Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-29

is really very little room in our minds
for anything else
Of course there are speeches and bad
turns that it is very, very difficult. and
sometimes even impossible TO forget
They have made such deep scars thar
tue remembrance of them can never
quite pass away, but on the other har
there are many quite trivial things of n
similar KIND that we might with great
advantage forget if Oniy-and this is the
most important point-we could once
make up our minds that we wished to do
so.
little things, many of them, that were
never really meant 20 hurt and would
not have done so but for the fact that
we happened to be at the moment in an
overSenstive mood.
But we have treasured them up, all
the same. and even now and then take
them out and glot over them. to stihe
the kindly feelings that later deeds on
the delinquent's part are brining to the
surface.
Two women were overheard talking
together. One of them, no matter what
mutual friend happened to be mentioned.
seemed to have some tale to tell of
how badly she had been treated by that
particular person. "Why, it seems to me
you've gol grudge against everybody
exclaimed the other at last.
To have n grudge against everybody,
or even against nearly everybody, is n
most suspicious frame of mind to be in
1t certainly suggests that the fault is
probably more on your side than on
theirs; and that even if. as is quite pos
sible, your friends are not all they ought
to be, YOU yourself are not in position
to throw stones nj them.
OF course, if one is inclined to be
touchy it isn't easy to teach ones self
m u l~n al nd sr,sF sA,l rs
treasuring up all the little kicks of life.
try instead to remember, as far rs pos
sible, only it's kiudnesses, hut it is the
only thing to do if we want TO be even
moderately happy in this world.
One bit i'll Robert Louis Stevenson
Nailima prayers Is good advice.
Purge out of every heart the lurking
grudge.' he says; give us strength To
forbear and to perSevere. Offenders our
selves, give us grace to forgive offenses.
torgotful, help us to bear with the for
getfulncSs OF Others
1t suggests such broad-minded way
of looking on other peoples failures to
act up to the standard that. in our
minds, seems to be right; and in our
dealings with one another it is broad
mlndedness that we perhaps need TO cul-
tivate more than any other quality.
Therefore, if at any time we find our
selves beginning to get into habit Of
remembering and treasuring up only the
bitter things that life brings us. let us at
once administer to ourselves lecture Oh
the wickedneSs and fooishness of So
doing.
There is so much kindness in life that
If we remembered and dwelt upon it, it
would help TO make us grow sweeter and
more lovable as the years 20 on, that it
is thousand pities to allow ones self
to remember nothing but its unpleasant
ness. and so grow hard and bitter.
More tolerance, more willingness to
make allowances; that is what most of
us need.
Many Of us are in much the same case
when we wound others; we do not know
how deeply careless deeds or words will
hurt. But we can all at least try to re
member to think before we speak in
stead of after which is what those of
us who are continually transgressing in
this way very seldom take the trouble
to do.-Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.