The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-03-08
A CHEERFUL VIEW OF LIFE.
New York Herald.

NeW IOrk ucTdiu.
As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing as poor,
yet making many rich as having nothing and
yet possessing all things.-lI. Corinthians
vi, 10.
We have all found IT easy to COM
plain OF the way in which we are
treated by Providence and diiflcult to
so At ourselves to our environment
that we get out Of it al! the happiness
it admits Of.
Something is, Of course, due to tenn
perament. There are those who would
still be wretched II they had all they
could desire, and others who can ex-
tract honey from almost any expert.
ence. These are exceptional cases
and have nothing to do with our pres:
ent purpose. /
1t is a very important duty to look
for stars on dark night and to take
special note OF the fringe Of silver on
the cloud which throws its shadow
over our paths. You can make your
self more miserable than you need be
by simply bro0ding over the Ills yol
are not called upon to bear. You can
tighten the burden or increase your
power of endurance by making a dis.
tant effort to look upon events with a
good natured faith, first, in God, and
second, in yourself. Y0ur1nental at
titude IS decisive Of happiness or
misery. 1t is possible for you to be rea.
sonably contented anywhere. II your
temperament helps you to be happy
all the better, but II it is an obstacle
it only makes the task little harder,
nothing more. -
4 We are wrong in not getting more
pleasure out Of life than we do. 1t Is
"A sin to take gloomy view when
bright and 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 your
fortune frowns, you can still discover
a great many things to rejoice at II
your heart is In the right place. The
poor man may be sorry that he is not
rich, but II lie could see as God sees
lie would know that it might be bet.
ter for many a rich man II he were
poor.
He who depends on his surround.
y ings for happiness soon. dnds that
e wealth. cannot purciIase 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
r him cOntented. In other words, The
0 Creator has so arranged affairs tina,
in the long run pure heart and hon
r est mind can do more for man thar
e a pocketbook, however we'll 1t may b.
i filled. 1t Is not a matter OF none!
II that we are to consider, but matte
d Of faith and the lack OF 1t.
b 1t is possible for you to acquire
e serenity Of disposition and a cheerful
'e ness of outlook which are beyond an
e. price which any bank would be abl
e. to pay. An humble home is wei
enough, provided it is home as we'll
n humble. A palace is not home be
" cause a man and a woman and thei
ID children live in it. Half doze
re rooms on side street are a real pa
70 ace as beautiful as ever fairy built
n husband and wife are still In l0v
m with each other with the romantl
at love Of years ago. The secret OF Ill
~ Is not solved by bank account an
to Ave per cents, but by honest lOyalt,
at royal independence and the consciou
as ness that the blue sky Of God Is owe
er head. When you have found out no
re little you want you will wake up fro
xt this nightmare OF how much yC
Cd want and begin to sing songs.
or Some religious dreamers will tt
ng you it is a good rule never to compa
yourself with those who have bctt
TX fortune, but rather with those wi
or are worse OF. II is very bad rul
ne and spiritually Injurious. Such mi
is no philosopher-heed him not. II
l words are foolish words, but WORT
OF your attention. You would be
TO poor kind Of creature II you cou
or be made happy by the fact that son
ay body else is miserable. Look neitll
w. up nor down, but at yourself, a
ca make the most Of what you posse
as That Is the broad view-the only VII
tel that Is worthy OF an immortal so
ne You have nothing to do with tho
u who have plenty except TO rejoice WI
Of them that they have what they thil
they want, and nothing to do wi
ION those who have less than you expt
bic to lend them helping hand 10 tn
", distress.
old lfyou will only believe it, you {
TO flnd more happiness and y larger
'ot velopmcnt OF character 10 giving tn
on 1t getting. The small man gets
my keeps; the great man gives. 1t
not what you can make others do
you, but what you can do for th
" that irradiates your. life. We hnd
, TO diflcult to learn that truth. but Il
ion certainly Gods truth. The pfobl
lid. has been studied for eighteen 9
Of turtles, but the world still shakes
crs. head In doubt. Il 10 next TO iulT
sihls not TO sec things through
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