The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-06-03
THE GREAT IMPORTANCE
OF MASTERING YOUR TONGUE

fLAPSAICHSS has COnCluSlVely SHOWN
THAT mischievous and indiscretely
wagging tongue can create more dis
lcord, dissension and general disaster in
one brief sentence than years Of pa
itient circumspect endeavor can remedy.
Students Of psychology have learned
that there is great power back Of
the tongue and that this power can be
welded both constructively or destruc-
tively. IF a person talks all the time
Iabout sickness. her body will become
sick. If she talks about being well and
thinks and lives healthful, she will very
soon become healthy.
Anyone. who has ever been deeply
hurt by a sharp. singing word or SEN
tence should certainly begin to curb
a disposition to give vent to any and
every impulse to explode with words
Of condemnation and bitter invective
on any situation of which no correct
deduction can have been made. We
should not estimate. and occurrence or
phenomena in social life specifically
Unnatural gossip is hardly ever valid
evidence that there is something
wrong; it is more often proof Of an
idle mind and suspicious disposition,
not only harmful to the possessor, but
also to the community that harbors
such a person.
Experiments have demonstrated con-
| clusively that circumstances can be
lmolded in conformity with intelligent
planning and the words spoken. There
fore, the wise are guarding their tom
CUES and are profiting in many ways.
Says an exchange;
| THE habitual use of slang, or inlul-
gence in swearing, is inimical to health
of both mind and body. For this rea-
son, our everyday speech should be
carefully scrutinized, that only the
seeds of what we desire to have mani
fest, may be sown.
Our lives are like storage batteries.
Much taking draws heavily upon the
power within this battery. The care
full use of words conseryes this power.
and when we use this power with de-
! liberation and constructively. the re-
suits are swiftly effective. Therefore,
the conservation Of soul power by the
correct use of words and wasting no Vi
tally in idle speech, should be per-
sons chief aim, day and night, until
it becomes matter Of habit.
There are often other leaks in our
life battery, which a study of this sub
ject will reveal; but the one under dis
cussion. is one of the most important,
and often the least suspected. Stop
one leak at the time and then tackle
the next one that you get ION to-"
There are some people whose tom
CUES wag all day long from morning
till night, never saying anything worth
while, and very often these people are
chronic inyaIids. IF these people would
simply stop their foolish gossip, they
would conserve enough strength to run
all the functions Of their physical orr,
ganisms in perfect order and regain
superb health.
In community like Llano Colony.
the practice Of controlling ones tongue
is even more important that in any
other community. We hace come here
to exemplify the practically of the
Golden Rule. We claim that the I'M
centive of mutual service efficiently
performed is the highest compensation
that anyone can desire.
Mans individual capacity for whole
some physical enjoyment is very linz
tied. To seek greater gain than the
necessities, day by day, require. orig
mates in no other motive than to place
oneself in position where others can
be exploited. Properties produced by
associated. cooperative effort in the
nature Of things must be owned jointly
and consequent intimate relations aris-
ing under such circumstances can be
satisfactory only when the attitude and
conduct Of the co-operators to each
other is mutually courteous, respectful.
trustworthy. reliable and friendly.
Little self-denials. little honesties.
little passing words Of sympathy. little
nameless acts Of kindness, little silent
victories over favorite temptations
these are the silent threads of gold.
which, when woven together, CLEAN out
50 brightly in the patter- Of a perfect
life"