Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20
PAYING IN OBLIGATION.

owes An q Nation to society and the
world in general No man IL made
to live by himself or for himself II
ls realty Impossible for him 10 do 30.
tho many are found who try the ex-
pertinent Yet in the paying Of that
obligation he finds not only that u
iB not burden, but pleasure, add
Ing 10 his own comfort and happiness
and giving him "A peace Of mind that
the arrhntly selfish can never hope
10 fo"l. The r"al way 10 do your
duty by your fellow mer ~ not found
IN the li'ne Of rre1t cxoftion or pain.
ful sacrifice. but iu just being your
natural self not the perverted solr
which desires All thing tu itDsif but
the GOD given nttrluulrn which were
placed In human nature whom the
Creator looked uon bis work and. pro.
nouncod II good
where. We have gone aftraY from
getting from III. The beet there is lp
II, d, not where we hove failed to
garror Va an fhc Gcsuuhlc luzuri"t
,of existence tor oJr own grautcu
don bot where W. have forgotten 10
rnss the good things around and rp.
Joy seeing the plgo osure thcy brought
10 others 'rhu be- Why 3, is moro
blessed To- giyo than receive Every
Instinct and every faculty n us H
hhurpsnrd ana made more r,HpouItr
10 happiness hy IN" drHrrr ln which
~" uy tp scatter sunshine In the
paths of others We never are happy
In struggling to get our share ~ the
blessings without cate for what
happens th other people We grow
the most as wo ny To help othora
grow. We enjoy the most as wc try
to contrihlto 10 the enjoyment Of
our follows, We learn the most aA We
Try To- teach others, we are the hap,
pier IN the degree mat We help others
10 be happy.
The keynote Of Joy H service The
prescription for our lln IN service
We were put on this earth not 20 gar.
ner In ltH fruitS Tor our personal graf
iricntIon or In fear that someone else
would get bigger share All good
things are given 10 us us charge
that Ne may he the agents FOR their
distribution to humanity
one OF the greatest obstacles 10
our paying this debt is the concep-
ton that we were appointed as spe-
cal cenAurs 10 mag at our fellow be
ings because they fell short Of per
iect4on which We could not claim for
ourselves. one OF the most easily
paid Obligations to lifo. aud one Of
the most fruitful OF happiness is just
letting oneself be pleased with tho
things that we're put here tp please.
without sin or shame. no matter how
much else there may be 10 fret
against There are plenty OF things
to worry about " we are disposed to
look for them, but the search is not
only Improbable bat absolutely In.
furious TO ourselves ana to all with
whom we come In contact We can
not make the world better by railing
nt 1t. Wo cannot turn the tide Of
human affairs by worry uut We can
make many people unhappy and add
to our own unharpinem II We have
"A mind 10 purrne that policy
What We n'ed is personal house
cleaning, Let us hanish the sin and
shame. the suspicion aud pcssimlsm,
from our own minds The sun viii
shlnc II we but raise the curtains.
There Is 80 much In life to enjoy. no
much good work for uA to do, 10
much evil to ar- ehornte, so much
sorrow TO assuage, that only he who
revels In unhappincss and delights
In gloom can he No foolish nA to turn
his back upon the lisht pnd 1.-Two In
mental and Spiritual darkness The
ovonts OF llfc must bc met
hut bow much happier a lie who
meets them with "A smile The shafts
of outrageous fortue' are bluntod
when they strike the man who is de-
torminod 10 be happy ana to make
this world more full Of JOY Than II
mas ever been before, and this * the
road 10 tOy for ourselves