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Speaker 1: Jerry and the Bear, The Law's plan of developing an individual,

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folly of clinging to old, worn out sheaths. The story

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of Jerry and the Bear. Who Jerry was? He meets

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the bear, the fight, the result, the consequences, the change

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in Jerry, the moral The Law, in its efforts to

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develop man into a self reliant being, into an individual,

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first tries the simpler plan of bringing a steady pressure

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to bear in the direction of gradual progress and growth,

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impelling the man to think and act himself into a

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

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feeling behind him the steady push of life, and being

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conscious of the attracting power of the absolute drawing him

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to higher things, leading him up the mountain path of attainment,

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

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his resistance, moves along in the direction of gradual unfoldment

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and growth. He casts off sheath after sheath and grows.

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He does not attempt to impede or interfere with his development,

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but cheerfully and joyfully presses forward to his unfoldment. He

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finds pleasure in each stage, and should pain manifest itself,

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he knows it as the growing pains of the child

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a promise of greater things. There are some, however, who

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seem determined to cling to their old sheaths and resist

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the pressure of growth to the utmost. They are unable

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to withstand the steady pressure and the attracting power carrying

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them forward, and their resistance brings them much pain in friction,

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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.

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The law has several ways of dealing with these people

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for their own good, and often with a supreme effort,

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tears them from the surrounding sheath to which they are

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clinging and forces them into a broader and wider life,

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against their wishes, and in spite of their struggles and cries.

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Many of us, looking back over our past lives, smile

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as we recognize how we were forced into new fields

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of work and endeavor, how we were broadened out in

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spite of ourselves, how we were torn from our old

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surroundings and environments, in spite of our lamentations, reproaches, and cries,

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and placed amid new scenes and faces. This thing is

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repeated over and over again until we learn the lesson

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and cease to be unduly attached to persons and things,

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and become willing to yield ourselves to the onward moving

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force and cooperate with the law instead of opposing it.

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Many men and women who steadily refuse to stand erect

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and assert their independence are deliberately worked into a position

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where they must declare their freedom from the things upon

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which they have been leaning, and are forced to stand

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up and face conditions from which they have shrunk all

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their lives. The law has a way of picking up

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those shivering mortals who stand around the river's edge and

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throwing them into the stream, bidding them to strike out

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and swim. It prefers the easier way of teaching you

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to swim by degrees, of acquiring knowledge by easy stages.

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But if you refuse to learn in this way, it

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will resort to the vigorous plan just mentioned. But swim

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you must, one way or the other. I am going

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to tell you a story, not a particularly pretty one,

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but one that will give you an idea of what

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I mean and how the plan works. It's about animals,

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but many a truth has been conveyed by fables in

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which animals were the actors and This homely little tale

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from the wilderness may convey to your minds the point

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of this talk better than do my words. Here's the story.

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Once upon a time a man away up in one

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of the northwestern states owned a dog named Jerry. He

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

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He was not of any fancy breed, just dog, that's all.

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He had drifted on to the farm from somewhere and

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had been kicked and cuffed around in his early youth

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until he was afraid to claim a right to live

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at all. He grew up into a worthless animal, snapped

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at by smaller dogs, bullied by those of his own size,

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looked down upon by all. He expected to be kicked

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

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and dogs who go around expecting to be abused always

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draw upon them the thing they fear and expect. His

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tail seemed a magnet which attracted all the tin cans

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around that neighborhood. Pitying did not seem to do him

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any good. It only made him more miserable and abject

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than ever, Just as it acts in the case of

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some people. The poor chap gradually dropped down to the

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lowest state of dogdom, and his case seemed hopeless. The

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farmer would drive to town every once in a while,

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and Jerry would sneak along under the wagon in manner

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seeming to apologize for taking up even that space. His

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appearance would be the signal for all the dogs of

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the several farms along the road to chase down to

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

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the US, the performance being repeated at every farm to

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and from the town. The farmer, at last, feeling that

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the dog was bringing his establishment into disrepute, and knowing

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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,

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possibly in order to give me a tale, to point

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the moral of this talk, and to give you something

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to remember in trying circumstances. Jerry strayed away from the

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farm one evening, being chased a part of the distance

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by some of the smaller dogs who delighted in bullying him.

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He traveled some distance from home and entered the woods.

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Bear tracks had been discovered in that region, and some

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of the boys had dug a pit baiting it with

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some choice tidbit pleasing to his bearship, and covering it

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over with a thin roof which would yield to a

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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

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he too dropped in the pit. Then the trouble commenced.

