Evening star., 1933-02-17
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL,

! world, however, If the person involved
wills 1t that way, or thinks 1t that way;
there is not much difference.
| A great deal of hokum has been writ
| ten about will power, but after all it is
not much more than solidified thinking
as II were.
We may picture to ourselves an in
| tangible thing called thought in the
| form of a sheet of mist; will power is
simply that mist solidified into sheet
of glass
| Will power is merely the taking some
thing intangible, say thought. and max
ing 1t into something tangible, say an
| act, or q resistance. or a determination
| There Is no use in any one else trying
| to help another human beyond GER
tain point because the help (other than
| superficiaD must come from within
This within" includes of necessity the
sublime depths OF communion with the
Great Helper.
The point at which help from other
human beings must cease is not COM
monty understood Owing to this lack
of comprehension there is vast amount
Of fussing and fuming going on in the
world, all Of which Is worse than USE
] less, since the possibility Of aid Is not
| there; but also it is irritating and vex-
ing, preventing the one who needs help
the most from concentrating on the
only way to receive it.
All peoples have forms of meditation
whether it is called prayer or silence OF
what not, in which they attempt tC
solve their most difficult problems in the
! only possible way-from the inside out
not from the outside In.
Aid may and often does come from
I 10 hi Nr11ty
naturally and as part of the real essence
of the situation.
| 1t cannot be such If 1t Is forced ir
any way, II 1t is hammered, If it i.
labored or strained
This is the point, In many cases
where the difficulty of attempting tt
help another comes In, for 1t seems Il
be impossible for many to understand
that they possess any lack of under
standing.
The elemental understanding they
must have is that after all they cannot
give much aid, that the real help mus
come from other sources and be put into
motion almost solely by the person con.
cerned the most.
Few human beings can Cor woulc
want to- fully understand the working.
OF other peoples minds. Nor Is it nee.
essary that they should.
Mercifully. life has granted to us tn.
boon Of concealment.
The story of the invisible cloak Is 9
parable which applies to the mind.
Our thoughts are invisible, except q.
they show in words, or deeds, or appear.
ances upon occasion.
There is no real invisible cloak, bu
every one cloaks his thoughts, to &
more or less degree
The sad part of it Is that few art
ever given much credit for this mercy
displayed toward others.
To all those who might have sale
much but who said little. let us give
thanks, believing that while the king
dom of the dollar may be outside us
the kingdom of heaven is within us still
To those who withheld the fussy ben.
eft we did not ask for, and gave u.
silence wherein to complete our owr
silence, let us present flowers of beauty
and perfection.
To those who. in the general mass o.
deeds, seem at times to understand the
need for inaction let us give many
thanks.
Especially to those who, in the weltel
| Of words. comprehend the necessity fol
silence are our thanks due.