Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-25

Quoting from Bishop Phillips Brooks
u comment on "tho vast power to make
ono another unhappy that is possessed
by morials, the Philadelphia Public Lod.
gor proceeds to investigate whether there
arc not some individual joys so indie
pendent OF others that we can make
them permanently ours. and no man,
woman or Child will have power over us
to take thom away from us. Tho Led.
ger thinks there arc such sources Of hap
pinoss--plenty Of them.
First Of all Is mentioned the Joy Of
perfect work-"tho hopo OF excellence"
For this kind Of happiness we must have
n work We love. We place before our
minds vision m ideal OF excellence aud
beauty In that work. No matter what
II is-it may DO ono Of tho mechanical
trades, 1, may DO n farm or vegetable
garden. or Il may DO tho lofticst dream
OF rapiurous perfection that ever H.
Illuminated tho brain Of poet, painter or
sculptor. Whatever II Is II we keep bo-
fore us tho dosiro and tho determination
to reach perfection In that work thcn VIC
cannot DO all unhappy. We arc artists,
loving our work. and no mortal can rob
us Of this triumphant joy. Emerson
said, "a man "a relieved and gay when
no has put his heart into his work aud
dono his best, but what no has said or
done otherwise shall give him no peace"
Another joy made little OF in this life
is tho pure and exalted happiness of low
ing people, and helping them just be-
cause you like to do so, without looking
for any return price to DO paid by Thorn.
Some ono has said that Il is no true love
which oxacts q return. II IL Is srue love.
It desires only the happiness OF the boz
loved. 1t matters not whether tho ono
beloved cares for tho ono whose alice
tons arc fixed ON him; 1t matters not
whether they over meet In this lifc-tho
ono who loves for the sake OF loving and
of wishing good to tho object OF his af.
fections is tho only true lover. SO thoy
say.
Tho Ledger mentions, too. tho Joy OF
sterling character. Your reputation is
what other people think OF you. You.
character is what you know yourself to
bc. Your character is bad indeed when
you know in your heart that you are dis.
honest, or a teller OF falsohoods, or any.
thing you would not DO willing the
whole world should know you to be. II
you can look yourself in tho face in tho
glass and feel conscious that thoro Is
not shade Of deception or hatred or
envy or desire 10 injuro or crow over
another, IL you know Ms you look at
yourself that you would not wrong an.
other ont Of dollar 10 get on in tho
world yourself, that you would say no
word about person that you would NOT
say to him, that You have not an opinion
ON any subject that you would sneak.
ingly hide from men because Il is un.
popular, then indeed you have In Your.
self u JOY that mankind cannot give or
tako away.
The Ledger says further;
These are but a Few Of tho mnny ,oys with
Nhleh DO one may meddlc. There Is a sense ~
beauty, the delight In nature or art the lgv, ~
learning or literature, tho Joy " thought and
! fulh, tho enthusiasm In q good cause. II 4,
] wei To receive with gratitude or endure with
I iortliule all the good or tho IN which tho
world may bring Us, hut It Ia also well 10 lay
~ treasures OF JOY In the secret rccosses Of ouI
hearts, with which no hand eau m.,idle and
which no Circumstance can sweep away.
nran Earthquakes FIre.