Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-11-24

grocery store and you become a
little irritated because Mary or
Johnny want to run ahead and
skip and jump a little. You feel
very thankful for their strong
healthy bodies when a mother
passes you wheeling a ten year
old in a wheel chair. She looks at
your child skipping along and how
she would love to stroll along
watching her child as he ran and
played. Now, you are happy to
walk a little slower so your child
can enjoy the walk!
You had just decided you could
not use your living room rug
another season until you took a
basket to a neighbor whose young
sters were crawling around on
bare floors ALL over the house.
The children seemed healthy and
oh so happy when they saw you
coming with the basket. They
knew they would have a nice meal
tomorrow. They were used to the
bare floors. They were used to
being cold, too. They did not COM
plain nor did their mother. Her
husband had gone to work that
morning. The first job he had been
able to get since his accident.
They had a great deal to be thank
full for! Out Of the box at your
club you drew a request from the
box that said, II will be very
thankful if someone will drive me
to my church for the Thanksgiv-
ing services.
You were privileged to go but
you hadn't planned to be there.
Now, you are happy because you
realize what a blessing 1t Is to be
able to attend the church Of your
choice any time you want to go
there. What a blessing not to have
to depend on someone else taking
you!
Being kind to someone else
gives you the feeling Of doing unto
others as you would have them do
unto you.
You may feel there Is not much
you can do for others but there
are a great many things you can
do to brighten another's Life. You
can share a meal with such a one
and II you are happy, share your
happiness with someone! Go visit
the sick or shut-in who is able to
have visitors.
You may share flowers from
you flower bed with someone
who loves flowers but for rea-
sons best known to herself can
not afford to buy any.
There are a great many shut-ins
in nursing homes who say they do
appreciate the groups who come
and sing for them during the holi-
days. They say you are welcome
to come and sing any day Of the
week. Share your songs with them,
now.
Did you know that you can
share a smile with someone to-
day? So many people have so few
friends to share a smile with them.
They are the ones who cannot get
out Of doors often. Friends came
to see them at first but after be-
ing confined to their homes for
sometime, only few friends con-
tinue to visit them. You might
share some Of your time with
them!
Do you know there are a great
many people who still love to
read? You may share some Of
the books you have read with
them. They will be very thankful
to you.
For the many blessings we en-
joy let us be very thankful!
.
Close the door upon your treas
ures Of love and fortune-they
leak through and are gone. If you
would keep and increase them,
share generously. Bless your one
loaf and pass it out to the multi
tude and 1t will feed them and
return you seven basketfuls. Hoard
it and guard 1t and it win shrivel
down to a widowed crust.-An-
gelo Patri, IN Red Book.