The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09

as disappointed in their human .rela-
tionship-even among those you. call
HAPPY"
The difference is that while You ar.
satisfied to remain under a. cloutlp.
these others seek the sun; they. know
1t exists, they know it shines Away.
behind the thickest clouds. and
through the blacklist nightMsome-
where.
They know that morning will come:
they wait .believingIy.. hopefully. for
the sunrise.
+ am, not trying TO convince. you, that
sorrow is not; real, and doubt hard to
learn The clouds are as real as the
sun-though not so substantial. / on
~ want you to remember that the
clouds have no effect upon the sun.
they cannot quench its light and heat
or diminish its power by one fraction:
after the nercest storm you see il
splepdor.
Not SO with the, clouds. The sun
smiles. and they evaporate and ,dfsap
pear altogether. 1t is as il they had
never been. Even their. m emory fades
In the warmth OF a few hours of sun
shine.
Remember this. I say.17the next time
lmpenetrable clouds overshadow you.
Keep looking for the light; do NOT be
beaten; do. not believe, those who tell
you there is no light, and that this
world is hideous bowling wilder
ness.
All your senses convince YOU to the
contrary Look up, wait and hope
The difference between the atmos-
pherlc clouds, 4 have dragged into the
argument and those more subtle
clouds of temperament, trouble and
wrong, which .affectAus in our lives, is
thls-you cannot Gj'tanything to dis
perse the clouds ofr-heaven,-- but-yo
can do great deal to disperse the
fogginess and gloom OF your own sim
mediate surroundings. i7
1t is worth while making, the effort
is 1t not? No Que really. ''enjoys"; un-
happiness, although some pretend to
make the best OF bad bargain by
doing so. -, XII.
Think, dissect, analyze your. emo
tions--not as habit, but this once,
denoeratelyF-until you can put Your
finger; on the spot whence the trouble
spreads.
Are you discontinued with. oircum-
stances? Is your little world too
limited too fatly. .monotonous? Is
your family life fun of jar and fret?
Do you groan under sense of injus-
tice? Has some friend you trusted
tailed f.ill ,you-or have You failed your
Come. the mischief is not irremedi-
haste and do 1t! You do not want TO
linger until the break. OF the wrong.
is past mending. You are not so
foolish as really. to prefer to live on
in. this continued, harassing, perve-
wasting discomfort
Do not crush it down and stife it
until you merely exist in a state of
dull apathy. That is no remedy. Dis
content, like pain, Is q sign that some
thing is wrong with you Find out
what IT is and then set to work to
cure the disease; the very effort of do
ing so will speedily set you on the
road to happiness.
Perhaps some bad habit prevents
you from enjoying the peace and free
dom which should be yours by right?
Can you not conquer It? Is anything
worth the continual growing regret,
the shameful pain OF conceaIment?
Give 1t up--you can II you try!
Tho human will is stronger than
any form of temptation. Do not -,let
your mental powers waste away until
you become weaker than any child
who knows the difference between
right and wrong, and base as no child
could be-. - ~ ~ I
Do not yield to the contemptible
fashion of sneering at goodness.
Goodness is greater power than
OWL, and unless you choose to. night on
the right. side you are sure to be de-
feated In the long run. And.'in such
a fight. II you fight on the wrong side,
there 10 no merit, no courage no,
glory, In being one of the stfampled
and slain. ,3,s, rs s. ss,s. Z
IS ofTcourss y.ou are unhappy, liz you
~ g. L ~.