Show WHY IS A MAN in an old copy of MIND MAGAZINE we find an interesting article with the above caption telling of mans advantages over animals in that h he may control his own life and so evolve into that which he I 1 is intended to be or become as we advance in the coming age of civilization we quote excerpts from this article which conform with our own beliefs man alan is aware of his own personality he has sef con cious riess ness as contrasted conti asted with mere consciousness ness found in the animal man has ability to extend his own know edge two to become aware of the nature of himself and the nature of I 1 things about him alan has the power of abstract reason by which he may compare comp different groups of facts and determine the relation of these facts to his own welfare through the power of abstract reason he becomes conscious of his possibilities ik I k A fifth character which is unique to man is his will to mastery by virtue of this man can control his appetites appe passions emotions and even his thoughts it is in these abilities to know lones life and to be able to control the elements of ones nature that man differs floell the animal it was ella wheeler wilcox who faid unselfish Unc elfish thoughts training trai nini n i your mind to debbe only universal univ y j f good the cultivation of the highest attributes such as loe oe honesty agrati tude faith reverence and good wit will aall mean a life of usefull use fullness nes an aal 1 happiness happiness in another incarnation as awell 1 well as satisfaction and respect in this sphere even if you escape tie immediate results of the opposite ol pote r W course of action here you muot face athe law of cause and effect in the out anekt state it is inevitable ine god the baker of all things does not lot Hwi claws laws As you sow ow you leali ica 1 it he 11 imply e f makes ilig hi laws and we v crl sour pur destinies for good or ill acco idina d inz I 1 1 i adherence to t them or violation em was confucius who said the L t anre of god 0 ls is what ha we e 11 ehll II the of our being to fulfill the law 2 our being ls is what we call the hi oval oral law the moral law is s ax K a law aw from rom whose operation wu we can ca not for one instant escape 0 it was the buddha who said D da not be like the man who lias has no sense of humor for he is cramped in his self consciousness lie he has not as yet learned to live the detached life of a self el conscious individual the struggle of modern compete tive ethics is very keen but it offers t to the winner a prize in keeping with the intensity of the strife |