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Timebinder, v. 1, issue 3, 1945
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It works just as well with grown-ups except that the time needed for the change is longer. The child has a plastic mind and can be molded quickly into any form. The man has a more settled mind and can be changed but more slowly. It is, however, well worth all that is put into it. ( (This sound psychology has a very important facet that is all too often neglected, however. When we take it upon ourselves thus to interfere and change another's life, it puts a great responsibility upon us. We can't just make the start of a change and then go off and leave him alone to fight his own way. It is up to us to stay on the job and help him complete the change.--EEE) ). I am a Pollyanna, too, EE. No matter what happens my faith cannot be shaken and often people comment upon my "courage". I smile for I know it is not courage but faith and belief in Man that makes my own problems seem not so vitally important. There is only one point in the entire THE TIME-BINDER where I am not in complete accordance with you. It is in the last section upon Statesmanship. I believe that... since man must eventually live in a WORLD STATE then all Statesmanship must be WORLD STATESMANSHIP. Nationalism must give way to the ultimate progress into the world state and our pride in citizenship must be a pride in World Citizenship rather than national citizenship. To me that is the next step along "The Road" that Man is travelling and we must be advanced in all aspects of that advance. We cannot be far-sighted in all but one or two aspects. We must look ahead from ALL angles. ((You are undoubtedly correct in this. I was not looking that far ahead specifically.-EEE)). LATER I received your Number Two THE TIME-BINDER this morning and have been so engrossed in it that I have not been able to do anything but read. It absorbed me. Please do not worry too much over the seeming air of pessimism which accompanied so many of the letters you received. People with our particular philosophy will run into that constantly. We will run into it now more than ever because of the tiredness of everyone. Tired of War, of rationing and ration points, of the seemingly never-ending unhappiness at the loss of loved ones, either in the Army or other armed forces, losses through death or missin gin action. Even those who have lost no one are beginning to bend under the strain. Too long hours of work, and constant reminder of the war through newspapers, newsreels and atrocity stories. It is only natural that such things should accompany war. Many people, E. E., would like to feel the way we do about most things, but they are afraid to. Most of them are so far ahead of the beaten path of thought that it takes a distinct effort of mind and will to assimilate them. Most people are men- 14
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It works just as well with grown-ups except that the time needed for the change is longer. The child has a plastic mind and can be molded quickly into any form. The man has a more settled mind and can be changed but more slowly. It is, however, well worth all that is put into it. ( (This sound psychology has a very important facet that is all too often neglected, however. When we take it upon ourselves thus to interfere and change another's life, it puts a great responsibility upon us. We can't just make the start of a change and then go off and leave him alone to fight his own way. It is up to us to stay on the job and help him complete the change.--EEE) ). I am a Pollyanna, too, EE. No matter what happens my faith cannot be shaken and often people comment upon my "courage". I smile for I know it is not courage but faith and belief in Man that makes my own problems seem not so vitally important. There is only one point in the entire THE TIME-BINDER where I am not in complete accordance with you. It is in the last section upon Statesmanship. I believe that... since man must eventually live in a WORLD STATE then all Statesmanship must be WORLD STATESMANSHIP. Nationalism must give way to the ultimate progress into the world state and our pride in citizenship must be a pride in World Citizenship rather than national citizenship. To me that is the next step along "The Road" that Man is travelling and we must be advanced in all aspects of that advance. We cannot be far-sighted in all but one or two aspects. We must look ahead from ALL angles. ((You are undoubtedly correct in this. I was not looking that far ahead specifically.-EEE)). LATER I received your Number Two THE TIME-BINDER this morning and have been so engrossed in it that I have not been able to do anything but read. It absorbed me. Please do not worry too much over the seeming air of pessimism which accompanied so many of the letters you received. People with our particular philosophy will run into that constantly. We will run into it now more than ever because of the tiredness of everyone. Tired of War, of rationing and ration points, of the seemingly never-ending unhappiness at the loss of loved ones, either in the Army or other armed forces, losses through death or missin gin action. Even those who have lost no one are beginning to bend under the strain. Too long hours of work, and constant reminder of the war through newspapers, newsreels and atrocity stories. It is only natural that such things should accompany war. Many people, E. E., would like to feel the way we do about most things, but they are afraid to. Most of them are so far ahead of the beaten path of thought that it takes a distinct effort of mind and will to assimilate them. Most people are men- 14
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