St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-06-14
THIS N THAT
by hazel
underwood

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Make The World Glad That You
Game Into IL
There's only one corner Of the
universe you can be certain Of inn
proving, and that's your own self
so you have TO begin there, not
outside, not on other people. That
comes afterwards, when you've
worked on your own corner.
-Aldous HUXLEY.
Wouldn't II be nice II just for
once we could ask our most init
mate friends TO tell us our faults
as they see them? And when they
tell us the little irritating habits
we have and the faults we have
such az, for instance; CThis means
you and u DO you, as soon as
you meet, say hello and then start
right in talking about the awful
coat your best friend just bought?
You told her you thought II was
so lovely Why did you have 10
say that? n you did not like IL,
the kindest thing would have been
not 10 mention II to your next
friend, for, nine times out Of ten
she viii go back and tell the
owner Of the new coat what you
said. Then they win both read
your titles clear
or are you the kind who al
ways fixes" It so you have an
alibi that makes you and your
opinion always right, no matter
what happens. Say for instance:
your husband suggests II is time
to buy a new television set or
a car. You jump right in and say,
we can't afford either one right
now" He says I'VE can afford It
so let us get a car. you are
Just dying to get new carr. What
do you do? He looks at cars and
you stay way back until he says
Took at this beauty, don't you
like IT," You say II is ok, but
you are not really interested. He
buys the car and you enjoy II as
much as he does but soon you tire
Of the sacrifice Of the strain and
everytime you want something
you cannot afford to buy you tell
him II HE had not bought that
old new car you could have had
what you want
or are you the kind who feels
hurt because no one comes to see
YOU when you are IN? How many
times have you been to see a
friend who is III or sad2 That's
right, you cant remember any
person you had time to go see.
You promise yourself when you
get well you are going to make
special effort to be more
thoughtful and take time to so see
your shut-in friends
or are you the kind who never
finds time to do any kind Of work
In the church Of your Choice2
There are so many little things
you could DO that would help keep
the church moving along, Very
few churches can afford to hire all
OF the work necessary to be done.
II YOU would jut give one hour
week the church would be able
to have everything taken care o.
Perhaps you cannot play the organ
or do the bookkeeping or the vari-
Gus other Jobs, but you can do a
! lot II you will stop criuctsing
those who are doing the best they
can.
You have a beautiful voice In
stead OF critiCising those who are
doing their best. why don't you
/ get in the choir and help them.
| Another good voice can cover up"
a weak voice
You are first class typist,
Why don't YOU help a few hours
with the tipping instead OF finding
fault with the small errors that
the best typists make.
Then there are the children who
need to be taught in the Sunday
school one hour a week with them
would be a great help to the
churches.
II YOU would get interested in
doing the work OF the church YOU
would be too busy to find fault
or perhaps you are the worst