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Jerry and the Bear, The Law's
plan of developing an individual, folly of

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clinging to old, worn out sheaths. The story of Jerry and the Bear.

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Who Jerry was? He meets the
bear, the fight, the result,

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the consequences, the change in Jerry, the moral The Law, in

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its efforts to develop man into a
self reliant being, into an individual,

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first tries the simpler plan of bringing
a steady pressure to bear in the direction

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of gradual progress and growth, impelling
the man to think and act himself into

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a more positive condition each day.
After a while, the man, feeling

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behind him the steady push of life, and being conscious of the attracting power

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of the absolute drawing him to higher
things, leading him up the mountain path

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of attainment, learns to trust the
propelling and attracting power, and, ceasing

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his resistance, moves along in the
direction of gradual unfoldment and growth. He

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casts off sheath after sheath and grows. He does not attempt to impede or

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interfere with his development, but cheerfully
and joyfully presses forward to his unfoldment.

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He finds pleasure in each stage,
and should pain manifest itself, he knows

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it as the growing pains of the
child a promise of greater things. There

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are some, however, who seem
determined to cling to their old sheaths and

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resist the pressure of growth to the
utmost. They are unable to withstand the

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steady pressure and the attracting power carrying
them forward, and their resistance brings them

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much pain in friction, and they
are pushed this way and that by the

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pressure of the growing self, resisting
and struggling all the time. The law

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has several ways of dealing with these
people for their own good, and often

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with a supreme effort, tears them
from the surrounding sheath to which they are

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clinging and forces them into a broader
and wider life, against their wishes,

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and in spite of their struggles and
cries. Many of us, looking back

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over our past lives, smile as
we recognize how we were forced into new

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fields of work and endeavor, how
we were broadened out in spite of ourselves,

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how we were torn from our old
surroundings and environments, in spite of

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our lamentations, reproaches, and cries, and placed amid new scenes and faces.

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This thing is repeated over and over
again until we learn the lesson and

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cease to be unduly attached to persons
and things, and become willing to yield

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ourselves to the onward moving force and
cooperate with the law instead of opposing it.

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Many men and women who steadily refuse
to stand erect and assert their independence

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are deliberately worked into a position where
they must declare their freedom from the things

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upon which they have been leaning,
and are forced to stand up and face

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conditions from which they have shrunk all
their lives. The law has a way

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of picking up those shivering mortals who
stand around the river's edge and throwing them

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into the stream, bidding them to
strike out and swim. It prefers the

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easier way of teaching you to swim
by degrees, of acquiring knowledge by easy

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stages. But if you refuse to
learn in this way, it will resort

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to the vigorous plan just mentioned.
But swim you must, one way or

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the other. I am going to
tell you a story, not a particularly

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pretty one, but one that will
give you an idea of what I mean

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and how the plan works. It's
about animals, but many a truth has

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been conveyed by fables in which animals
were the actors and This homely little tale

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from the wilderness may convey to your
minds the point of this talk better than

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do my words. Here's the story. Once upon a time a man away

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up in one of the northwestern states
owned a dog named Jerry. He was

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not very much on looks and less
in good qualities. He was not of

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any fancy breed, just dog,
that's all. He had drifted on to

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the farm from somewhere and had been
kicked and cuffed around in his early youth

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until he was afraid to claim a
right to live at all. He grew

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up into a worthless animal, snapped
at by smaller dogs, bullied by those

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of his own size, looked down
upon by all. He expected to be

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kicked by everybody in sight, and
of course got kicked. Men and dogs

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who go around expecting to be abused
always draw upon them the thing they fear

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and expect. His tail seemed a
magnet which attracted all the tin cans around

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that neighborhood. Pitying did not seem
to do him any good. It only

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made him more miserable and abject than
ever, Just as it acts in the

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case of some people. The poor
chap gradually dropped down to the lowest state

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of dogdom, and his case seemed
hopeless. The farmer would drive to town

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every once in a while, and
Jerry would sneak along under the wagon in

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manner seeming to apologize for taking up
even that space. His appearance would be

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the signal for all the dogs of
the several farms along the road to chase

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down to the wagon, rout him
out, and roll him over in the

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US, the performance being repeated at
every farm to and from the town.

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The farmer, at last, feeling
that the dog was bringing his establishment into

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disrepute, and knowing that Hopkins Jerry
was becoming a township jest, determined to

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put an end to the animal's unhappy
career. But destiny intervened, possibly in

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order to give me a tale,
to point the moral of this talk,

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and to give you something to remember
in trying circumstances. Jerry strayed away from

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the farm one evening, being chased
a part of the distance by some of

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the smaller dogs who delighted in bullying
him. He traveled some distance from home

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and entered the woods. Bear tracks
had been discovered in that region, and

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some of the boys had dug a
pit baiting it with some choice tidbit pleasing

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to his bearship, and covering it
over with a thin roof which would yield

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to a light weight. Jerry started
across the roof and in he went.

