The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-26

even unto this day. BY trying to take
everything and give nothing. he lost
his income and his goose, and proved
himself one of the prize fools Of
history.
"Live and let live" is only another
way of saying: if you do not let live
you will die.
mo man liveth unto himself" Is
not a preachment; II is the plain
statement of scientific fact. Any
one who ignores that fact dies. The
death of such person might not
matter so much, perhaps, but for the
equally scientific fact that mo man
dieth unto himself"
All of which leads to this: While
no man can live without some cOnsid-
GRAFTON for others, each must do his
own living. One can do much to help
/ others live but, when all is said and
done, no one can do the other fell
lows living for him.
The moment one discovers that
the only thing of real importance
in life is living, that moment one
begins truly to live.
The keystone in the arch of a we'll
lived life is this: To freely grant to
others the privileges and rights one
demands for ones self. And to firmly
demand for ones self the privileges
and rights one grants to others.
The best way to do particular
and definite thing is TO do ii in par
ticular and definite way "a PROPOSE
ton which, think, calls for no argu-
ment. To particularly and definitely
make living the main issue of ones
life, that is the thing.
Most of US are so busy making a
living that we have no time left In
which to live. But to make side is
sue of living in order to live, is not
intelligent, to say the least.
Side issues are all rieht as side
issues-the same as pepper, salt and
mustard. In fact, it is the side issues
that give flavor to lifes bill of fare.
But can one make full meal of pep
per, salt and mustard without stir
ming up a revolution in the depart
ment of the interior? | think not.
Well, business, politics, the science
and arts, religion, education, and
whatever else we commonly bother
about. are at best only side issues of
living. Great souls have lived great
ly without most of the things which
we of these days call necessities and
to which we give our lives.
You see, it is when one puts ones
life into ones business instead of put
ting ones business into ones life that
one fails in living.
We work at living like some folks
farm. The farm is all right-broad,
fertile fields, wooded slopes, and we'll
watered valleys-but the weeds have
choked out the corn, taken possession
of the potatoes, and Overrun the gar
den. The hay lies unstacked. all sod
den with the damp, and the wheat,
full ripe, drops its good grains 1t each
breath of passing breeze. The fences
are down. the barn shanty. the house
howell, while pigs roam at will over
the entire place. Six or seven hounds
Oh the front porch, a collection of
firearms in the kitchen, coon skins
and fox hides stretched on the south
wall of the house, and well-defined
odor of polecat pervading the atmos-
phere of the home tell the story.
Hunting is pleasant and profitable
side issue TO farm life, but one does
not pillow corn nor cultivate potatoes
with coon dogs. Neither does one
harvest wheat with shOtguns or rifles.
Never, perhaps, in human history
were the opportunities for living SO
great as they are today. Certainly
our farm is as large as when 1.-The
SOwer went forth to SOW" And the
need for great lives is as pressing to-
day as when the Master said: "rhis
do and thou shalt live" Souls have
not deprecated in value since Cal
vary, but the art of growing great
souls is fast becoming lost art.
Our trouble is the weeds of life are
getting the start. The grain of life is
being wasted. Our fences are down
and all the hogs in creation have full
right of way in our fields and gar
dens. And this is so because the side
issues of modern life take too much
of our time, thought and energy.
With full pack of orders, clubs,
circles and interests, and with guns
of public oratory, the press and polite
conversation, we hunt the coons,
foxes, 'possums and polecats of per-
sonal publicity, social prestige, or pub
lie favor. satisfied with a few skins
to tack up on the south side of the
house.
Go to, friends! Let us hoe our
corn, dig our potatoes and harvest our
wheat.
But don't forget the farmer in the
parable who was all for bigger and
better barns. He also died.
Look out for number one," Is in
reality solemn warning. the same
as a railway crossing sign, Look out
for the cars" 1t means: nothing that
others can do to you is to be COM
pared with the evil that you can do to
yourself.
Preaching? Surel What did you
think was doing?
&c 1928 by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
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