The Washington herald., 1909-07-08
OF INTEREST TO THE WOMEN
THE OPTIMIST COLUMN.
ontributions By The Members os The Washington
Herald O1timiz< Club
Thoughts on kindness.

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Herald oOtnist Club
Thoughts on Kindness.
Soften your heart; be kind. Who
knows but your tender consideration may
swerve life into the path Of rectitude?
You can III AFFORD TO spurn the needy and
harken with q deaf ear TO the pleadinSs
OF the widow and orphan; II you were
not fostered IN palatial gardens, amid
love and luxury. the very lack OF such
environments should move you to COM
passion for mankind everywhere. Culti-
vate that genial. natural. efrervescIng
goodness that puts one at ease in your
presence. be he prince or pauper. Cheer
ful ways make glsdsome days. Don't
bubble over with mirth at anOther's mis-
fortune; you may one day miss the
stride. Have a care on whom you frown
a gentle Ealutation-a CHEEKY good morn
ing-make for much pleasantly And
what a glorious privilege II is 20 make
others happy. Be kind
@ A BREwroN.
IS S street northwes.
Man may be charitable, yet not kind.
merciful. yet not kind: self-denying, yet
not kind II he would add a little com
mon kindness 20 his uncommon graces.
he would convert ten. where he now
only abates the prejudiees OF one"
ETHEL LYNCH.
sB Florida avenue northwest.
Kind looks. kind words, kind acts. and
warm hand-shakes. these are secondary
means OF grace when men are IN trouble
and fighting their unseen battle"
L c. DOwDEN.
q K stroet northeast.
Kind Hearts are more than coronets. %
Kindness or benevOlence. 20 wish well.
Is the standard OF all human action
toward others, and is a virtue that gives
threefold pleasure; It Is pleasing 70
/ God. who IS kind 10 the unthankful and
/ the evil. pleasing 10 others. and makes
us pleasing 10 ourselves. II IS the spirit
/ OF man humanlzed. whilst unkindness is
/ the temper Of man brutalized, although
! kindness IS often evidenced. unkindness
/ stin remains one OF the greatest evils:
| Mans inhumanity TO man. makes count
/ less thousands mourn
| The only capital that kindness requires
is a good heart: but many apparently
/ good-hearted people are afraid 10 ac;
with kindness. because they fear either
]
/ Is not prudence. but meauness: true kind
/ ness does not suspect the wOTthiness OF
| every suppliant. Il either gives freely or
] graolously denies. Kindness judges 9TH
/ ers with lenlty. restrains offending speech
and action. and Is a great factor FOR
/ happiness. No really kind person can be
/ unhappy, whether the Kindness he ex-
/ tends be received IN the spirit OF kindness
/ or not: II IS the conscious feeling OS hav-
/ ing acted kindly that makes tor happi-
4 ness. J. A. BRAENDLE.
/ 1913 New Hampshire EVeuue
The kind man is just. Justice may
seem unkind. but In the cleaning OF life
We will understand Always think kindly
OF everybody. then your face viii beam
! with the glow OF kindness sending forth
a radiance Ike unto the sun 10 brighten
| and sweeten the lives around and about
/ you Your every word viii be kind, you
viii never wound a weary heart with
! any unkindness; you win always speak
| with kindness Of the absent one and you
win be loved and esteemed Your re-
/ ward viii be exceedingly great: beyond
/ the understanding OF man win De tht
peace OF your own heart
MARY / REED