Work…and Worry… May 31, 1953
There are situations and circumstances that would prematurely wear us all ways if we would let them. There are rough, eroding experiences that, with some of, leave raw, deep wounds, but with others...
Why Should We Work? January 11, 1953
There is in most of us at times a tendency not to do anything that is difficult to do, not to perform any unpleasant service or engage in any inconvenient activity. The tendency is often more...
Why Leave It So Late? February 15, 1953
On a certain journey not long ago some travelers encountered one of those untamed onslaughts of the elements which man, despite all his previous preparations, is never quite prepared for. It became...
What's Past Is Prologue January 4, 1953
There is a comforting line from Shakespeare which in one short sentence has much to suggest: “What’s past is prologue.” It is a plea for hope, for new beginnings, for not brooding...
Until the Next Step Shows Itself August 16, 1953
Always when we are faced with decisions, we wish that we could see the end from the beginning: As between two jobs, for example, both of which have something to be said for them, it would be...
Unfinished Business… December 27, 1953
All of us always have unfinished business. Most of us have unfulfilled obligations. Most of us have things piled far before us that always weigh on us and worry us⎯things we never quite get to,...
To You Who Begin Life Together… June 14, 1953
Songs of love and of undying devotion are good to the ears of all of us. There would be much missing, much emptiness without music and moonlight and romance. But lovely as all these are, there must...
To Begin Again July 12, 1953
Sometimes we hear someone say, “I wish I could begin again; I wish I could live life over with what I know now.” It is not an uncommon wish, but time cannot be turned back, and in life...
The Weight of the Future… September 27, 1953
Most of us at times feel overpowered and depressed by the tasks that lie before us, by the undone things that we have yet to do. A young man, for example, may look ahead at what he feels he must...
The Unanswered Questions October 11, 1953
No doubt all of us are troubled at times by the unanswered questions of life. No doubt all of us are given to wondering at times about the point and purpose of many things, and even to wondering why...
The Time of Your Life May 17, 1953
As young people face the future, no doubt there are some who suppose (and some who sometimes say) that they would rather have been born at some other time, that they would rather have lived in some...
The Question of Retirement... May 24, 1953
To be able to close each day with a sense of accomplishment is one of the greatest blessings and precious privileges of life, one that entitles a person to sound sleep and sincere satisfaction as...
The Question of Compensation July 26, 1953
Since Emerson wrote his essay on compensation, it has been difficult to say anything new on the subject. But for a generation that may have forgotten, and for a generation that may not yet have...
The Pursuit of Pleasant Pastimes January 25, 1953
Often we complain about being busy, and certainly at times we are too busy sometimes at essential things and sometimes at nonessential things. And because we are so busy, we may sometimes wish for...
The Making of Memories November 29, 1953
Some years ago Gustaf Stromberg, eminent Swedish-American scientist, had some significant things to say in one of his scholarly works concerning the memories of men: “A study of the nature of...
The Light That Leads to Further Light December 13, 1953
Men seem to have an urgent sense of searching for something that they are not now aware of having seen. They are not content with only what their hands can touch, with only what is immediately...
The Light "Which Lighteth Every Man" December 6, 1953
It is recorded in the first book of the Bible that God said: “Let there be light” (Gen.1:3)—and form there on through scripture, the great theme light is over and over emphasized:...
The Liability of Loose Threats January 18, 1953
Sometimes someone is heard to say what he will do to someone else if! And in that “if” a threat is uttered or implied. Threats may seem necessary under some circumstances, but all of us...
The Gift of Gratitude November 22, 1953
One doesn’t have to live very long before he becomes aware of the pleasure of doing things for appreciative people and the disappointment of doing things for people who seem to lack a sincere...
The Courage to Make Decisions August 23, 1953
Taking time to decide is frequently an essential factor of safety. But there is also such a thing as taking too much time. The power of decision is sometimes seized from us by too long a delay. We...