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Show DISSATISFACTION The busy ng tator who prcacho discontent 1b apt to bo regarded by tho complacent as not only a nuts' mice, but nn ovll. Nine times out of ten ho Is an Ignorant demagogue, unguarded In his statements, careless care-less in his conclusions nnd unrestrained unre-strained In his feelings ono who ruthlessly tears down and destrojs somo long consecrated temple, but has not tho Invention nor the sk.ll to build in Its placo n better ono, or oven as good. Hut tho agitator, Ignorant dema-goguo dema-goguo though he be, Is ono of the most powerful elements for human progress. He may, Indeed, bo an ulcer ul-cer upon the surfaco of tho social body, but lie Indicates thoUmpur'ty of blood that, If not heeded, might cause serious consequences. Agitation, even of a poor sort, Is the deadly too to stagnation. In tho long run, tho right can never ho hurt, but must over bo helped (by agitation. It Is only evil which can not stand before It. Dissatisfaction Is onp of the finest forces in life. Without It thero would bo no going forward. We would all stop where wo are and ad-mlru ad-mlru ourselves and our surround nps all the rest of our useless days, until un-til (3od should turn us back Into soil that wo might once moro becomo fertile. fer-tile. Dissatisfaction Is the mainspring of nsplrat'on. Of course, tnore can bo dissatisfaction without aspiration. Envy, malice and tho other has passions may bo tho source ot dissatisfaction dis-satisfaction that warps tho soul instead in-stead ot st'mulatlng it. If a man's mind and heart bo sound, his dissatisfactions will determine deter-mine his aspirations, and nsplratlon is tho mother of all self-sacrificing ambition. |
