Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-12-12
Be Grateful.
Let's be grateful.
Why?

Let's be grateful!
Why?
1t does us good.
Nothing swells the heart with Kindness
like genuine gratitude.
Nothing 50 shuts it up to its own mis-
cradle Seiiishness IS ingratitude
The more thankful Il man feels, the
more things he sees to be thankful for.
We are never happier than when we are
grateful.
So let's be grateful.
But for what!
That depends. II you live in a com
Portable house which you are 80 happy as
to own, and If You have So much money
that you need never worry about food
and raiment, then think Of the woman
whose daily. nerve-racking problem j.
how to still the hungry voices of her lit
tie children who cry for food: and how
to keep their little forms from shivering
with cold; and how to put the landlord
of another month yet. until she shall be
strong enough To earn Il little money!
mere 50 or $40, perhaps, which y0u
would spend on theater tickets in one
week, but which she would hail with
fearful eyes aud heart bursting with graf
itude because it would mean Il roof over
her head for at least another month
There are thousands of such women
who deserve kinder rate. Think of
them, and If it does not make You Crate
full for your own possession aud grateful
with the only legitimate gratitude, which
is the Willingness 10 share your goods
with the poor-then you deserve neither
your possessions Tor the blessing of q
warm. grateful heart
But suppose you have none Of these
agreeable superiiutics of existence Early
and late you must work 70 Keep the Wife
and little ones decentiy clothed and fed.
-. 10, fyt, avJ IA
and sometimes you think you must give
mp. Don't. Pc glad you have each other.
BE glad yours i not that darkenpd home
where lies a cold. Slu@uded form whose
eyes are closed 70 you forever. and whose
voice YOU will never hear again in this
world.
There are such sad homes in plenty.
and their inhabitants would. oh, 50 glad
Ii, exchange their luxury for your pow
crty e 50 they could clasp again in their
arms the living, breathing forms Of
those they love.
Think. then, of those sad homes and
he thankful for each other. until thank
fulness shall bear fruit in courage and
in greater tenderness for those whom
you are permitted TO keep yet awhile.
But suppose you arc alone in the
world with neither family. friends nor
possessions. Then be thankful for what
Won are. A man of sound mind. of clear
brain. of true heart and strong right
arm. has that to be grateful for for
which many a millionaire might envy
him. Be glad your honesty is uncor-
rupted. your moral sense acute and your
principles clean. If YOU can be thankful
Tor an upright. free aud untranmeed
manhood You have n lot 10 be thankful
for i'm this day and generation.
Dos that make you hang your head
and wonder if yon actually have the
right to he grateful on that score: Or
does Il make yoH laugh seornfully and
say you would be a fool to be grateful
for being the miserable failure that you
are:
Then be thankful FOR what you can
be,
There Is no limit to that. Seif-respect.
position. friends influence and power
are yours if you care 10 have them.
No matter what you are. be thankful
for what sou can be. And be 50 tank
full that you will set stFaightway about
making Yourself n jHst cause for graft
Philadelphia Evening Rulletin.