The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-03

do we CrItICISe ana even cOnOeIUn
me &C ions of others, when for a
fact we know nothing of the circnm
stances that may have brought
about the very things we condemn
Put yourself in his place and an
swer the question, What would I
do under the same circumstances"
when it brings the matter home to
yourself. You don't see things from
the same angle. Never crowd man
in trouble; he may not be to blame.
1t is possible you will do great in
Justice to an honest man and PER
haps do him irreparable injury. He
may have a secret sorrow that. the
world will never know 1t is bet
ter plan to 90 slow before you rem
der a verdict. Put yourself in his
place, then decide what would you
do, all hirgs Being equal In this
wClld of se!fishness we are all too
~pt to Jump at conclusions, when a
little consideration and tangible evil
dence of our sincerity in his welfare
would do more real coed and pro-
duce more happiness and genuine
thanksgiving than all the sympathy
end good wishes you can express. 1t
axes a sacrifice, to produce true
napriness. Try this just once. You
can do anything once Make some
personal sacrifice. Then help some
Los fellow out-do something, not
| for its intrinsic value, but for the
good it will do the oher fellow Help
ore low up if only one :Ound in
the Ladder, and you have done some
1hing worth willie, you have killed
two birds with one stone, for you
will feel just as happy as the other
fellow, aid that is not all, you will
feel proud. 1t is human nature to
feel proud of any accomplishment
that can be traced directly to your
self. We know it. the other fellow
knows it and Gcd knows it. Christ
taught it, acted it and practiced it
| Y hen he fed the multitude his first
consideration was for their Welfare
and comfort - both producers Of
happiness - and he furnished it
abundantIy. And don't lose sight
of the fact that when all was over
there was good stock of happiness
on hand and some TO spare. 1t has
never been exhausted; there is pleu-
ty on hand yet, and it is up TO us to
get it. Now let US find out what
happiness really is. We use the
word, we express ourselves as being
happy-do we really mean what we
say? 1t is, a concrete expression,
meaning living in harmony with
ourselves and the world.
Ask yourself the question, then
put yourself in the other mans
place and answer it to your own sat-
isfaction. AS you eos along remem
Der it is human to err but 1t is divine
to forgive. We pray Forgive us our
sins as we forgive those that tres
pass against u.s. Do we always
mean what we say? Remember we
are talking to God. Did that ever
occur to you? Christ put himself in
the other mans place. Paul did 1t
and both ancient and modern his
tory quote many instances OF men
who have put themselves in the
other mans place, and good came
from them all. 1t gave them a bet
ter understanding and decided their
actions.
AS one half of the world does not
know how the other half lives. 1T is
hard to conceive of the difficulties
and obstacles some have to sur
mount in order to meet the forced
requirements which fell to their lot,
and the only way that any safe and
satisfactory solution can be attained
is to put yourself in the other mans
place and you will learn something,
and if you will be governed by the
dictates of your own conscience you
will do something that will mean
happiness not only to yourself but
others. 1t will not stop here; others
will initiate you and a lot of good
will come from the knowledge you
get when you put yourself in the
other mans place." Don't make the
fatal error in your conception of the
transformation that would take place
were this physical possibility. 1t is
mental activity, born of desire to
better understand the requirements
of the other fellow and find and pro-
vide way and means to alleviate
lis suffering and better his condition
and to elevate him to higher stan
dard of true manhood. In order to
fully appreciate what his require
ments are we must put ourselves in
his place and do for him what. we
would like him to do for us.
There is more true happiness in 6
] hockof Of 6roonrinc or q load of tun11f