The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
DIR. Marden's
Uplift Talks
BY oRRIsoN SWEET MARDEN
"sHE WIZ ALLus kline TO
EVRYBupDIE.
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TN a modest family burying ground
in Kentucky, on rough stone, Is
a this inscription: Jane Lalor; DIED
August, 1S4s. She wuE allus kline to
ev'rybuddie."
Could anyone have better cpl
taph?
One OF the greatest helps to happi
ness, to the progress of all mankind
Is the habit OF kindness, of the thought |
fulness for others, of saying KIND
things to others and about them.
There is a blighting, killing influence
in an unappreciative atmosphere
II you would be popular and attract
people to you you must cultivate
broad generosity. a feeling OF good
cheer and good will towards every
body, and you must feel a real and
not feigned interest in others wei
fare
How many good things the spirit
of good will brings to us, and how
many unpleasant things it keeps away
y from us!
a II you form the habit of saying
!. kindly things about others and look
r ing for the best in them, your mind
i. will become related. through the law
of attraction, to all kindly people and
!. to all good everywhere.
- If we persist in this habit 1t VIII
n drive out all petty little jealousies, all
n. moroseness and gloom, envy and sci
y fishness. everything that would Sc
=. riously mar our lives.
~ No efforts we may ever make car
10 bring such splendid returns as TN
20 endeavor to scatter flowers as we g
ss along, to plant roses instead O
-, thorns; no investment will pay sue
fat dividends as the firm effort pu
40 into kind words and kindly acts. Tn
,w effort to radiate kindly spirit towar
K every living creature.
20 II we cultivate q sunny. cheerful e.
he terror and a kindly smile, cordi'
~, manner towards everybody, we maR
an acQuaintances and friendships easil
m. know woman in New York WI
or. is a dwarf and cripple. but who hi
such a sweet open, beautiful natu
bio that everybody loves her. She Is VIZ
come everywhere, because she low
"a everybody and feels Interested
rs everyone. She Is poor, but she ente
into other lives with a heartiness al
unselfish abandonment and an enthu
N asm that ought to shame those OF
S& who are physically normal and In
~ better condition.
~ The people who envy her populari
u her sunny nature. do not realize u
M their love OF gossip and their dispo
~ ton to pick flaws with others, to
IA their weakness. their unfortunate
ugly side. are really exhibiting W
unloyely side of themselves, and Il
M this is the reason why they are so VI
8 unpopular.
Practice open mindedness. holdinI
- charitable. magnanimous, liberal
~ tude of mind toward everybody Z
everything, and you will be surpri
TO see how il will enlarge and enr
~ your nature. There is nothing &
that will make you 30 popular as I
Everybody loves the open-mint
~ iarge.hearted, magnanimous charac
lust as he naturally despises
small, narrow, stingy, mean soul
sees everything lhiOubh ms &c
- glasses.
selfshness is one OF the most des
able qualities OF human nature ant
say. universally hated. The subtle, mys'
eight GUS something which we call mag
lilies" ism, and which we cannot desci
8 In that something which everybody Il
ords. is due more to the one quality OF uT
t an fshness and large generosity
to anything else. People may adj
this you for your talents, but they VIII
m of love you II you are always thinkin
mers' and working for yourself.
ten So, II you would get on in the hi
Itious sense, you must get rid OF this
1t is enemy Of your advance. You
8 the take an unselhsh. kindly interet
others. Remember that whatever
/, for send out of your nature will be re
II the ed back to you.
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