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Some hours after, a young bear
came sniffing around, and he too dropped

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in the pit. Then the trouble
commenced. The bear, feeling infuriated by

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his unceremonious drop, reached out for
Jerry and gave him a scratch, which

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caused him to yell. The bear, seeing that there was no fight in

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his opponent, chased him round and
round the pit until it seemed only a

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matter of a few minutes more until
the dog would be relieved of his misery.

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Things took an unexpected turn, however, The bear knocked Jerry over on

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his back and began giving him the
finishing touches. This seemed to bring to

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life the last remaining touch of self
respect left in the poor brute, and

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with a mighty effort, he sprang
straight at the bear's throat and gave him

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a bite in which was concentrated all
the repressed bites of a lifetime. The

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bear, with a roar, sprang
back to the other side of the pit.

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It was hard to tell which was
the most surprised of the two,

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the bear at the sudden courage of
his opponent, or Jerry at the fact

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that he could fight bear. The
dog's self respect and confidence went up nearly

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to par. The bear's caution adjusted
itself accordingly. After a bit, the

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bear cautiously worked his way over toward
Jerry, but the dog snarled fiercely and

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showed his teeth. They had several
rounds before things quieted down, and each

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time Jerry showed his medal, and
although he was badly scratched, he had

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bestowed upon the bear several tokens of
his valor. His self respect and confidence

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was now an assured thing, and
the bear treated him with considerable deference and

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consideration. After matters adjusted themselves,
the bear and the dog each retired to

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their respective sides of the pit and
clared a truce. In the morning,

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the boys came to the pit,
shot the bear and lifted Jerry out and

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carried him home. His tail was
several inches shorter and one ear was missing,

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and his body was scarred and scratched
like the face of a Heidelberg student.

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But away down in his heart.
He felt good, and he showed

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it. The farmer, feeling proud
of the animal, carefully nursed him until

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he was able to move around the
house, and then allowed him to go

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out of doors. As soon as
he appeared, the other dogs made a

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rush for him, but something in
his look caused them to keep at a

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safe distance, and they contented themselves
with barking at him and keeping out of

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reach. He did not seem anxious
to fight, but he had that look

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of confidence in his eyes that kept
them where they belonged. He had ceased

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to fear. His tail no longer
drooped between his legs, but was held

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aloft, as is the tail of
every self respecting dog, and somehow that

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tail did not have the attracting power
for tin cans that had formerly marked it.

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The boys recognized that Jerry had advanced
in the scale, and there was

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something about him that they liked and
respected. About ten days after the dog

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got well, the farmer took a
trip to town, and Jerry accompanied him,

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trotting along in an unconcerned manner,
alongside behind, or any other place

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that suited him. As the first
farmhouse was reached, the dogs came rushing

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down to have some fun with our
friend. They pitched in to him as

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of yore. Something happened. The
pack ran yelping back to the house for

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surgical attention, and Jerry trotted on
just the same. This scene was repeated

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at every farm along the road,
Jerry repeating the object lesson each time,

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finishing up his task by rolling into
the dust the big bull terrier in front

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of the post office, who heretofore
had been the terror of the town.

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The homeward trip was a triumphal progress
for the dog, and all his old

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foes vied with each other in tail
wagging and other demonstrations designed to let Jerry

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know that they were proud to be
his friends, but he paid little attention

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to them. He had developed into
a canine philosopher. After that, he

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led a happy life. He was
not seeking fight, but no boy or

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dog seemed to seek fight with him. He had cast out fear thought.

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He feared nothing that walked on legs. He had met bear. Now,

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some of my critics will call the
attention of their readers to the fact that

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I am advising fight not so good
friends. I am using this dog story

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as an illustration, and am trying
to show you how the law will sometimes

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force a man into tight quarters in
order to bring out his courage and self

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confidence. It knows the man has
it in him, and it proceeds to

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use vigorous methods to bring it out
into action, providing always that the man

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has not developed it before. When
a man has been placed in a position

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where he faces the worst and is
compelled to grapple with the bear, he

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finds that he has reserved force within
him of which he never dreamt before,

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and he puts forth all his energy
to save himself. He finds that,

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when he boldly faces the difficulty,
the difficulty seems as much afraid of him

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as he had been of it.
He gains more confidence, until at last

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he eats off the foe and rests
secure in his own strength. He finds

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that to the man who has abolished
fear, and who can smilingly face any

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situation, fate is very respectful and
obliging, although to the man who fears

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it is a tormentor In proportion to
a man's fear will be his troubles.

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When he reaches the position when he
can laugh in the face of fortune,

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he will find her ceasing her coquetries
and falling desperately in love with him.

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And after the man has met the
great difficulty, fought the mighty fight,

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he finds that he has ceased to
fear the little troubles and trials of life.

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He feels his strength, he knows
his source of power. He holds

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his head erect and breathes in the
pure air of heaven, and feels the

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warm blood tingling through his veins.
He has found himself, He has met bear