Show Diseased d Conscience ric sy By Dr he r. r Fr Frank Crane A man writes nb mo from Atlanta to this effect t You RI a person perron to obey his conscience nce What l hl about abou t clen ness Ha Having read up somewhat on socialism and lna also I being heing influenced b b by NT N o. o w t teaching leaching I have dlf in Int t rent iu Interest mt at t though ou n I 1 Juu both bolh I IL IL Ii L L' poor working ln man hit bill have sonic some little littI buline business business' 5 d deals desde andam and andam am tm often p positively torm tormented for f fear feer of or the other party I Injustice i A s conscience 1 is good thin thing It It is III a as d de necessary e a for a. a normal nor nor- j 1 b mal man niana as n. n t tooth Is Rut But a a. sore Bore con n Is I ls a as all as asa HI a ore fore or tooth jAnd j- j And It acts ct much it n I the same way a aOne One I IK always aR working at ar a 1 loos loose tooth tooth on I If aI always Q and nod and punching at t aBut ahrn a a- n hl hc I But V ho Can ran one distinguish hl bit between en a 1 l' l n i c Keen of ottI right ht and aud wrong vron which ono one ought to have and ami amia anila a 8 d diseased conscience which simply tor tar us continually and I Is a a. veritable 4 I nuisance Noto NoJa first In particular case If h. I 4 difficult to discriminate discriminate- because o con Implies the theco co lion of oC onee on II whole personality his education heredity and Alt AH that be J Ia to point out jomo somo common sense general gen gait fr eral ral And truths the first tru truth i fa fR r a l is s the thc creature of oC intelligence nce It can work only on that material which the th Ind 1 supplies for for It It JIna I If Ir ono ono one beI be be- I eves a lot lotof of oC things s that arc tUo not nol true her he will necessarily have havo a 1 crank cranky con conscience science nc t. t ti For FOI Instance If one bile believes in a who vho is It proud roud vain voin aid nd immoral lIl Ike i 1 kings ln and monarchs as as ml many l have o d ones one's come conscience nc mutt nUlt keep him perpetually In hot water ater Also Aito o on the contrary It If on one OM b II es there is no p pain n. n wrong nor suffering rIng hiS 1114 l wilt will t to nd-to atrophy laving ha no material to work upon A A Aman man IAn must t. t settle upon upon- some Rome plan of OC life Ills why Vh he wa was made what he le f Is fato to do oo do and is Iii th the proper propel Joy of existence This is not hard One has sImply imply to take the plain statements tl of the tM wise men awn of ot the world whom h m tim tune time and mankind have hl tried out and and tho the plain facts acts of or nature and science and let et th the woolly crazy tomfoolery tomfoolery- of or fads fad ad and cults alone All 11 th fR es Including Socrates Plato J Jesus sus BuddhA and Emerson unite In these here declarations e eL i 1 L That the first duty of a human belag be- be In lag a all as of or of every Other kind of ot Ie 15 s to h be he strong to develop elop full fullIl Il Us Its 0 personality Weak eak ES J. J sick ki ait and anemiC anemia cr creatures atur s sro are ro n n no Intention c of If nature They c cull ll for our pit pity and h help lp hUt hilt w We WC Were j re by m nm to tl try to b be I them 2 2 That the final duty of or f a strong strong- lairman lair i iman man being 1 III tOe e thet Is 8 to make maho the Iho welfare welfare- of others hi hiI supreme motive He must h be strong trong to b ba ha helpful but he hn must mut be f helpful or OJ he cannot remain strong atron It Its t these thes altruistic tlc motives that arc nc re called ailed higher b because c t cn alone bring permanent jo Joy 3 In settling conn conflicts let between h motives and uns unselfish in Iii deciding ju jut Just t when hen and how to look out for tor number r one and sn 1 hn wh n and h how to work for or another person eNon or for society a continual exercise exercise exer exer- cise of or ones one's judgment Is II filled called for or 4 Xo No so on one can evade 1111 this thin r ty h y One must u Use Ue e ones one's own Intelligence To o the decision lon O over Or r to any other m man n or 01 or organization 0 of men moans Invariably in in- variably the paralysis III or dl dissolution or oren en entire tI re perversion of conscience on H nc In addition to these funda fundamental n laws t it be borne in mind that Illat the cr be e Is III not some ome monstrous cunning In- In of torture it b a 1 place mani designed ci for or th the tree free happy development devel el of nil II lives Also AIst If there b hili a God he he certainly I Is as kind and wise a Sl lather father as t fathers rs are on this tills earth and can ran a ask ak k no more of or us than ian an honest 1 t and Effort to do the square CJu rc thins thIng is Os n nearly rIY as we know ho how One Onen first duty then thea I Is to he e as 3 Intelli gent as possible to be sane nane ne to with clear wide Ice open eyes at nt things all as thc they are Then to d develop and express fUll fully ones onee own n personality Then b by IO love e to make the welfare clrar n of or others othet our chief aim Then to use on ones one's soundest Judgment In hi balancing self Jr Interest with altruism so BO as RR to keep etron tron while t the he worM world And nd finally to accept this responsibility like IKC a men man do the best het one can do and be cheerful For we e know kno and God knows knowlI thal wo we never nt know what hat It is RIt always s a ot probabilities But nt ft t t IB precisely in this perpetual weighing jn-In jn deCIdIng that character which I is Js real p ma I iid I d' d use f is 11 developed dr An And that Is II what l nature Is I after |