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There are all sorts of modern philosophers (in petticoats mostly, but still some of them are _men!_) who, with more or less subtle reasoning, are trying to inculcate an idea of the necessity of individualism in all women. THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF MODERN PHILOSOPHERS AND PETTICOATS MOSTLY BUT STILL SOME OF THEM ARE MEN WHO WITH MORE OR LESS SUBTLE REASONING ARE TRYING TO INCULCATE AN IDEA OF THE NECESSITY OF INDIVIDUALISM IN ALL WOMEN
t they are producing, makes them nervous and the prey of every foolishness. Whereas, if they were not so sensitively occupied with their own feelings, they would do natural things without a tremor. I have no patience when I hear a woman in a great position being excused for stiffness and brusqueness by the plea of, “Oh, she is so dreadfully shy!” It is not real humility--real humility would not be conscious of self at all. It is vanity and egotism; and when seen in a grown woman casts a very poor reflection upon those who had the charge of her bringing-up from earliest childhood. If you are shy, Caroline, take yourself sternly to task, analyze what makes you so, and overcome it. Bashfulness and shyness are as great faults as boldness, and perhaps cause more unhappiness. The antithesis of shyness is bumptiousness, and this also comes from egotism; it is a different expression of the same fundamental fault. Try to eradicate the root if you have a tendency to either of its demonstrations. ARD MAKES THEM WONDER WHAT EFFECT THEIR PRODUCING MAKES THEM NERVOUS AND THE PREY OF EVERY FOOLISHNESS WHEREAS IF THEY WERE NOT SO SENSITIVELY OCCUPIED WITH THEIR OWN FEELINGS THEY WOULD DO NATURAL THINGS WITHOUT A TREMOR I HAVE NO PATIENCE WHEN I HEAR A WOMAN IN GREAT POSITION BEING EXCUSED FOR STIFFNESS OR BRUSQUENESS BY THE PLEA OF OH SHE'S SO DREADFULLY SHY IT IS NOT REAL HUMILITY REAL HUMILITY WOULD NOT BE CONSCIOUS OF SELF AT ALL IT IS VANITY AND EGOTISM AND WHEN SEEN IN A GROWN WOMAN CASTS A VERY POOR REFLECTION UPON THOSE WHO HAD THE CHARGE OF HER BRINGING UP FROM EARLIEST CHILDHOOD IF YOU ARE SHY CAROLINE TAKE YOURSELF STERNLY TO TASK ANALYZE WHAT MAKES YOU SO AND OVERCOME IT BASHFULNESS AND SHYNESS ARE AS GREAT FAULTS AS BOLDNESS AND PERHAPS CAUSE MORE UNHAPPINESS THE ANTITHESIS OF SHYNESS IS BUMPTIOUSNESS AND THIS ALSO COMES FROM EGOTISM IT IS A DIFFERENT EXPRESSION OF THE SAME FUNDAMENTAL FAULT TRY TO ERADICATE THE ROOT IF YOU HAVE A TENDENCY TO EITHER OF ITS DEMONSTRATIONS
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