The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-16
Sympathy, knowledge and Poise
By EBERT HUBBARD.

Sympathy. knowledge and poise seem
to be the three ingredients that are
most needed in forming the gentle
man. l place these elements accord
Ing to their values.
No man Is great who does not have
sympathy. and the greatness of men
can be safely gagged by their SYM
pathies.
Sympathy and Indignation are twin
sisters. You heart must go out to all
men-the high. the low. the rich. the
poor, the learned. the unlearned, the
1T Is necessary to be one with them
them.
sympathy! It is the tombstone to
every secret, the key. to all knowledge.
yourself in the other mans place emo
then you will know why he thinks
certain things and does certain deeds
Put yourself in his place and your
blame will dissolve itself into pity
and your tears will wipe out the records
of his misdeeds. The sayiors Of the
world have simply been men with
wondrous sympathy
But knowledge must go with SYM
pathy otherwise the emotions will be-
come come maudlin, and pity may be wasted
edge In use Is wisdom. and wisdom
implies sense of values-you know
a big thing from little one, vaI-
liable fact from trivial one.
Ira gedy and comedy are simply ques-
lions Of value;S a little misht in life
and cause for expression Of grief.
Poise is the strength Of body and
strength OF mind to control your SYM
patty and your knowledge. Unless
you control your emotions they run
over, and You stand in the mire.
is Nalueless, and tokens weakness in
stead of strength. In every hospital
for nervous disorders are to be found
many instances OF this loss of control.
potse and therefore his life is worthless
to himself and to the world.
He symbols inefticiency and not help
fitness.
B Poise reveals itself more in voice
than It does in words; more in thought
than inaction more in atmosphere than
in conscious life.
It is a spiritual quality, and is felt
more than 1t is seen.
Il 1t Is not a matter of bodily size, nor
of bodily attitude, nor attire, nor of
personal. comeliness; it is state of
inward being and Of knowing your
cause is just. az 4
4 And SO You see II T. Is "a great and
profound subject after all. great in
Its ranliflcations, limitless in extent.
Implying the entire science of right
living. | once met man who was
deformed in body and little more than
a dwarf, but who had such spiritual
gravity, such poise that to enter a
room where he was. was to feel his
presence, and acknowledge his superb
GRITTY. .S,;Sb5 i5t'- s,g'ss.
TO allow sympathy to waste itself
on unworthy subjects is to deplete ones
life forces. To Econserya is the part of
wisdom, ana reserve Is a necessary
element in all good literature, as we'll
as IN everything else.
Poise, being the control Of our SYM
pathy and knowledge. implies pos
session OF these attributes, for with-
out having sympathy and knowledge
you have nothing to control but your
physical body. Il
To practice poise as a mere gymnastic
exercise. OF study in etiquette Is to be
elf-conscious, stih, preposterous and
ridiculous.
Those who cut such fantastic tricks
before high heaven as make angels
weep, are men void of sympathy and
knowledge trying to cultivate poise
Their scienceis mere matter of what
to do with arms and legs,
& Poise Is a question Of spirit con-
trolling Aesh. heart controlling atti-
tude. iis
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