The Holbrook news., 1922-04-07
Frozen Spots

Frozen Spots
 In the country near Flagstaff there is natural cur o5ity which gtea interest among tourists and others of inquring nature What refer to are the Ice Caves of that region, filled with ice remain ing there in all probability from the remote days of the Glacial Period.
 It is true that these caves are among the great myst erous phenomena of nature and such of transient interest to people. But they beneficial purpose in the world they give moisture to the parched features of good Mother Earth than do the very stones themselves Hidden by the derbis of countless moving ages these ice stores remain the same cold and inn passive changeless the granite ribs that underay the softenng curves of the hills The ice house the centurys useless product, forgotten by nature in passage of the years These the frozen spots of the earth.
 The harsh word quickly thoughtlessly spoken turns to ice the impulses of the heart which it falls, and if the nature is not big and enough to melt with the fires of human understanding the ice congealng there it will harden and freeze the blood through long years of unnecessary bitterness is false philosophy which says:
 'There never yet was human power
 That could evade, if unforgiven,
 The patient search, and vigil long
 Of him who treasures up a wrong."
 Making fetish of revenge cripples the life and soul of the who seeks it. cherished wrong real though it may be- if fosered and perpetuated becomes frozen spot in the persons life. Nothing good come of it. The embracing waters from the fount of friend ship that water the perpetual gardens of happy heart will never flow from such fountain.
 However in human intercourse there is almost nfalibe remedy for many of these frozen spots Tak it over" The wife thinks the husband negectfu, the husband knows that the wife is unreasonable the busi believes his competitor has taken undue ad vantage of his confidence the professional hears that his associate has spoken ill of him. these make up the ceaseess round of petty blerngs that freeze the impulse of human kindness till all chance of concord is lost in mass of frozen suspicion.
 But fancied wrongs can be dspeled by frankness. Return frankness with truth and o the frozen spots of the heart that many ache in the inner sotudes of life will melt in the sunshine of friendly under standing Do not hug your discontent, your outraged feelings to yourself there to grow to hdeous size the fertile soil Of suspicion Talk it out with another Do not take the whole wide world into your confdence but speak out to the other fairly and frankly Pre- haps it is false report give him chance to disprove it. You would appreciate like courtesy
 Many of the things expect to happen, many of the things afraid off, happen. In Pilgrims Progress, Bunyan caught glimpse of inspired truth when he made the ''ons in the way" disappear al ian. In this fashion difi,u situations mas tered by dauntless spirit
 Refuse to have frozen spot in your heart pla in understanding will banish most mis- understandings. Anger and spite baggage in the journey of life Talk over and out of your system Frozen spots are all right viewed scenery, but worthless life companions.