Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03
When One


Does his best, and does It all the time, he Is
worthy to hold good opinion OF himself
and the approval OF his fellow
Sometimes II seems hard not to stop
.",st this side OF the best or just after the
vest or somewhere this side of the turn
ing point but II you are fully alive, perse-
verance will force you along until the best
has been reached.
He who finds fault with what creation has
given him blasphcmes power greater than
himself Take the material you have IN
hand and return 1t, beautited and gloritled.
You are not responsible for the condition of
the possessions as they were given to you,
but you Will be held responsible for their
state when they leave you
You are not a respectable citizen II you do
your best only in great things. The little
things must also have the full degree of
your effort One cannot be a captain before
lie is officer or a general before he is a
captain.
Al the virtues are profitable. but should
he lived because they are right and not be-
cause they are remunerative.
Forethought and Fearthought-
Are two divisions Of the mental side of man
not contrasted but related, that are ana
lyzed and discussed by mentiCulturist for
the benefit of humanity
Forcthought is logical, trustful, hopeful,
saintlike. Ii Is stimulating and excites to
action everN+ hing that is optimistic and en-
pobling. 1t is the growing. fruit bearing
substance of the mind; fearthought. he says,
IS the top root of evil" The self-imposed
or elf-permitted suggestion of inreriority.
Everything that is good Is forethought-
love, happines So. appreciation. Good comes
70 the mind that is prepared for IT. Fore
thought prepares the mind for good. Fore
Thought knows no fear. Forethought Is one
of growth's first heutenants. Fearthought
Is deterrent in its effects upon the mind In
the physical world We remove obstacles to
success. In the mental world II were just
ms easy to have unhappiness existent only
result of perversity.
Worry, envy anger. jealousy. selfishness,
all are faithful signs of inferiority, and may
be cast aside we would remove any I'M
doing force in the physical world.
Each night We may send out our fore
thought for the morrow, and the morrow 8
successive morrows, and II may be calm
and serene, and strong, and tender and
charitable and al peace with all the world;
In a word, IT may be love, and the morrow
and the succession OF morrows will bring
back to us exaltatiOn of mind, purity of ac-
ton and chastity of speech.
When we lose poise of mind We bow down
TO excellence and acknowledge inferiority.
Remember that perfect love casteth out
fear. Then may you love yourself and your
neighbor yourself. Then will altruism or
the growth toward the divine be in mani
festation. then will you know that heaven
Is indeed within the heart.
Repose-
Is Il most excellent thing to cultivate and
brings satisfying results train going at
full speed Is unable TO meet disastrous emer-
gencies. A human being who exhausts the
reserve force fund is unable to remain mas
ter Of the situations of daily life.
A young woman was sent to secure an
Interview from a prominent business man.
and sho was competent for the task. After
an embarrassing pause he said in a super
cilous tone: Yes. II you will let me correct
your copy I'll talk to you a few minutes"
Had she lacked repose she probably might
have said: Were 1 not capable l should
not have been sent here. and my copy will