The origin and nature of the emotions; miscellaneous papers . Fig. 53.—A Cl.^.^sic Conception of F.^tkiue—Phidippides, the First Mar.\thon is saved!—Phidippides dies in tlie shout for his meed.—Browning. 169 170 THE EMOTIONS from tlie consuniiiij;- stress :ui(l str;uii of his husiness or pro-fessional life. These diversions ure all rational attenij)ts torelieve tension by self-]ireservative reactions. For the samereason man attem])ts to i-elievo (he strain of eontention with. Iii;n.\ .Makatikin liii\Ni;ii, di)|i\-nij;hl hy I ?, .\. \.< his felk)w-man b
The origin and nature of the emotions; miscellaneous papers . Fig. 53.—A Cl.^.^sic Conception of F.^tkiue—Phidippides, the First Mar.\thon is saved!—Phidippides dies in tlie shout for his meed.—Browning. 169 170 THE EMOTIONS from tlie consuniiiij;- stress :ui(l str;uii of his husiness or pro-fessional life. These diversions ure all rational attenij)ts torelieve tension by self-]ireservative reactions. For the samereason man attem])ts to i-elievo (he strain of eontention with. Iii;n.\ .Makatikin liii\Ni;ii, di)|i\-nij;hl hy I ?, .\. \.< his felk)w-man by unions, trusts, eoi-porations. In sjiito ofall efforts, howe\(T, many consl i1u1 ions are si ill biokendaily in the lieree condifls of compel ilion. \\e know howoften the overdriven indi\idii;il ende;i\ors lo minimize Iheaetivities of his motor mechanism ])\ the use of a|:;enls which A MECHANISTIC THEORY OF DISEASE 171 diminish brain activity, such as alcohol, tobacco, and variousnarcotics. Occasionally also, some person, who can find norespite from his own relentless energies, seeks relief in ob-livion by suicide. Most fortunately, two fundamental instincts—self-pres-ervation and the propagation of the species—act powerfullyto prevent this last fatal result, and instead the harassedindividual seeks from others the aid which is lacking withinhimself. He may turn to the priest who seeks and oftensecures the final common path for faith in an over-rul
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