A Fresh Look at Life… November 8, 1953
Sometimes it would be well if we could step aside and see ourselves as if we had never seen us before—and see not only ourselves, but see also the things around us, free from the tired impressions...
A Little Learning June 7, 1953
About Mothers… May 10, 1953
One could search and ponder long without finding anything new to say concerning mothers. But need there be anything new—but only some things that should again be said. Appreciation, praise, and love...
Always -- and Forever April 5, 1953
The longer we live the more aware we are of the shortness of this life we live, and the more aware we are of a sense of loss and of loneliness as those whom we have loved and lived among leave us...
Balance and Specialization April 26, 1953
The Tower of Pisa has been famous for centuries because it has stood so long while leaning some sixteen feet off center. In this it is an exception for most towers that have leaned that far have...
Balance--and Bias May 3, 1953
On this question of balance: Almost anyone, if he will let himself, can bring himself to seeing only one side of a subject the side he wants to see. Debaters, for example, may at first approach a...
Before We Learn to Live June 28, 1953
An ancient philosopher offered this interesting observation: “If we could be twice young and twice old, we could correct all our mistakes.” There is no real assurance that this is so....
Concerning Unproved Suppositions… October 18, 1953
As young people face their formal education, there may be many puzzling questions which concern conflicting theories. The past century or so has seen a profound unfoldment of truth, and the mind of...
Do the Best You Can… September 6, 1953
It is an unhappy day in the life of anyone when he fails to find sincere satisfaction in doing useful things for the joy of doing them and in doing them to the best of his ability. We all have...
Fathers--and the Passing Summers and Seasons June 21, 1953
The role of fathers seems traditionally to have been somewhat less associated with outward evidences of affection than some other roles have been. As between fathers and sons, for example, there has...
Fear God, and Work Hard November 15, 1953
There is no one we know of who is free from problems. Most of us at times have difficult situations to solve. But there are some who succumb to adverse circumstances more easily than others...
Freedom and Force March 22, 1953
There is no more basic question in life than the question of freedom and force. No doubt it was a foremost question before the world was. If there is to be order, the must be law. But with freedom...
Freedom Under God July 5, 1953
There are many theories of government, many political persuasions, many systems of social order, many philosophies as to the place and importance of people. But whatever the theories, this blessed...
Hate--and Happiness September 20, 1953
Among the long list of things that make men unhappy, none is more devoutly to be avoided than hate in the human heart. And among all the elements and ingredients of which human happiness is made,...
How Much May We Expect of Men? February 22, 1953
If We Were to Die on a Definite Date… April 12, 1953
In making decisions or in meeting emergencies, it is sometimes significant to see what a man is most concerned to save. In case of fire, for example, it is interesting to observe what each man...
Impersonal People March 29, 1953
In the normal course of living there are many pleasantries that pass from person to person. There is also much social veneer and much perfunctory impersonal politeness. For example, we may more or...
Judgment--Every Hour, Every Instant August 9, 1953
Sometimes judgment (in the sense of retribution and reward) is thought to be something rather remote something ultimately to be arrived at but not necessarily now something such as the “day of...
Keeping Up… and Catching Up October 4, 1953
We recall the often quoted comment of Lewis Carroll’s Red Queen: “Now here, you see, it takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place.” One of life’s most...
Little Brass Nails… March 8, 1953
Perhaps all of us pursue some things which, after we acquire them, seem somewhat shallow or shoddy or at least unessential. And then we wonder why we wished for them so much and worked for them so...