Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15
The Beautiful


Is all about US. Let us open our eyes and
see II. There is strain OF music in every
face" There is strain Of music making
melody in every character. Our characters
are Ike our faces Some faces are beau
tiful to all who see. others are beautiful
to some. and still Others have individual
features OF beauty-a complexion. soulful
eyes soft. fine curling handsomely tinted
hair teeth like pearls lips like cherries:
or. again. Il dominating expression of such
sweetness, vivacity or intelligence that the
spectator is entirely oblivious of mere
physical lineaments.
So every character if not symmetrically
lovely. has yet its own beauty, its strength.
its charm.
II Is This beauty in every character that
We can look for and find and love and
praise We clvalierly can override all the
imperfectIons. We can pierce to the inner
core. ever. always, only beautiful, and be
oblivious Of the seeming defOrmties which
after all are insignificant. Every fault and
Shortcomings no matter how grave 1t may
appear is transient and in time will pass
away. leaving 20 1--we forever the immortal
part of beauty.
1t is with this immortal part that indeed
il Is worth our holding communion. 1t is
with this beautiful part that we can speak.
10 is with this beautiful part that We can
concern ourselves, It is always worth while
Co concern ourselves with peoples virtues,
with their merits. with their better parts.
When We speak TO these they respond BE
noble and the nobieness that lies in other
mems bones sleeping but not dead Will rise
10 meet thine own.
Every response made by the best in others
is an exercise of that best and hence a pro-
fr| tf we
promote the virtues. the beauties of others,
ur thcir strengths. we are speeding them
oa their way to higher heights in charac-
ter
To Live
In the internal man means sharp turn
fug inside out OF otr ordinary ideas. 1t is
90 regard the whole outside world of peo-
PIE and events and experiences only as so
much milk and uoridse TO uuurish the in
usr man. II is To- regard the whole pauo-
rama of money, houses, dress, amuse-
meuts work play and position as tools
FOR fashiouIng character. 1t is to regard
the life of the inner man As the substances,
and the life Of sights and sounds as the
shadow. 1t is TO regard the inner life as
the object. the product. ana the outer life
as tho means, the machine for attaining
the object for fasHiouiug the product.
When we understand this the outer
things NO longer VIII Doe our aim, and the
getting or them no longer viii constitute
our success. An enlightened reason and
enlarged heart a trained will-theSe will
De our ends. Our capacity for service, This
will Dee our success
Every experience. every turn in the wheel
of fortune will come as food for the soul
What matter whether il be termed happy
OF unhappy after ordinary ideals? Either
IS useful tool for fashioning character
Either is nuriment to the inner life. Cir
cumStaUces and events are like the weather
which attends the growth of plant Rainy
evenings are just as helpful as sunshiny
morning In the development of stems and
Stamcus. 1t Is not the weather, but the
effects of the weather that counts. 1t is
not our experiences. but the effects Of our
experiences that matters.
Be Master
or our time is to realize that the days
that make up the life Of a Roosevelt or a
Spencer are no longer than the days that
tell OF The life Of a tramp. 1t is To know
that furryiug and scurrying make infusion
and not achievement. and that confusion
wastes energies of mind and muscle that
could work achievement.
To De master Of our moods IS to be an
swayed from our purposes by our moods
IL is TO remain fixed to- our high purpose
despite the hasty impulse 90 change II IS
saying. Il feel as ] wish to feel"
To bee master Of events is to greet every
thing that happens as the thing that must
and ought 20 happen 10 know that what
ever comes IS the best and happiest thing
for MS that could come, TO welcome every
event. content equally in veal and woe, 10
realize that the sun shines behind the
clouds 90 find lessons In all experiences,
profit In an pains
To Poe master OF people is 20 be the same
Co our friends whether or not they change
toward u.s. II is 20 realize that it Is not
what they do 10 US that matters, but what
We DO to them. II is doing to them as we
would he done by regardless Of what they
do Ia return. IL Is being social and COM
pauioUabIe and faithful to folks, contrib
uliug % their enjoyment wherever we can
NJ. I--ugLt. word and decd without ain