El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-07

tent unrecognized labor, was begin
ming TO come into his own
There Is no danger" was the grave
reply. There are always some people
standing ready with Jumps Of mud TO
hit that same head il il rises too high
above the stagnant sea Of the COM
mouplace."
This is not all pessimism or cyni-
cism- In the nature OF the average
person there is for misfortune a pity
that is almost divine. and sorrow and
suffering draw II forth. 1t speaks well
for US men and women that the trOu-
bic OF our neighbOrs actually mars our
own happiness. coming between us and
our pleasant occupations, giving Us
genuine heart ache when we remember
the friend who sits in the shadow
while we revel in the sunlight And
vet, when we look at the other side
there are persons who do not sym
pathize as generously with those who
are happy as with those who are sad
The very JOY and light heartedness OF
the care free sometimes brings into
sharper relief our less fortunate es-
tate; their freedom from heavy bur
dens reminds Us OF the weight Of those
We must bear. 1t takes a nature Of
unusual generosity and nobility to be
glad for the friend who is passing one
on ones upward climb Somehow, we
say Il is not fair. Have we not
worked. have we not toiled, have We
not fought?
Yes. and so has the other person.
We may never have seen the struggle,
but il was there Nobody in this
world ever gets anything that is worth
while for nothing one must always
pay some price for ones success. We
need not fear that the successful
woman viii not get AL that is coming
TO her" of disappointment and dis
illusionment. 1t may not come in one
way, but II comes in another
I heard a woman whose life has
been a series Of sorTOWs synpa thiZing
with one who had just been through
what seemed to me rather q light af-
Fiction Later I asked my friend how
she, with all her own suffering, could
be so sWeetly compassionate for the
other woman whose trouble was tri-
fling compared with her own woes
MY dear" she said, I try always
to remember that each human beings
own sorrow IS just as much as she
feels she can bear at that particular
time When you appreciate that fact
you will never say to any one: My
troubles are greater than yours
She had learned a great truth. And
since there IS so much disappointment
that each Of US must bear, why let a
feeling Of petty envy, or Of unfulfiued
longing, make US so small that we
knowingly put briar in the way Of
the friend who is running in the path
along which we are stumbling?
Il suppose you are rather proud"
said one artist to another, because
the Blank Magazine has given you so
much Illustrating to do. For my part
there is so much Indifferent stuff in
that publication that I should hate to
have anything OF mine there. But I
suppose they pay you enough to recon
Gle you to the bad company you're
in"
What was the use OF the speech?
Some Of US who heard il suspected that
-
speakers work had been turned
down" by that particular periodical.
But we did not say It. That too,
would have been an unnecessary IN
kindness.
Thank heaven, there are people who
are so big and broad that they rejoice
in the good fortunes Of others! They
are the men and women who make life
worth living. We all know the differ
ence between the sympathy that is
forced and that which comes from the
heart. We think we recognize il when
We are in sOrrOW; We know the true
ring when we are subjects for con-
gratulations. There is no mistaking
the cordial handclasp, the honest gaze
into the eyes and the hearty tones
that make the words I'm so glad for
you! like musf6fO our ears
And since such ,,konest sympathy in
the happy persons JOY adds so much
20 II, why cannot we all learn to be
big enough TO be just as glad with the
glad as We are sorry with the sorrow
ing2 When we can do that we will
have done our part toward ennobling
human nature.