Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-01
Human Life is Cheap

When somebody tries to hurry you up
and explains how important II Is that he
should be living next week. remind him
that the wind Travelled 1.757 miles last
week. and that II didn't get anywehere in
spite Of all its hurry.
Your brother. whom you arc 10 re-
lieve, has accumulated great pack full
Of tremendously important things. Take
IL from him and dump the load in the
deepest part Of the deepest ocean. Travel
light. BE good. Otherwise you will never
be truly happy."-New York Sun.
There will be folks who will ask you 10
run backward for a while TO give them
opportunity to correct their mistakes. Be
deaf to them. II you give them another
chance, they will simply make fresh mis-
takes and bring trouble and confusion on
persons who have been fortunate enough
to escape in the past.
Resides. the stupider you appear TO be
the less art men will use In their efforts
90 deceive you Bear always In mind that
a baby stare is more valuable to n
woman than a head full Of brains Tho
fourth dimension is front, and It isn't
half as elusive as mathematicians try 10
make US believe.
You know better You are fully aware
Of my refusal 70 manage my affairs the
way men manage theirs. But flatter
these simple folk by pretending that you
are Just as ignorant and just as foolish
as they believe you to be. Remember that
nothing else irrltates a human being so
much as to find wisdom where he has
prepared TO encounter folly.
my son." said Father Time. as his
youngest son was preparing to venture
into the world. when you take up your
duties between the sixth and seventh
strokes Of midnight on December 81, you
will be greeted as young, innocent and un-
sophisticated. II is a favorite delusion Of
mortals that send my children into the
world entirely unprepared to face the
struggle for existence.
Never allow yourself to become irri-
tated at PERSONS who think they are kill
ing me. Bear in mind that they can't
hurt me, and they may extract some hap
piress from their halucinations. Many
crazy man is locked up simply because
other folks hate to see a fellow enjoy
himself in a way that isn't theirs. There
Is something more to sanity than COM
plete agreement with the man you are
talking to. but most humans refuse to
recognize this.
You will be besought to change your
schedule for the benefit of lovers, those
condemned to death and others Pay no
attention to their urgings. Neither you
nor anybody else can better the lot of
those whom the regular course of nature
does not satisfy. Nor should you heed
the pleas Of those who want their infants
to remain children Hurry the children
along for there may be some worth while
men and women TO come from them. and
the world needs them.
1T is not necessary for you or any
member of our family to become alarmed
over the wickedness of the world or en-
thusiastic over it's goodness. Those who
have only a short space to spend in the
world may waste their substance over
other folks wrongs and rights; I and
mine' having monopoly on time. need
not worry about trivialitles You look out
for yourself Keep your hands clean and
attend to your business. When YOU see n
clock that Is striving TO convince people
you are younger or older than You are
don't lose your temper or bother to set
It right. II the clock thinks Il is foolIng
you or anybody else. let It enjoy itself
Don't you be a kill-joy.