Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-29
TWO KINDS OF JOY.
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pr ve Its Possesses.

asppiness Of WI eh No AAvsrsasv Can NJ.
prve Its Possesses.
We are all largely dependent upon
one another for much at our happl.
ness In every relation Of life from
that of the passing acquaintance 70
the nearest and dearest tie Of love q
friendship. there exists . correspond.
ing power Of entering into the life. to
enhance or diminish its Joy. The
parent can cloud the sunshine of the
:hilds young life by austeritv and
gloom; the schooLboy's buoyant heart
can be embittered by the scorn or
neglect or ridicule of his comrades:
the ardor of the youth lightning q
career can be dampened by GOODNESS
and encouragement; the frown Of the
public can curdle the joy of the hope.
full artist; the III ughtless gossip Of
idle tongues can destroy the good
name and the peace of mind Of the in.
nocent But while this power and
this responsibility are in the hands Of
each one. and each one is likewise
dependent upon the use which others
make Of it toward him. there is also
another kind of happiness. which lies
quite out Of the reach of disturbing
hands. just as there are rooms II
every home where guests do not enter:
SO there are secret receptacles of ioy
in every heart. with which no
outsider can meddle. There is
the joy of thought. Those
who have enough individuality
TO think for themselves earnest
i and deeply find in that very exer-
else a happiness which is all their own.
They may share it with othera and it
may be heightened by sympathy. but
it can not be taken away. 1t opens .
refuge from many troubles and it
helps one to bear many burdens
Closely allied with this, and following
from it. is the joy Of truth. Above
all thes'. or rather containing them
all, is the joy of well-doing. the hap
piness which only an approving con-
science can bestow. This is pre-emi-
nenily I'M individual possession. to be
disturbed by no one. Neither the mis-
tsken kindness of friends nor the ma
licious efforts of enemies can touch it
1t is a jny that lives in one of those
deep recesses of the heart where no
one but ourselves is ever admitted. It
is the richest reward of noble char
acter and righteous life. and one of
which no adversely. no losses. no UNI
toward circumstances can ever de-
prive its possessor. Such pleasures as
these must however. BE- earned before
they can be enjoyed. The delights of
thought. of truth, of work and of we'll
doing will not descend upon us like the
dew upon the flower; without effort Of
our own. Labor. perseverance. seif-le-
NAL, fortitude. watchfulness. are the
elements out of which this kind of joy Is
formed. But the results they bring to
the heart and the lif. are SO rich and
full that no one. having once tasted
them. will willingly give them up.
1t is we'll that these two classes of
j.ys should unite to brighten our
lives Our relations to our fellow.
men demand for their beneticence the
power which we all exert over one
another's happiness. 1, is power
which appeals 10 every nobe senti-
ment in man for the Sc he makes of
it. Ii is good thus to feel our depend
ence upon one another. and our con-
sequcnt obligations. Yet it is also
good to have other sources If jy
with which no one may me ld'e. He
who has not these is utterly VT OK d
when men forsake him. frown upon
him, scorn him or censurc him. He
lies. in fact, at their mercy. for he has
not hing more to sustain him. But he
who can find in his own thoughts. in
his own work, in his own convictions
and his own conscience the lru:. joys
which they are capable or yielding
will never make shipwreck of his life.
He will feel as acutely as any the
pleasures and pains which come
through the influence # others. bit
they will not be his all-he will have
another region from which 10 draw
deeper happiness. a r"gio where none
can enter to hurt or 10 make afraid.-
Phit0del,h ia LedOer