The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-10-26
HELPFUL KIND:
NESS
Written for The Review.)

Without the presence of neeC
there could be no place for helpful
ness. Without the need of human
association there CO uld be no rea
claim for its existence In the or
SANITATION of the human family
each member is made dependent in
large measure, one upon another
for physical comforts and growth
into higher intellectual and spirit
ual life and fuller enjoyment OF
existence. 1t is a reciprocal rela-
ton each drawing strength and sus,
tenance from the other.
AS long as people live in this
world-people with the same pas
sioas and weaknesses-there will be
need of human kindness There is
not a person living who can so en-
tirely separate himself from his fell
low beings, that be will not at
sometime, feel the need of a help
full lift over some difficult place,
some kindly word of encourage
ment to cheer onward to greater
efforts, or Of sympathy in some
darkened hour OF sorrow. Our
human interests are so closely unit
ed, our comforts and pleasures are
so finely interviewer we are made
to feel orr dependence on the
thoughtful care of others and to
realize the value of human kindness
TO us through all the years of our
life.
Helpful kindness is always accept.
able and in order. 1t does not give
offense or wound the feelings. 1t
never grows out of date or goes ont
of fashion 1t is becoming to all
ages and to all classes. 1t makes
beautiful the plainest features and
throws a halo of Divine love around
the doer, giving to life bit of haven
1t is gentle, considerate and has but
one object, to be ofheIp.
To do good as we have the Op-
portunity is a Divine command.
There must come first the opportuni-
ty, then the will to recognize it and
act upon it as it comes our way.
We do not have to hunt for op-
portunities to do kind act to some
one. They are scattered all along
our way through life, and we are
often meeting with them in daily
frequency. If we will only approach
them with an open heart, we may
often find them multiplying with
our increased ability and earnest
desire to meet them in a helpful
way and render the needed aid.
The love of pleasure aud it's anti
cipated enjoyment and happiness is
one of the strongest incentives of
human action. This is an underly-
ing force of human nature and what
ever is pleasure is never a trouble.
There are some things we like to
do and it is easy, Why? There
are other things we do not like to do
and it's hard. Why? Whatever Of
fers us pleasure i'll the doing easily
gains our attention and we readily
seize on to it at the first opportunity,
except as some restraining force,
moral or physical, intervenes against
it.
1t is always so easy for us to per-
form helpful act and give pleasure
when at the same time we receive
pleasure and help from it. We
gladly welcome such an opportunity
of service. To know that we are
making some darkeued life brighter,
with the JOY of hope, that we are
rendering some one S burden lighter,
that We are leading some Que from
the shadowing vale of despair to
higher ground" Of the souls truest
joys is the dearest pleasures and
happiness that can come to any life.
There are some pleasures which
In their very nature are transitOry
and endure but a moment, and
sometime leave sting to torment
in days to come. But those which
come to us from being kind and
helpful are as endurable as memory
itself and can never be lost. 1t is
our privilege and right to seek the
permanent and helpful pleasures but
a grave duty rest upon every one to
! show those which are destructive or
harmful to our physical or spiritual
welfare.
To make known our appreciation
of any kindness shown us is a very
important way of being both kind
and helpful. The joy of service is
made more joyous for others to
know that their efforts have not
been expended in vain. To with
hold expressions of appreciation