Positive Resolutions January 2, 1966
“Many good resolutions seem to die a natural death after a few days,” said James Francis Cooke. “Why? Largely because those who make them do not have the quality of dogged...
Though I Cannot See All the Way… January 9, 1966
“If someone were to ask you to go to a moving picture of things that are going to happen . . . would you go?” asked William Frederick Bigelow. “Would you be willing to risk seeing...
All That Could Be Made of the "Stuff" January 16, 1966
In a strong, short sentence Jean Paul Richter said: “I have made of myself all that could be made of the stuff.”1 The “stuff,” of course, is all that we have and all we are:...
When It Happens--if It Happens January 23, 1966
In an essay “On Tranquility of Mind,” Seneca wrote some sentences concerning the disappointment, the discouragement, the sorrows that sometime come to all of us. “No one could...
The Uses of Adversity… January 30, 1966
“Sweet are the uses of adversity . . .” is often cited from Shakespeare, but adversity seems not always sweet or acceptable, as personally applied. It isn’t easy to concede, even...
Who Have Not Patience… February 13, 1966
Times of personal trouble are times of self-searching and often bring out the inner qualities of character. Those who attend sick or sorrowing or deeply disappointed people, often see the qualities...
Upon You in Your Youth… February 20, 1966
“The destiny of any nation, at any given time,” said Goethe, “depends on the opinions of its young men under five-and-twenty.” This focuses on the fact that the whole future...
In Touch With Youth… February 27, 1966
In a writing on the rift between generations, a wise professor had some searching things to say: “There has hardly been a time . . . when students needed more attention and patient listening...
If We Expect Perfection… March 6, 1966
“If one by one we counted people out For the least fault,” wrote Robert Frost, “it wouldn’t take us long to get so we had no one left to live with.” We may well think...
Patience and Punishment March 13, 1966
On some days our physical and mental mood makes even serious problems seem solvable, while some days, some nights, may make even lesser problems seem more serious. We change much in our feelings and...
Each Day Is Decisive March 20, 1966
The choices in life are always and endless. Every hour, every instant gives us something to decide — where we go, what we learn, what we do with time, whether we play or work, develop or drift,...
Now I Like Good People March 27, 1966
We choose people for certain purposes⎯for friendship, for talents, for business or professional ability, for qualities of character. There are some whose services we never see, and some whose impact...
The Pattern… the Purpose April 3, 1966
In the highs and lows of life, the unhappiness and happiness, despair and hope, there is much to make us search ourselves, and much to make us search outside ourselves. We read history; we see its...
Quick-Triggered Temper May 1, 1966
Failure in the Home May 8, 1966
We turn at this time to a simple basic subject, “Love at home,” which includes both sentiment and service and something else besides⎯the love of mothers, parents, children, in this most...
Unanswered Yet?… May 15, 1966
Life is a search for all of us. It is a mixture of problems and accomplishment, of disappointment and hope, of fear and faith. There are times when we have a sense of assurance, and times when we...
Somewhere Before Evolution… May 22, 1966
There is the beauty of it, of the world and its wonders⎯the seasons, the sunset, the majesty of a storm-filled sky; the innocent eyes of a child, the wonderful welcome of loved ones; the awareness...
To Qualify for the Future… June 5, 1966
With the ever increasing importance of preparation, some simple, basic thoughts suggest themselves for young people who are searching for a future. We see those who drop out; those who refuse to...
Marriage--and Character June 12, 1966
My Criterion of Goodness… June 26, 1966
At a time when we are tightening up our standards on material things, it is ironic⎯tragic⎯that there should be a loosening of standards pertaining to principles, laws, morals, manners. On labels,...