Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-23

"a hours. The various acts of life are
the notes, which may be arranged one
way or another, 10 suit the composer
But the proper ions must be correct
1t means nothing ct all, in so far az
the melody Of life IS concerned, whether
one goes to bed at 6 o'clock in the eve
ming or at midnight
The important thing Is that a Just
proportion be kept between the hour Of
retiring and arising. Thus. IL one goes
TO sleep at , o'clock, he properly may
get up at am. II he believes in the
necessity for hours Of sleep
He who retires at midnight on the
other hand, must get up at am. If he
wants 70 keep the same proportion. He
who climbs into bed at 2 am, and gets
up again at is like q performer OF
music who deliberately would skip three
pages Of his music and expect the audi
ence to be satisfied with his rendition.
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Not every one is agreed IL must be
admitted, on the values OF the notes IN
this symphony OF life.
All the trouble lies there.
Millions of human beings, however
have worked diligently. over thousands
Of years. now, in the endeavor to dis
cover the correct melodies which make
up this very human symphony.
Despite the evident discords, and the
lack Of knowledge Of the intentions OF
the Great Conductor. most men and
women are willing to admit, at least
upon occasion, that the piece has many
glorious moments in it. when fairy
melodies sing queer strains which catch
the heart and make one glad to be
alive.
Humanity refuses to take the gloomists
too seriously Life may be lamp going
out in room OF shadows, but most OF
US think It a most satisfactory light
while IL lasts, and we hope that even ii
snuffed. 1t may be lit again.
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It would be q pleasant thing to meet
some one who would receive q Statement
of a difference. In any line, without
popping out with "Oh. why do you dc
that? Why don't you do 50 and SOP"
II is not what Is done or what Is
not done so much as the proportions
the balance Of one with another, the
proper transposition so that the tune
is still the same
Why should minor variations receive
such attention? Yet most OF the
chickering's that so on In life are over
unessentials.
Differences are not chickering's?
They are nothing else IS INDUCED in
by the bulk of humanity.
Freedom from comments on diff
ferences-if this could be achieved, In
the average walks of life, both privately
and in business, we would have q new
world In no time
Great reforms, &c strikes some, are
perhaps not 50 essential as these little
reforms Great changes are difficult To
bring about because Of their greatness
but little reforms are as hard to achieve
in their way simply because so many
human beings insist on regarding them
as unessential
yet a constant drip, drip. drip viii
wear away the largest rock in time. In
human relations, the greatest iTrltations
are the smaller differences, over which
people wrangle, when the easiest thing
would be for one and sll TO overlook
them by saying nothing
We have given, in the discussion Of
retiring and arising one Of these small
differences upon which human beings
so often disagree.
There are scores Of similar diver
gencies of opinion, however, which had
better be left alone. for the good Of
humanity, by every person who values
a happy life. Happiness is not TO be
gained by quarreling. even in fun, eX-
cept in the interests Of mercy and
justice.