Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-25
THE MAN WHO TALKS

The world always talks as though
unhappiness was the poor mans lot
ard happiness the fruit Of material
wealth. The fact is that happiness
is not wholly to the rich or to the
poor. The environment of common
life is true friendship and that of the
rich largely false pretence. Happi-
ness doesn't find stability in large
possessions, but in the mind illumi-
mated with love and inspired by hope
and faith. 1t is not material treas
ures which lift up the soul, but the
treasures which rust or moth cannot
corrupt. There is the largest share
of joy among the common people be-
cause there lies the true bond of SYM
pathy; and since they cannot rely
upon themselves they have faith in the
everlasting arms of God. Happiness
cannot be cornered by the monopolists
or spectators for its source is spir-
itual not material.
How we neglect those we love and
who love us. Old fathers and moth
ers who wonder where their darl-
ing boy or girl is tonight, old chums
who used to be so near and dear,
and FOND memories of whom we
cherish in our hearts. Love has not
died, but the spirit Of neglect has
yelled it. To these old friends
pleasant letter from you and 1 would
be of more lasting value than mug
get of gold. We think of them in
idle moments, we think of them in
the silences Of the night; and they
wonder if we are in the land of the
living and if life is dealing kindly
with us. Love has drifted apart-why
should it keep drifting? Now that
we are approaching the retrospective
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we'll as forward-why would it not be
well to send the glad tidings that we
are alive and have loving and kind
ly memories of them. Since the an
gels sang the anthem of joy for us
why should not we write the absent
love for them?
Do not think you may do as you
please and keep well. for you can
not. The edict for life in this world
is law and order. and if it is not rec
sequences. We cannot eat what we
like and do as we like and retain
health and strength. We must con-
form to our physical capacity and
requirements. If we decline to notice
the physical circumstances against
our conduct we shall have to pay the
price of our disobedience. Nature Is
not giving something for nothing any
where on earth. The price of long
life on this earth is the observance of
the laws of our being-temperance in
all things. The good do not die young,
but the young die from their lack of
knowledge and their excuses. There
is too much overtaXing of endurance
and indulgence in diSOrderly practices.
People become diseased because of
their lack of knowledge and of their
Iaziness Know thyself' is one of
hn IN
man-obedience to it brings satisfac-
tory results.
Some people take pride in their ex-
cuses just as other people do in their
eccentricities: and they appear to be
totally ignorant of the fact that IAN
excuse nearly always goes lame on
the home stretch" Excuses are the
children of faults which are unpraise-
worthy. Excuses 1utter like butter
| flies in the realm of politeneSs, and
| there is no questioning the usefulness
| Of them in small quantities. Excuses
made too frequently are a dependable
| sign of inefficiency. Accuracy and
| promptness, attention and responsive.
| ness, need no excuses. Nobody car
| ever become skillful enough to make
| them anything more than plausi ble-
| the best excuse seldom seems to b.
| quite sufficient. The habit is a baC
| one. Some one has said: "UncalleC
for excuses are practical confessions.
| Excuses, like cayenne pepper, arr
never safe except in very limited
| doses.
All the world loves a child; and
| has been said the hand that rock
the cradle rules the world" Disagree
| as we may upon this, we are com
PEELED to acknowledge that the in
terests Of childhood and youth are tn
s,,41 0F Ii, 1of1 ,
represents dependence, innocence an,
beauty, and age recognizes that
| seems to be the one thing nearest t
| God and the one thing wOrthiest of it
care and guidance. The hand of low
leads the little child, and the hand O
love IS showering gifts upon it today
| because through a child in the man
ger laid, God revealed His gifts t
man. 1t is we'll to be good to then
one day in the year, but why shout
we not be good to all of them ever
day in the year. So long as love ha
them by the hand they are never lie
astray, but when mortal man take
them they soon become initiated int
the wiles and wickedness of life
Lowell told US Children are God
| apostles, sent forth day by day I
preach of love and hope and peace
such are the kingdom of Heaven. 3
careful and take the cue right.
The whole world is bathed in beaut
and there is no reason why ma
should not enjoy it. This is a won
: derful world, subject to divine law an
every day expressing divine goodnes
The wreck and wraCk men are maxim
I of life results from selfish ambition
not service of love; and service
love we have been assured is the soil
foundation of permanent peace. Tt
great glacial plOws in the far mort
; are polishing the mountain cliffs ar
fashioning new valleys; old rivers al
:. dying and new rivers are being Dor
The gardens of God there abound
4 fruit and flowers and the waters hay
Y an abundance of edible fish. This o
: world has not yet taken on all II
shapeliness and beauty of Gods d,
sign. The days are full of sunshil
. | and the nights glow with stars al
the radiance of both are beyoI
9 human comprehension. Man SIM
o because the world itself seems like
divine chorus.
f Don't nurnur for it doesn't pa
Y 1t is a bad habit If you only murm
s to yourself. 1t is establishing wea
ing, negative thoughts which alwa
form solid foundation for worryir
- Look out for the first causes of cor
y plant or they will become legiC
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