The Kindergarten magazine . TIME rolls on the Columbus story loseslone of its interest, but rather increasesind becomes more significant. Not sincehe great deed was done have there l>een^uch eyes to .see nor ears to hear, norhas the heart of man been so able toconceive of its depths as now. We have t)nly reached that vantage-ground from which we may be ableto rcali/c the immortality of its humanity, perhaps it is tKtterto say the humanity of its imm«)rtality. We have in the .stiltedpast been too much accustomed to a point of view from whichwe belield the man Columbus as a sort of i»miH)US.
The Kindergarten magazine . TIME rolls on the Columbus story loseslone of its interest, but rather increasesind becomes more significant. Not sincehe great deed was done have there l>een^uch eyes to .see nor ears to hear, norhas the heart of man been so able toconceive of its depths as now. We have t)nly reached that vantage-ground from which we may be ableto rcali/c the immortality of its humanity, perhaps it is tKtterto say the humanity of its imm«)rtality. We have in the .stiltedpast been too much accustomed to a point of view from whichwe belield the man Columbus as a sort of i»miH)US. .stiff-legged, unnatural fellow waving a banner in the presenceof some frightened Indians in a most wooden Ct>luml)us has been like .some great Colossus astridethe ocean, one foot on either continent, which has, in a way,isolated him from real human interest and affection. His wonderful contribution to human development hasestranged him from us. The world has stood .so much in aweof him that it has enshrin
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