Evening star., 1933-03-11

The strange belief. held by so many,
that every human being somehow ought
to please every other human being must
finally give way before the truth, that
there is no necessity for 1t.
These very differences are what con-
stitute half the charm Of being human
The animals are alike as the proverbial
peas In pods, but no two men will re-
semble each other In anything. Since
each takes himself, by and large, as
the perfect standard, it Is natural
enough that he will Judge others
thereby.
may be admitted-to see the perfect in
his fellow men, especially il he hap
pens to be interested in them at all.
that the displeasure he feels toward
them arises because he tries to picture
them as better than they are. in all
too many cases, and cannot hide his
disappointment at the discovery Of the
plain truth, that often enough they are
not as good as he would like them to be.
Nothing causes more ordinary trou-
BILE in this world, we are convinced.
than this inability Of 50 many Of us to
accept people for what they are. We
would like them to be what We think
they ought to be. and 1t shows too
often in our actions, In our speech. In
our very eyes.
Let us accept them for what they
are and make the best Of them.
II this friend Of ours, man Of broad
education and ready sympathy. with
the ability to see the graver as well as
tho lighter side of life, has not written
the novel which we feel sure he could,
let us accept the fact that he has not
50 written, and be done with it:
He has not written the novel.
Why should Ne reprove him, II COW
ertly, for not doing what he has not
done? II he has not written q novel.
maybe 1t Is because he could not quite
do 1t. and had better sense than to try
ter by himself and his fellow men to
give over the self-appointed task of at
tempting to be q goad.
Few men are delegated, in the com.
mon life. to prod their friends. To
poke with pointed instrument. the
end Of Q stick. is to goad, to irrttate
No one Is called upon to convert him
self into a poke or q thrust.
He calls upon himself to do 1t. and
perhaps most often 1t Is q false or mis-
taken call to duty which does not
exist.
The real duty Is not to poke ones
neighbor, but to attempt to determine
for ones self whether the very quail
ties which one does not like about him
are not. after all, his most distinguish
ing qualities.
1t Is wholesome for many an individ-
ual. especially at such time as this.
to take his mind OF great public Ques-
tions, about which he mostly has only
superficial ideas, after all, and to place
1t squarely for 4 time upon his own
thoughts. especially with a view to de-
termining whether they are right. as
he Is given to see the right.
Our new President showed the way.
His inaugural address was brave with
the need for self-scrutiny.
He was not afraid to speak Of great
things, but brought them from the
sanctuary into the public square for all
men to hear.
He spoke Of "the truth" Of social
values more noble than mere monetary
profit" and said without blushing that
Happiness lies in the Joy OF achieve
ment."
He spoke Of the Joy and moral stim-
ulation Of work, OF sacred obligation, in
so few words, Of "a unity Of duty" and
the warm courage of national duty
He did not hesitate to speak of "cour.
age and devotion" the stern perform