The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-05-28

The Law Of Cause and Effect.
BY Margaret Stowe.

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knocked the other one down. The boy picks himself up ana
shouts after the retreathng friend: You wait I'll get even
n with you. I'll pay YOU back or this
N n q They are boys. apparently, of refined and educated par
A% q cnts, yet they evidently have rot been taught. and probably
have never heard OF, the lay Of cause and effect
0 One has Only TO read the progressive magazines and news
papers to see how education along this line is spreading, and
how thousands Of thinking beings are building UP their lives and Inc characters
of thefy children by the power of thought.
The true physician and parent o. the future will not medlcate tn BOG!
with drugs so much rs the mind with principles.
The coming mother will teach her child to assuage the fever Of anger;
hatred land malice with the srat panacea of the world-Lover
The coming physician will teach the people to cultivate chcerfulEess. good
VIII and noble deeds for Il health tonic, as well as 4 heart tonic; and that j
merry heart doeth good like q medicine.
Let US go back o the boy holding thoughts Of anger revenge and malice
II he pays the other boy back n the sal con that he received at his hands
what win happen?
He will get even with him by going down to his own level and both viii
suffer by it.
But if this boy had been brought up by the law of cause and effect he
would show himself the larger by sending lis companion owe 1of h|rea,
Kindness for Entertainment, pay him back by raising him to his level
Sentimental rubbish: Yet turn an honest and impartial judge for a no
ment and tell me which way of dealing with the question is the better.
Teach your children that they can never help another without D. lat very
act helping themselves.
If the boy is ready to treat the other Is he treated him, then he shows
clearly that there is in him that which attracts the hatred and i-ueatment 10
him; he deserves what he got and should not complain.
We know that love is a positive forcea and stronger hal hatred. later
can always be conquered by love.
Make children understand that by meeting hatred with hatred thcy de-
grade themselves, but by meeting it with love they elevate not only them
selves, but also the who bears them hatred.
I heard q mother the other day say to her children who We're naSgnG and
teasing each other in a very rude and annoying manner: IF you children
hold the dicordant thoughts that are in possession of your minds at present
I shall not be surprised if you ire both ill sooner o later
"You understand the law OF cause and effect and SC know that an angry
ad discordant thought has 4 direct effect upon your bodies.
"By former experience you know, too, the poisoning effect that discord
has upon the organism; therefore 1 advise you each to go into your own room
and clear oUr thoughts q you know SC we'll how to do, and do lot let me
see yu again until you are quite sure that harmony is restored"
Educating a child upon such lines you will m that these little lessons
hecome less frequent, because harmony is developing M increasing, While
dlcord is quickly diminishing-New York Journal