. but he can dance. And the Grip
pie, although he cannot dance, he can
| sing. The drunkard thinks he is a
| hero. and the lunatic is happy because
he thinks he is king
| Look at the kid there. pleased with
a rattle or a teddy bear When he is
| little older some livelier plaything
| such as a scooter, or bicycle. will
| delight him. Later he will go in for
| root ball and business. His ripper stages
| VIII be amused with golf. garters and
| gold In old age he will play with
prayer books and philosophy. And he
Will be IS pleased with these TOYS as
! he was with those before. until in the
| end he will sleep. and the play of life
| will be over.
All, buddy! In follys cup still laughs
| that big bubble, JOY, Get a clinch on
yourself and enjoy life, because life is
| great. Though each one of us is more
'r less of fool, the big comfort is
| nat God Is wise