Evening star., 1924-05-18
Story of a Contented Cook;
A Lesson for High and Low

tie time for real contemplation, but
would 1t not be well just now to con-
template historic characters and to
ascertain how they achieved success?
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All around one can see evidences of
failure, not because the men and
women who produced the failures
were not competent, but because
they were unwilling to wait, and be-
cause they had a misconception OF
what they thought was success. I
doubt If there be an honest man upon
any thz one on earth, q pallAdin of
finance anywhere the world around,
a statesman thinking great thoughts
and striving for great things who
would not, il he could, exchange his
place, his purposes and his possess
sions for the place. purposes and
posse ssions Of EvanGeline Booth. Yet
as you read the story of her life
you find that she was despised and
rejected OF men; sneered at, mobbed
and arrested for preaching in the
street 1 trust she will not take
umbrage with me when I uerest
that she runs parallel with nv con-
tented cook. She has been dishfnr up
the gospel to hungry souls: she be-
iieves that humility and honor go
hand in hand: she feels that to be
king.
am anything but a pessimist. 7
believe that after oncoming genera
tions have learned all things that are
TO be learned in the books in the
scfEol of life they will hold fast
I'D 10 ina. which is true: There is too
much or a cross eyed look on life to-
DAY. Their crossed eyes make peo-
PIE reel that the business in which,
tney are engaged is menial in char
acter and therefore despised by
unmet U,m ~ ana that they themselves
am not trying to preach, I wish
merely to present common-sense
view OF life. While the Master OF
mankind was uttering His great
truths in Old Judea, a heather
philosopher was considering life at
Rome. He was a brother OF that
Gallo. who is recorded in Scripture
as having cared nothing for these
things. There were then infinitely
more reasons for discomfort and un-
happiness in Rome than there are
anywhere on earth now. Yet this
philosopher, Seneca, reached the con-
clusion that no one can be despised
by another until he has learned to
despise himself
All you who are disconnected with
your lot in life, who feel that the
world is cold and insfncere, who look
upon yourselves as menials in a
golden age, may 1 ask you IL it is
not true that you have come to
despise yourselves, and, II 50. wheth-
er it is not by reason Of this fact
that you have concluded that other
people despise you? I am not much
on reformation. I feel that ordinarily
1t changes the form but does not alter
the value Of mans life. am, how
ever, strong for getting a different
outlook. II 1t is raining where we
stand and the sun is shining farther
down the street, let US move to it.
We must have respect for ourselves,
our calling, our part in the economy
of God and the world. My advice is,
head high: regard yourself as the
equal OF any other American. not
boastfully nor insultingly, but man
fully. Deem yourself necessary to
the good OF the republic. Do your
best and take pride in what you do.
Then you will realize that no one
whose opinion is worth anything
despises either you or your work.
Copyright 1924. BY 21st Century PreA)