The Washington herald., 1913-03-08
Topics of Interest to Every Woman
EDITED BY JULIA CHANDLER MANI
HEART, NOT MIND, Is -
SOURCE OF SYMPATHY
There Are Folk in the World to Whom
it Is a Real Pleasure to Help
Others.
BY FRANCES SHAFFER.

| 1t was a pleasant comment that dra-
matte critic once made concerning his
| sister.
| He said that whenever she was with
him at a theatrical production which he
wanted to view from every angle and
from which he hoped for inspiration she
always noted the salient points. and al
ways was ready with fOrceful suSGes-
tion. Others who accompanied him en-
ioyed the play, criticised 1t and the act
ors a bit and went home, never giving
out a thought that was worth the tell
ing.
| And the difference. as he saw II. was
all in the quality of mind. The sister
had a good. clear mind, and she used it,
even in her hours of play, while the
others were all on the surface and never
lived or looked beneath.
| But one believes there was something
more
| Gave BIT of Herself.
| Becatse the sister knew that interested
observation and intelligent comment in
spired a new current of thought: and
so. as she looked. listened and enjoyed
she gave out a bit of herself
| But she did II more through the de-
sire to help and inspire. than because
her mind was so big and fine that she
could not help it.
At least. that is the way it some
times seems.
For there are folk in the world to
whom it is a real pleasure to go for a
bit of advice. for an opinion or for
Judgment on a little matter which hangs
| in doubt.
They stop their work and give it a
thought. really intelligent thought. and
they honestly try to help. 1t is not all
| because they are equipped with phenom-
email minds. so much superior to others
about them. but, rather because they
, step out of themselves to inspire and
| benefit some one else.
| And there are others-bright, intelli
gent, versatile folk-whom one would
never think of asking for advice or for
an honest opinion, for the very simple
| reason that one knows in advance they
would not take the trouble to give it.
! They could if they would. but life is too
| short and they have too many problems
| of their own.
There is nothing wrong with the quail
| ity of their mind; it is high quality Of
| heart they lack.
A Great Comfort.
And when things go wrong when work
| comes sort of hard and when the sky
| is overcast with little clouds that pile
! up nightly sometimes. it is very COM
forting to he associated with some one
| who " i'll at least try to help brush some
| Of the clouds away.
II is satisfying to know that though
there arc some who will not take the
time TO he polite and who will not give
away one mite of themselves, there are
others always ready to smooth down ruff
fed feathers. and to think out a problem
mot their own.
The best of us are not 50 very indie
pendent. and il makes a lot of differ
encc. the kind OF people VIC meet.
Let us for a while brush up against
some one who is all wrapped up in self
his work. his aims, his home. his life
and isn't it a plea sure to remember that
somewhere in a corner there is some one
whose horizon is big enough to open and
let others in?
For on the days that are dullest of all,
the days when We see the ugly in those
about US and lose something Of our own
serenity. things would turn gray and
dark indeed if it were not for the GER
tainty that for every bit of the dross
there is a corresponding bit Of pure gold.
And it counts, yes. beautifully counts,
in the way of opening our eyes. If right
at hand there is always the gold to on
set. Because once in a wilhelm a long,
long while. one hopes-there is the sus-
piciOn of riot within, and nothing so
effectually quells it as the glimpse OF a
life that is true blue.
Much to Be Proud of.
There is much TO be glad Of much
to be proud of and much to give pleas
ure as We so along: and one of the best,
one OF the most comfortable of all is
the happy certainty of association with
folk who are glad when We are glad.
courteous all the time, and ready to lend
a hand.
Because the color of our days is easily
changed from the dullest gray to the
lovelest kind of hue
And in passing-isnt it royal to be the
one who is responsible for the trans
formation"