Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1939-08-01
Misleading Sign Posts Along Life's
Highway

AS travel along the highways of country, we
find at the points of danger in the road such sgns
these Dangerous Curve Narrow Bridge Stop, Look Lis
Such signs the traveller from many fatal wrecks
There certain sign posts along the highway of life
which decoy rather than guide youth in the right direc
ton Therefore, youth be warned Of these dangerous
and misleading sign posts The first and most fatal is
TRY ANYTHING ONCE 1t is the first drink of liquor
that makes drunkard out of man or woman. No one
will become drunkard who takes the first
drink The dose of dope to become dope
end The ais of America full of people who
made their first attempt to commit crime. Things that
have been be dangerous do not need to be tried
Therefore wise to accept the truth and not try
original experiment. Another is, WHAT YOU THINK
DOESN'T HURT YOU So many people to think that
actions not thoughts dangerous. But thoughts are
parents of actions and evil thoughts dangerous
evil actions If think about revenge, hatred injuries
and unhappy things will shape lives in that di
rection When think great thoughts of courage faith
hope honor, and trust build for ourselves foun-
dation. "As thnketh in his heart is he" Watch
thinking for in it is the hope of all your happiness
and
YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYONE. We live in world
with other people and much of happiness depends
upon ability cooperate with other people We hear
it often said today "You can't trust anyone This is not
true. There many people who be trusted Most
people live up to what is expected of them If expect
deceit and betrayal they pretty apt to down to
those expectations put if expect honor and fair play
from them the chances better they will try
up to the expectations.
To go through life believing in that
sooner later you will to believe in Yourself
1T DOES NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE WHAT
YOU BELIEVE so LONG AS YOU ARE HONEST IN
YOUR BELIEF 1t does make all the difference in what
we believe II We believe nothing than ami
mails of the lower animal kingdom, apt to live like
them But if we believe that made in the image of
God, manner of living will be quite different If we
believe that life be made worthwhile, will strive
ito make it the other hand believe that life
rs not worth while we will not make any effort.
WE DO NOT OWE ANYBODY ANYTHING: That
IS the attitude young people many cases but moth
ing is further from the truth Very few of have built
the schoohouse in which We're educated the church in
which trained, the house which has become a
nome for Some else built these things us and
provided them for without the least effort our part
Somebody established law and order created courts
protected property, built roads, created the works of
beauty and loneliness which have enriched our lives so
generously Somebody made sacrifices in order to mako
the world better place in which to live.
10 these and countless other provisions which have
been made in this world something We owe our
respect rghtful of things desire to preserve
and pass on to other generations We thanks God
TOR all the great characters who have lived We owe them
determination to watch the misleading sign posts along
the highway of life that may not fail and defeat the
purposes for which they have given untold sacrifices and
in many, many instances their lives.