A Approach to the Safety Problem…,   July 8, 1956

A Door Must Be Either Open or Shut…   August 19, 1956

We have previously referred to the rate of speed at which men move—to the fact that sixty miles an hour means moving eighty-eight feet in a single second—to the losses that could occur from only a...

Again We Turn to Happiness…   January 22, 1956

“There is even happiness,” wrote Thomas Hood, “that makes the heart afraid.” There is a happiness that makes the heart afraid that it won’t last long. Life is...

Another Approach to the Safety Problem   July 22, 1956

We have previously approached the safety problem as a moral principle. Now we should like to consider safety as the evidence of an inner attitude, for the inner attitude of a person tends to carry...

As Parents and Children Come to Common Ground   March 4, 1956

It is an odd thing, in a way, how each generation seems to feel that each preceding generation is somewhat old-fashioned—how each generation listens impatiently to the lessons of the past. Youth is...

As to Fathers…   June 17, 1956

Life gives us many memories⎯of home, mothers, fathers and family. And as to fathers, we should like to turn to some passing pictures and impressions: First of all, fathers commit themselves to...

Commencement -- a Season of Decision   June 3, 1956

Whenever we arrive anywhere, wherever we are is but a place from which to proceed to the next place. Those who have come to Commencement have arrived at this realization−for life is a process, and...

Comparison--and Covetousness   November 4, 1956

For the purpose of measuring progress, for the purpose of measuring merit, some kinds of comparison are essential. They tell us where we are with respect to where we were, and where we ought to be....

Concerning Safety and Survival…   June 24, 1956

There was once perpetrated upon the public a two-word phrase that is contrary to truth and goodness and good sense: “Live dangerously.” Many do it, and many have done it⎯of which the...

Decisions of Principle--and of Preference   October 7, 1956

There comes to mind the recent remark of a young man facing some current problems and pressures: It was the utterance of one awakening to reality: “There certainly are a lot of...

Fellow Passengers…   December 30, 1956

Today we should like to talk about people⎯just plain people⎯people with problems; people with ambitions and opportunities; people who sometimes make mistakes, and are sorry for them; people with...

Freedom and Conformity   April 22, 1956

Always and ever before us is the question of freedom and force—of what we do willingly, because we want to, and what we do because we feel we must. Freedom and conformity can be much...

From Here On…   October 14, 1956

There are always some regrets in living life. No matter what decisions we make, we are likely to wonder what would have happened if we had done differently; and often we feel sure we should have...

Giving and Taking Counsel and Correction   February 5, 1956

Sometimes there comes a cleavage between people who should be close to each other⎯because of inability either to give or take counsel and criticism and correction kindly. Parents and children are...

How Fine the Line   October 21, 1956

It is a dramatic and frightening fact that a man can do a thing right a thousand times, and then when he does it wrong just once, tragedy comes. Except for some very narrow escapes, perhaps any of...

In a Period of Pressure   November 25, 1956

It seems that most of us feel that we are living n a period of pressure⎯a pressure that seems to be felt at every level of life: the pressure of complexity, the pressure of anxiety, the pressure of...

In Looking at Our Loved Ones   February 26, 1956

Someone once wrote, “If the stars came out only once a year, the whole world would go out and look at them.” But since they can be seen so easily and so often, we become accustomed to...

Loved Ones Waiting…   May 27, 1956

Of Things Not Seen   March 11, 1956

We should never be content with what we know. But neither should we be cynical about what we don’t know. With a little knowledge, there is always the danger of assuming that what we...

On Belonging to a Family   February 19, 1956

One of the very wonderful things of life is a sense of belonging. And one of the most wonderful things to belong to is a loyal and affectionate family—a family who have each their own individual...