Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-29
Bold Truth
Called Ideal
Or Nuisance
More Intelligence in
Using Head Than in
Physical Force.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

NEAR BOYS AND GIRLS: Learn
~ to speak softly, to say the gentle
word. Some of you seem to think
that rudeness. loudness, main
strength and the police are the means
of showing strength. Speaking the
truth out boldly is an ideal, or
nuisance Some Of you seem to think
| that because a fact is fact it be-
| hooves you to hit your friends over
| the head with it. Some others among
you think that the right way to win
recognition is by dominating the
scene of action. shouting louder than
any one else. pushing harder, snatch
| ing quicker. These are mistaken
views of inexperience. The right way
to win power and place is the Wav Of
gentleneSs. Speak softly. Go softly.
and you carry in that softness the big
stick of power that Theodore Roose-
welt used.
It requires more intelligence to Use
ones head than to use ones physical
strength. 1t takes a practiced mind
and tongue TO say the right word at
the right time. Some children are
born with the gift Most of us have
| TO acquire it as best We can. The
/ little chap, walking with his father.
who was striding along in forgetful-
ness. had this gift After painting
| along for a time, he said between
/ puffs: If I'm walking too fast for
you, Daddy, just tell me and I'll slow
up a bit
Daddy Immediately got the point,
D elA ~
! short ones twickling along beside him.
Most children would have begun TO
! howl and fall back and complain.
/ The diplomat made no complaint. p1t
won instant cooperation and a smile.
Winning a smiling cooperation is
/ the height Of skill in human ASSOC
cations We must have the cooper
alton of others 10 get anywhere II
/ father and mother will not GO along
with you. what then? II the bows IN
the team will not fall in behind YOU
and work like an oiled machine 70
carry through your plan, what hap
pens? If the girls in class Shruy
, their shoulders and 90 of in another
direction when you make a suggestion.
where do YOU come in? You don't
get in at all
Without friendly cooperation in
this life one is bound to fail for the
law of nature has ordained Just that.
Nobody can work alone or play alone.
or live successfully all by himself
Then. if YOU would be popular and
successful and happy, learn first to CO.
operate with those about you. and
then how TO win their cooperation in
return.
Don't wait for the other person 70
speak first. or move first. Speak the
gentle word; do the kindly, helpful
thing for him before he knows ne
needs it. Learn TO listen to what
other people say. and whenever pos
Sible offer their schemes before you
present your own. Have no fear of
being left out if you do this. If your
idea is the best one it will win, and
there is always plenty Of time for a
tryout. Trust time more. You are in
too much Of hurry TO fix things
yourselves Give time chance. The
slow. gentle power of time is over
whelming and conquers all things.
Don't try TO hurry life with Sha n
words and pushing manners and
rudeneSS.
II one Of the loud leaders saws that
this doctrine of gentleness get you
nowhere you can remind him that
the meek inherit the earth. and chal-
lenge him to disprove it. He cannot
do it. Then go softly. speak gently.
give way to others, and you will dis
cover the truth of the oldest of laws:
He who loseth his life shall find it.
Cordially yours, A. p.
lCopyrisht 193SN