St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

4 CHEERFUL VIEW OF LIFE.
As sorrowful, yet always re-
joicing; . poor, yet making
many rich; As having nothing, and
yet possessing Ill things. Ii Cor
inthians, vi. 10
We have all found 1t easy to com.
plain Of the way in which We are
treated BY Providence and difficult
to 90 fit ourselves to our environ
ment that We get out OF it all the
happiness it admits Of.
Something is, OF course, due to
temperament. There are those
who would still be wretched il they
had al they could desire, and 9th
ere who can extract honey from al
most any experience. These are
exceptional cases and have usthing
to do with our present purpose.
tits = very important duty to look
for stars on dark night and take
special note Of the fringe Of silver
on the cloud which throws its shad.
ow over our paths. You can make
yourself more miserable than You
need be by simply brooding over
the i'll you are called upon to bear.
You can tighten the burden or in.
crease your power of endurance by
making > distinct effort to- look
upon events with . good natared
faith. first, in God. ana second, ip
yourself. Your mental attitude 10
decisive Of happiness or misery. 1t
il possible for you to he wretched
anywhere, and possible for you to
be reasonably contented anywhere.
II your temperament helps you to be
happy Ill the better, but II it is an
additional :obstacle it only makes
tho task little harder, nothing
more.
We are wrong in not getting
more pleasure out Of life than W
do. 1t is = sin to take . gloomy
view when = bright aud CHEEKY view
is within arms length. 1t is little
short Of = crime not to make the
best Of what is happening in your
life. While it may be true that
your lot is hard and you fortune
frowns, you can still discover =
great many things to rejoice At il
your heart is in the right place. |
The DOOR mar may I've sorry that
he is not rich, but il he could see
rs God sees he would know that It
might be better for many . rich
mau il he we're poor.
He who depends on his surround. |
ings for happiness soon finds that
wealth cannot purchase what he
wants most, but he who. depends on
what he has in his heart and mind
is surprised TO learn how little of
this worlds goods are required to
make him contented. In other
words, the Creator has so arranged
afiars that in the long run . pure
heart and m honest mind can do
more for man than pocketbook, I
however well it may be filed. Ill
10 not matter of money that re
are to consider, but = matter OF
faith and the lack Of il.
II is possible for you to acquire
\ serenity Of disposition and al
cheerfulness Of outlook which are
beyond any price which any bank
would be able to pay. An humble
home is we'll enough, provided it
is home ~ we'll humble. A palacS
10 not home because maH and; 4
woman and their children live in
It. Half dozen rooms u. q side ]
street are . real palace 40 beautiful
~ ever fairy built il husband and
wife are still in love with each othefl
With the romantic love Of years ago.
The secret Of life 10 not solved byI
} bank account Of Eve per cent, bat
BY honest loyalty, royal independ-
snce and the consciousness that the
blue aky Of God 10 overhead.
When you have fonnd out how lit.
lie you want you will wake up from
his nightmare Of how much you
want and begin to sing songs.
Some religions dreamer will tell :
fou it is good rule never to com. t
,are yourselves with those who I
rave better fortune, but rather wfth
hose who are worse OF. It is =
'ery bad rule, and spiritually in. 4
urious. Such man is no philoso- 8
him not. His words
re foolish words, not worthy Of
our attention. You would be q
'oor kind of creature il you could
'e made happy by the fact that
else is miserable. Look
either up nor down, but at your Il
elf, and make the most OF what n
GU possess. That is the broad Il
iew--the only view that is worthy m
I an immortal soul. You have T
oshing to do with those who plenty =,
ut to rejoice with them that they
ave what they think they want, ].
nd nothing TO do with those who
ave less than you except to lend
rem = helping hand IN their dis.
'ess.
l: you will only believe it. you
IN find more happiness and . larger in
evelopment Of character in giving in
lat IN getting. The small man OF
is and keeps; the great man -
YES. It is not what you can II
AXE others dO for I'm, hue ,~l,.&I