Evening star., 1928-01-24

The Photographic eye, which takes In
and appreciates everything. from the
crack in the cement sidewalk to the
stars in heaven. is possessed by scores
of persons who make no particular use
of it.
One may believe the world OF men
made up of three classes in this re-
spect--~those who actually see what they
look at, those who see and at the same
time appreciate to the full the impor-
tance Of their power. and those who dc
not see what starcs them in the face.
In the first class may be placed all
the curious-minded of the earth, who
go about seeking some new sight, SEN
sation or impression. The second class
includes those who see the world as il
is. but go further by realizing. at the
same time that they are seeing. that
this which they see is colorlul, inter-
esting and impressive.
The difference between these two
classes is the difference between the
utilitarian and the idealist, between the
merely practical man and the dreamer
The one sees, true enough. but what he
sees makes no particular impress
upon him.
The other not only sees. but after
ward he has a distinct sense of adven-
ture, although It may have been moth
ing more than a stroll along q city
street which aroused in him such emo
tions. Such a man may feel that his
seeing has been to more purpose than
that of the other. and to vastly more
purpose than the blank gaze of the
man who does not see.
This latter individual accepts sights
sounds and all the other physical phe-
nomena OF the moving world and OF
teeming life about us as something OF
so commonplace strain as not to be
worth while to a fellow of Importance
He sees, but he does not see: or II he
sees. he does not comprehend so it is
all the same in the end To him life
remains unbelievably drab.
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The man who really sees and who
appreciates what he sees finds tina,
repetition OF the ordinary acts of Twins
does not dull their effect. He Is able
TO see them as they are at all times.
This Is real power, in a worlc
where so many complain of boredom
and insist that safety waits for al
and sundry at the turn of the road
Boredom Is the penalty one pays fol-
failure to possess the Photographic eye
Had Arthur Schopenhauer been less in.
prospective he would have been a hap.
pier man. II he had possessed the
eye which actually sees the world ir
It's true co!ors. he would not have
penned. for instance, that petty fourth.
truth. that women are only children
OF larger growth"
His admirer. Guy de Maupassant. was
his exact opposite. The French master
Of the short story could not ster
through door into a room withou,
instantly taking mental snapshot oil
the place and all the people there.
That is why his stories are vivid
haunting. compelling The sad malady
which caused his physical and menta
ruin. the obsession which colored his
stories. had nothing to do with hi:
ability to see things in their true light
Maupassant even deliberately cult
vated this power. under the tutelage
OF Flaubert, although never to the ex-
tent which the latter advocated. III
Is not enough to describe" said Flau-
bert. or words to that effect. You
must see some side which no one has
seen before"
Most people will have enough trou-
bic finding the obvious sides" to per-
sons. things. sights in general. without