Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-30
DR.. Marden's
Uplift Talks
By oRRIsoN SWEET MARDEN

By ORRISON SWEET MARDEN s
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Copyright By Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
"sHE WUz ALLUs kline TO
EVRYeUDDiE."
IN q modest family burying ground
in Kentucky. on q rough stone, Is
this inscription: Jane Labor: Died
August, 1S49. She wuz allus kline to
ev'rybuddie"
Could anyone have a 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 blighting. killing influence
in an unappreciative atmosphere.
II you would be popular and attract
people to you you must cultivate a
broad generosity, feeling Of good
cheer and good will towards every
body. and you must feel real and
not q feigned interest In others vel.
fare.
How many good things the spirit
Of good will brings to US. and how
many unpleasant things 1t keeps away
from US!
II you form the habit Of saying
kindly things about others and look
ing for the best in them. your mind
will become related. through the law
of attraction. to all kindly people and
to all good everywhere.
II we persist in this habit It will
drive out all petty little jealousies. all
moroseness and gloom. envy and sell
fishness, everything that would Sc
riously mar our lives.
No efforts we may ever make can
bring such splendid returns as the
endeavor to scatter flowers as we go
along. to plant roses instead Of
thorns; no investment win pay such
fat dividends a. the firm effort put
into kind words and kindly acts. the
effort to radiate kindly spirit toward
every living creature.
II we cultivate q sunny. cheerful ex-
terror and q kindly smile. cordial
manner towards everybody, we make
acQuaintances and friendships easily.
know q woman in New York who
is q dwarf and a cripple. but who has
such q sweet, open. beautiful nature
that everybody loves her. She is well
come everywhere, because she loves
everybody and feels interested In
everyone. She Is poor. but she enters
into other lives with q heartiness and
unselfish abandonment and an enthusi-
asm that ought to shame those Of US
who are physically normal and In q
better condition.
The people who envy her popularity.
her sunny nature. do not realize that
their love of gossip and their DISPOSE
ton to pick flaws with others. to see
their weakness. their unfortunate or
ugly side, are really exhibiting q very
unlovely side of themselves. and that
this is the reason why they are so very
uupOpuioI
Practice open-mindedness, holding q
charitable. magnanimous, liberal attl.
tude of mind toward everybody and
everything. and you will be surprised
to see how 1t will enlarge and enrich
your nature. There Is nothing else
that will make you 30 popular a. this
Everybody loves the open-minded
large-hearted. magnanimous character
just as he naturally despises the
small. narrow, stingy. mean soul who
sees everything through his selfish
glasses.
Selishness il one Of the most despic
able qualities Of human nature and ID
universally hated. The subtle. mysteri
GUS something which we call magnet
ism, and which we cannot describe
that something which everybody feels
ID due more to the one quality of unset
fishpess and a large generosity thar
to Anything else. People may admire
you for your talents. but they will moi
love you II you are always thinking Of
and working for yourself.
So. II you would get on in the higher
sense, you must get rid Of this greai
enemy of your advance. You mus,
take an unselfish. kindly interest II
others. Remember that whatever yos
send out of your nature will be reflect
| ed back to you.