Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-05-17
THE sunny SIDE.

learn is, to look on the bright side of
things God intended that all little
children should be made happy and if
we learn when young to look on the
bright side it viii stay with US.
There is never greater hero than
one who can laugh when things look
serious and who tries under all cir
cumstancest to be full OF cheer. Such
persons draw others to them and do
more good than sermon. Cheerful
ness is infectious. It makes life and
work easy. 1t brings happiness to the
one who gives and to the one Who re-
ceives.
To be cheerful does not mean to be
noisy and boisterous, but full of peace
and pleasantness. Instead of eondol-
ing with our friends in grief stricken
way, let US give them cheerful SYM
pathy and try to think of our blessings
instead of our troubles.
How much pleasanter it is to have
friends who are full of sunshine than
those who are always telling of their
troubles. Our troubles should be kept
to ourselves and forgotten, and not
used to make others miserable. Most
of our mistakes in life are so great as
to be grieved over long, and instead of
letting them burden our minds may be
used as stepping stones to greater
things. Our cares are many and heavy
but to load them with heaviness of
spirit is to make them twice heavy.
Very few people realize how much
happier they can make themselves and
all around them by very little effort.
We all know how smile or pleasant
word in the morning seems to lift the
load from our mind and makes the days
work lighter.
If our opportunities seem few we
can make the most of what we have
and we can at least be happy for our
happiness is to be sought within our
selves.
Long continued anxiety and worry
is sure to cause i'll health. On the con-
trary pleasurable emotions are most
beneficial to good health, and hearty
laugh will do more good than medicine.
Cheerfulness defies the "blues" and
dispels the dumps" two very serious
causes of sickness, and when brought
in the sick room will cure more quickly
than medicine. What would life in
the hospital be were it not for the
cheerful furnishings of the rooms and
the sunshine brought by nurses and
friends? At the entrance of the sunny
faced nurse how the patients face will
brighten, and how her cheerful words
stir up his hope and courage and make
him determind to live. 1t often de-
ponds upon the will power of the sick
person whether he will live or not, and
often after the doctor has given up
hope the patient has recovered because
of his determination alone.
1t has been said and it is true that
cheerfuIness is riches that cannot be
| taxed. Without it no one can be rich,
| with it no one can be poor. Who is
| the richer, one who lives on small
means but who has learned to be cheer
full and takes an interest in the people
around him and the advancement of
interests for the good of mankind, or
one who has spent all his time and
power for the acquisition of money and
prominence alone?
Some people are never satisfied ex-
cept when miserable. They go about
with long faces expecting and inviting
the disgreeable things of life. No
amount of cheerfulness from another
! will bring a smile to their lips. They
| love to moan and bewail their lot
when it is in their power to turn about
and make their life sunny and bright.
Cheerfulness drives away fear and
dread, two causes of dependency from
the heart. Fear of failure keeps a
person from using what strength and
natural he has to the best of his ability
and making the most of life. Dread
causes sickness and failure, but the
stoutest armour to preserve our health
| and happiness is a bold and cheerful
spirit. How much better the world
would be if in the days of adversely
everyone would hope and consider in
stead of complain. When we have
we can keep on hoping until we are
brought into the sunshine, for
There is never a cloud SO heavy and black,
But it has not silver lining"
It is sinful for person to be gloomy
over some trivial thing when all ma
ture is smiling and the earth seems
glad. One never appreciates the love-
illness and beauty of nature so much
as when in cheerful mood. There is
enough sunshine work for every one
and we need not go far to find some
one whose life needs gladdening. If
every one would make an effort to
make sunny the circle Immediately
around them in time these circles
would meet and sunshine would encir-
Gle the world. Sunshine is needed in
every church, school and home, and
place of business IN the world. In
church, because the object of ali re-
lgious efforts is to make the world
brighter and better. In school, for the
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