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The bear, feeling infuriated by his unceremonious drop, reached out

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for Jerry and gave him a scratch, which caused him

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

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in his opponent, chased him round and round the pit

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until it seemed only a matter of a few minutes

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more until the dog would be relieved of his misery.

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

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over on his back and began giving him the finishing touches.

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This seemed to bring to life the last remaining touch

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of self respect left in the poor brute, and with

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a mighty effort, he sprang straight at the bear's throat

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and gave him a bite in which was concentrated all

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the repressed bites of a lifetime. The bear, with a roar,

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sprang back to the other side of the pit. It

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was hard to tell which was the most surprised of

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the two, the bear at the sudden courage of his opponent,

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or Jerry at the fact that he could fight bear.

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The dog's self respect and confidence went up nearly to par.

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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

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dog snarled fiercely and showed his teeth. They had several

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rounds before things quieted down, and each time Jerry showed

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his medal, and although he was badly scratched, he had

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bestowed upon the bear several tokens of his valor. His

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self respect and confidence was now an assured thing, and

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the bear treated him with considerable deference and consideration. After

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matters adjusted themselves, the bear and the dog each retired

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to their respective sides of the pit and clared a truce.

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In the morning, the boys came to the pit, shot

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the bear and lifted Jerry out and carried him home.

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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

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of a Heidelberg student. But away down in his heart.

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He felt good, and he showed it. The farmer, feeling

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proud of the animal, carefully nursed him until he was

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able to move around the house, and then allowed him

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to go out of doors. As soon as he appeared,

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the other dogs made a rush for him, but something

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in his look caused them to keep at a safe distance,

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and they contented themselves with barking at him and keeping

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out of reach. He did not seem anxious to fight,

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but he had that look of confidence in his eyes

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that kept them where they belonged. He had ceased to fear.

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His tail no longer drooped between his legs, but was

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held aloft, as is the tail of every self respecting dog,

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and somehow that tail did not have the attracting power

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for tin cans that had formerly marked it. The boys

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recognized that Jerry had advanced in the scale, and there

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was something about him that they liked and respected. About

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ten days after the dog got well, the farmer took

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a trip to town, and Jerry accompanied him, trotting along

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

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that suited him. As the first farmhouse was reached, the

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dogs came rushing down to have some fun with our friend.

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They pitched in to him as of yore. Something happened.

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The pack ran yelping back to the house for surgical attention,

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and Jerry trotted on just the same. This scene was

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repeated at every farm along the road, Jerry repeating the

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object lesson each time, finishing up his task by rolling

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into the dust the big bull terrier in front of

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the post office, who heretofore had been the terror of

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the town. The homeward trip was a triumphal progress for

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the dog, and all his old foes vied with each

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other in tail wagging and other demonstrations designed to let

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Jerry know that they were proud to be his friends,

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but he paid little attention to them. He had developed

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into a canine philosopher. After that, he led a happy life.

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He was not seeking fight, but no boy or dog

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seemed to seek fight with him. He had cast out

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fear thought. He feared nothing that walked on legs. He

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had met bear. Now, some of my critics will call

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the attention of their readers to the fact that I

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am advising fight not so good friends. I am using

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this dog story as an illustration, and am trying to

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show you how the law will sometimes force a man

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into tight quarters in order to bring out his courage

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

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and it proceeds to use vigorous methods to bring it

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out into action, providing always that the man has not

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developed it before. When a man has been placed in

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a position where he faces the worst and is compelled

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to grapple with the bear, he finds that he has

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reserved force within him of which he never dreamt before,

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and he puts forth all his energy to save himself.

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He finds that, when he boldly faces the difficulty, the

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difficulty seems as much afraid of him as he had

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

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he eats off the foe and rests secure in his

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own strength. He finds that to the man who has

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abolished fear, and who can smilingly face any situation, fate

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is very respectful and obliging, although to the man who

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fears it is a tormentor In proportion to a man's

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fear will be his troubles. When he reaches the position

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when he can laugh in the face of fortune, he

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will find her ceasing her coquetries and falling desperately in

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love with him. And after the man has met the

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great difficulty, fought the mighty fight, he finds that he

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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.

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He holds his head erect and breathes in the pure

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air of heaven, and feels the warm blood tingling through

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his veins. He has found himself, He has met bear