Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-08-17
EDjoyment-Happiness.

In what do these consist? How may
they be attained? What is the secret?
With reference to this subject there are
many men of many minds" The diversity
of opinion among men is as great as their
physiognomical expressions. There are
no two exactly alike; nor do any two
think precisely alike on all points Each
seeks enjoyment; all desire happiness
Many man lives in his propensities, and
seeks enjoyment in their qualification. He
rises no higher than his appetite and SEN
sual nature. His chief gods are wine and
women; next to these come the love of
lucre and of place. He seeks money and
position, not so much for their use as for
the love OF them. In the pursuit of one or
all of these he forfeits his health, his
morals, and even his hope of heaven.
Still, he seeks enjoyment-happiness. His
chief error consists in the fact that his
philosophy is all wrong; he has not yet
earned hat ones highest happiness consists
in M liking otlters happy. He Graves sym
pathy for hans.lf instead of seeking to be-
stow sympathy ON others. His purely sci
fish aims must inevitably end in failure.
Suppose he acquire the wealth of the AS
tors, Sttwarts, or Rothschilds; suppose
| he indulge in inordinate affection-does
| this bring real enjoyment or enduring hap
| DluCSSf 1NO, up W tuIS pO1uG VI Ills
| existence ne has not risen above the teach
| ings of the heather philosopher who said,
| "Do unto others as others do unto you u
| He is yet to come up to the higher plane
! of Christ's teachings, which were "Do unto
other as We so0uld that others should do
unto you" In this, and in this alone, We
have the secret of real enioyment-true
happiness. 1t is further illustrated in those
| words so often spoken, SO little practiced
| ut is more blessed to give than to receive VI
When mankind is educated up to this
| high standard, there will be less self in.
diligence and more self-sacrifice, and the
highest happiness. What enjoyment can
be more exquisite, what happiness more
complete, than is realized by the teacher
preacher, and benefactor, who puts others
in the way of self-improvement and
growth in grace, and who relieve the
suff rings of the unfortunate? Is it not g
source of real enjoyment to Mr.. Petel
Cooper when he meets house full Of
thankful hearts who express SO much graf
itude for the privilege he has afforded them
for acquiring knowledge through his no.
BILE Institute? Will not his last hours on
earth, yea, his very departing, be made
glorious and happy by the grace vouch.
s4fed to the godly? Reverse the picture
Here is close-fsted, mean and selfish
rich man He has earned little or moth
ing by personal labor or exertion. He
has become rich, perhaps, by selling whis
ky aud tobacco, or by specializing il
stocks; by shaving notes; or by distress
ing the poor VIII om circumstances placed
in his power. All these things are lawful
but are they expedient? do they brine
happiness? The physician who relieves
ply sical suffering enjoys exquisite sensa
tions, The wise counselor, who advises
the way out of difficulty, erjoys the fac
as much or more than the client. Ths
merchant who supplies real want at
rate satisfactory to all concerned, enjoys
the act. The mechanic who makes ma
chine or erects useful structure for the US,
of others, is compensated almost as mucl
by thanks as by dimes and dollars TIL,
artist who produces picture, piece o
statuary, or anything enjoyable, can neve
be paid in money alone. 1t is the though
of ministering to others enjoyment tina
he is made happy. In the same way W.
might go through all the different human
pursuits, and we should find that III
highest happiness in each consists of tn
ultimate desire to make others happy. Vel
lily sit is more blessed to give than to re
ceive.' Let us thank God for the blesse,
| privilege of doing unto others as W
would that others should do unto u.s.
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