The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-17
HAwKEYE's VIEWS.
Glance at the Realities of Life and Living
and How to BE Successful

and How TO BE Successful.
To THE H. L. Cit is often said that we
live in degenerate days; that virtue Ian
cuisines and the principles of justice and
honesty are not found in men as in former
years; and that forbearance, sympathy
and charity are almost unknown in COM
parison with 1.-The days of our boybood."
puzzled my head with these questions
for about fifty years and many times con-
cluded the popular idea was true, but from
careful observation and study am sur
prised that made such an estimate.
Although l have suffered severely from
"man's inhumanIty to man." been be-
trayed by those loved and trusted, de-
ceived by those l thought were true,
cheated by those considered honest, and
trampled down and cast out, slandered and
robbed, in time of great affection and trial,
by those had been associated with for
more than a quarter OF a century; so that
really wished l could die, yet am sure
that justice demands more favorable
decision for our age than for any other in
the worlds history.
An old friend writes me: 81 should
have long since lost all faith in mankind,
had it not been for the memory Of the I'M
erring truth and goodness of my mother"
Well there are millions of mothers good
and true, and millions more that would be
good and true had they the surroundings
ours had. And had that friend tried
secret | found out years ago she would
have found many another In whom she
could confide: THAT is to treat others
with gentleness and love as our mother
did u.s."
The love of one heart has held millions
from shipwreck, who, if they had known
how, might have had the love of many
others; but we often In encouragement
and trial conduct ourselves so that we'll
minded people do not know how to APP
proach us. l know why NV friend made
that declaration: she had no faith in any
higher goodness and love. And her
mother, dear. good woman, was nearer,
ADLER to satisfy her hearts yearnings,
than all others, and she could not see one
above nor below; she had learned to
trust.
Above all else wide comprehensive
faith in God, in His goodness, and loving
care over us, will help us to see goodness
and love in others.
do not mean a partial faith, limited in
any way by anything, but faith in Him
as being of perfect goodness and perfect
love. without any Limitation as 10 any be-
ing in any place in time or eternity.
know for myself such faith as this,
in the few short years it has been with me,
has compelled me to see blessed qualities
OF goodness and love where l had decided
without evidence there was none. Be-
lieving in the perfect goodness OF God and
man being This offspring" "dispensa-
ton OF the spirit given to every man." |
began to suspect there must be something
Go1-like divine spark in every soul, and
| ought to see it. In searching for
this light, that lighteth every man that
cometh into the world l have been sur
prised, astonished and ashamed; sur
prised to find anything good in such rough
men, astonished that they had such feel
ings of tenderness aud love, and
ashamed of myself for the
harsh judgment L had passed upon
these poor degraded fellows without
one trial to know better. Our looking for
the good quickens our perception, and in
our search we help others by simply let
ting them know we expected to find quail
tiles OF truth, honesty or virtue in them.
knowledge that some one is looking
with kindly feelings on our efforts to do
good helps US and strengthens US for the
task such life requires.
seek and ye shall fnd'-and find what
you seek. If you seek goodness and truth
you will surely find it; not always where
You look first, nor at the first trial. If you
want mud you can find it plenty all
around you, and you can besmear YOUR
self with it, or turn it to better account
and make it weld you harvest of golden
grain.
In searching for costly gems, precious
stones. silver or gold, we must learn where
to search and how, and TO know them
when we see them. Just SO in our search
for the beautiful gems, graces and treas
ures of the human heart and lie. 1t is
related of the early settlers of James
town, Va, that they went wild
was gold, and when they sent a large
quantity of it to England it was found to
be of no value.
Mankind often take such crazes as this
and introduce curse, lose their time and
blight their prospects for a useful and
happy life.
Many time they give a man a great
name, the world does him homage, when
there was not single thing to recommend
him his poor neighbOr beside him has
been a blessing and benediction to his
race as far as he could reach, and his name
was never in print. In true nobility, real
greatness, deeds of kindness and love. he
would outweigh a hundred OF the rich,
famous, powerful man who has spent his
time and energy Tor self, for fame or
wealth.
The hands of real heroes are not stained
with a brothers blood, or sOiled or cor
rupted by taking another's labor, without
just and sufficient equivalent.
There are millions of heroes whose
names are never recorded in print; per-
son who never took one penny of dishonest
gain, free from falsehood, deceit or selfish
ness; and thousands who are often paraded
in print that would be poor and despised
if stripped of what belongs to others and
had to be valued at their real worth.
I could mention scores of men not
known to the extent of their own coun-
ties whose deeds of value, acts of kind
ness, labors OF love, work for the good of
mankind, would outshine those of any
generals achievements in any battle ever
fought on earth.
The real hero saves life instead of de-
stroying il, binds up wounds instead OF
making them, and gives mis- own labor for
the good OF others instead OF taking other
mems labor for his selfish aggrandize-
ment.
OF selfish. false heroes there are more
than ought to be such, but the decreased
homage paid them in comparison with
ages past and the high estimate of the
character OF those devoted to trust good