El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06

4 RE you afraid 10 suffer- II you
"A fear pain too much 10 endure
L y 1t, you refuse to pay the price
Of real happiness. Sorrow and JOY
have this in common-they are in
tense, they lift humanity out Of dull
ness. The very largest happiness
takes in tragedy ITSELF And the most
frightful tragedy brings something
akin TO JOY in the sympathy with life
which is part OF pain
When Keats wrots welcome Joy
and welcome Sorrow" he was eX-
pressing the fact that the great souls
fear nothing.
For everything life gives US we
have 10 pay Think OF the supre me
sacrifices motherhood demands And
vet, what woman who comes back
from the gates OF death with her
child in her arms feels that the price
is too much2
Sacrifice is the thread q melody
which runs through all OF life. None
OF US can have everything. II is nee
essary 20 choose Wisely-to have a
sense OF values-to know what you
are willing 10 give up N order tnat
other things may be added 10 you. To
dare splendidly Is not 70 be blind 70
the need OF paying heayy pFice-lt
is 10 see the penalty and 10 realize
that the penalty is not toe. great.
Life offers TO each OF US bis desire.
We have to be brave enough 70 take
it. II riches and ease and a social
position mean much to a man, do you
suppost he could throw them aside
and go TO look for lost continent2
But II finding a new world was a
mans real desire, do you suppose the
knowledge that he must suffer hard
ships and face death would deter him
Hope Above All.
We all hope to come safely out q
horrible undertakings. But only y
our desire to achieve is great are We
so completely brave that We dare
failure and destruction. AND u we
greatly dare we 90 straight toward
achievement even where we seem 70
III is not easy to sacrifice peace Of
mind II is not pleasant to take up q
burden OF uncertainty and terror put
unless that is endurable We fail 20
possess the strength which wins lies
great prizes
Sorrow brings strength and sym
pathy and understanding The man
who can endure sorrow has con
quered hlmself-the conquest OF IRE
lies Just ahead. Sorrow ard suffer-
ing are not too great a price 10 pay
Peace OF mind IS a glorious thing
il means quiet. comfort. STEADY nerves
and rest. But only the man VINO l1
ready 20 sacrifice his peace OF mind
can hope TO achieve greatly.
Growth always hurts. The very un-
rest which drives man TO the desire
for growth lacerates him. Ambition
puts an ache OF longing into the
heart
But all sufferings can be endured
save only one. The loss Of peace OF
mind and comfort and friends and
happiness are all endurable. There
is only one price that is too big 70
nav for achievement - self respect.
The right to look yourself SQUARE In
the eve and call yourself a free man
or woman-the right to take your
place with honest men and women-is
the one thing to which you must cling
unless you can endure the unendur-
able heart hunger 70 feeling yourself
an outcast and a weakiing.
Selling your soul 20 the devil IS this
in its simplest terms. Failing your
own ideals OF decency-givins up
your right to riEht itself
II you want 10 achieve. you must
look the thing squarely in the face
and argue IL out with yourself Ike
this; 'It won't be easy. Nothing
worth while ever Is. III have to fight
and struggle every day and all the
time. I viii be driven when want
to lie down and rest. viii be tor