Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-06-08
GETTING DOWN TO
"BRASS
OUR NEEDED INSPIRATION
(EDGAR /. sYvERUD)

\ writer. Tin the Minneapolis
Journai) some time ago In an ar
tiele entitled The Need of Inspira-
tion," called attention to-our need
OF spiritual inspiration especially in
these times. and spiritual inspiration
was particularly stressed, as III
these opening paragraphs:
Everyone knows what Is meant
by the depression-the d~eflation of
values. the depreciation of securit-
les. the widespread unemployment
the standstill of our Industrial civ
~IliZation. Political and business len
lers are casting about desperately
for some means of lifting the econ
omie world out of the Slough Of
nespand.
But we do not sufficiently cen
slider another sort Of depression thar
Is the fruit of the first-the sence
of discoura cement, the loss in initf-
alive. the apathy. the cynicism the
deflation of moral and spiritual VAL
ues. that the times have bred.
We shall not go far in any at
tempt 10 %galvanize the economic
world back to life unless at the same
time and as an indispensable pre-
liminary. we can discover some
of bracing the morale of the
people. Of re-awaking hope and
courage, of inspiring faith in life
and its essential meaning"
WeEraf theAdreuth area of the
northwest. can thoroughly apprec-
late the significance Of the above
statements and certainly have felt
the need OF some inspiration, O
strong. practical inspiration, some
thing heroic or revolutionary. Many
there are who look in times OF dire
distress towards spiritual inspira-
ton and guidance but they are Of
the strong in faith. courage and i'm
imagination. A vast number of
others. however, must suffer the
bitter. cruel actualities of life as
they come.
For the past two or three years
we have been held in the dol
drums, not getting anywhere.
Rather, we have been sinking, sink
ing. Hopes have dwindled more and
more after each attempt at other
Financial and property loss
es may be replaced but the loss of
faith. Initiative and morale, makes
a man poor indeed.
Some will find it hard, very hard
to work up enthusiasm over bright
er prospects. They have suffered
keenly deeply, and must have Wis
lbIe. tangible evidences to back up
any inspirations. Man lives not by
bread alone neither can he live by
faith or inspiration alone. And 1t will
be hard to break away from that
lowering spector Of disaster, the liy-
ing nightmare, that has pursued the
past years. Would It that 1t were
only that.
But a change is coming, has al
ready come. A change. profound and
far-reaching. Our needed inspiration
has finally come. 1t may be weak In
places-but, sshe moves"
The air is different, somehow. IT
will be hard to place a finger on
any particular thing or change and
say. This did it." No one particul-
lar thing. Of person. or source can
he credited. but rather q combina-
ton. Human efforts. coupled with
nature and time, working together,
at the correct psychological moment,
In the spring when all nature is re-
newing life. these have brought as
our inspiration.
Our northwest conditions have
been Immensely influenced by the
very generous rains of the past
weeks These could perhaps be point
cd to as the most specific sources
of our inspiration. Out here, rain Is
the thing most needed, the greatest
inspiration Everything depends on
it--and now, we have it in abund-
ance
To the old-timers and the home
steaders especially, these rains have
reawakened those old hopes that
moved so strongly in the early days
- LIS hCEiphr NACn lAt DubLtI u
the rain on the old shanty roof was
the sweetest music on earth. And
now, nfter these dry years that have
seemed as ages, this same old music
again comes sweetly to our ears.
With these rains have come the
growing things, and who doesn't
find inspiration In the growing
things. The life Of the farmer es-
pecialIy is n Of growing things, his
Joy and recompense are there. AS
one put 1T last year when other crops
are gone. MY trees seem so human,
they seem to nod and smile and ex-
press appreciation for the care / give
them" 1t Is this response, or appre-
cation, that growing things inspire.
Our old earth Is putting on Its
fresh new coat Of green, covering
soothing. and healing those sore
spots that have ached and panied SO
the past few years. The barren DUST
swept fields that seemed SO forlorn
and hopeless now give forth a vivid
green of hope again. There is hope
anew actual. visible, tangible evil
dences n real inspiration a demon
stratlon through growing things.
And also the songs OF birds and the
chorus of the frogs In the many
slonghs. that have been so silent the
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