Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1941-07-11

\ choices that vii
enter into thei
fertile little bodies as they grov
|. up? After summing up these ques
Ations, | find that the most puz
sGling thing in life is the choic
hat must be made at every turl
ofAthe day. Countless choices borl
FevAfy hour, surprising, vexatious
anxious choices that demand in
stant decision, though the heav
ems fall there after.
These are the structures Of one
life, Each choice takes it's toll o,
u .Ssa,s creative self. With each goe:
high hope and self-saerifice. Suef
experiences are the essence o.
Youth, and the Regret of Age. 81
We Grow.
The right choice is the Spirit
ual Crown on material success
the coveted prize Of life. 1t is q
Challenge to adventure, at once
danger and a dare, but if The
choice is right, it is worth all it
costs. How shall the little boys
who ! train daily, unknowing and
to some extent, unwise in the ways
Of the world, Make The Right
Choice? How shall they find Wis
dom and Understanding Except
that they do find it in the Home,
the Church, the School, and on
the Playground, these, their Sc
cludel Seers.
Only by seeking, grasping, and
being instructed properly and hon
estly " the Home, the Church,
the School and the Playground,
can TIL choice be Implanted. And
there 4 this question which each
one of isvmust answer for himself
shall have taken root. And on our
answer, life's richness must de-
pend. That Is Important To You.
Each Of us chooses what he needs
from the opportunities offered us.
The critical point is the fact, that
no choice can ever be single, for
nothing stands alone.
Every selected experience is one
of a long chain of circumstances
that Bless or Curse us as long as
we shall live. You must agree,
"That chain of unfortunate cir
cumstances will oftimes leave a
blurred mark which may never be
erased.' Or can it? Who knows
For even the wisest choice is nc
Unmixed Joy. Always, we long
for some Beauty, glimIl ed ane
lost. 1t is enough if the decision
brings feeling of triumph, q
thrill of victory, for the present, al
least
A few years ago, / was calloC
upon to decide again. What wa
important to my plans for a re.
constructed living, as perhaps
scores Of others have been also
satisfies our better selves, tina
goes of all mankind. We need in
telligence and courage to continue
in a world so full of unserupulous
people, ever ready to suppress then
weaker brothers.
My boys, so young, so helpless
before the onslaught Of a worlC
ever ready to meet their need, i
they but know, are still quite ii
the dark. ~ sssS z
II the Mothers, Fathers, Minis
ters, Teachers, would direct tn,
attention of the young folk to th'
lives of those who have won anc
are winning the respect and hon
or and love of mankind, insteas
of forever placing a stamp Of dis
approval on some individual, wht
like countless others, was striving
to mal@ this world a better place
in which to live, and who insist
upon staying behind closed doors
fearful lest the doors be suddenly
thrown open and they, too, will
be exposed to the light. The hpy'
could be made TO feel the spirit
Of those, who, living and serving
their day well, at death, had left
q rich heritage Of life for them
to follow. This Would Be A Wise
Choice. a. al b
May / quote a passage from ST
Paul? Who in a message, never
surpassed in beauty and clarity
said; "Whatsoever things are True
Think on these Things And
there are fine men and women liy-
ing today who, accepting this
teaching, steadily choose the I'M
portant things Of the Spirit as
their way of life. Are you one of
them? If so, you are a happy,
successul person, living richly, in
simplicity and not behind the doors
of deceit, fearful lest they are
suddenly thrown open and you,
too, are left exposed.
Continued next week)