Young People With Problems May 19, 1968
On the question of law and order, and young people with problems, a panel of internationally eminent law enforcement officers had these significant things to say: that there is about a fifty-fifty...
You Are Going to Meet Again March 31, 1968
“We are all of us fellow-passengers on one and the same planet,” “We are all of us fellow-passengers on one and the same planet,”1 said Hendrick Van Loon. And if we ever...
Without Character January 14, 1968
Talent without character is always a cause of concern. Anything without character is a cause of concern: money without character, authority without character, power, personality, eloquence, beauty...
Who Is Man That He Should Forget…? February 18, 1968
No matter how fast and far we may have moved, no matter how much we may have done or made, there are always unanswered questions⎯searching: for purpose, for meaning, for assurance. And always there...
When I Do Good… September 8, 1968
We still remember the voice saying sincerely: “A good feeling comes into my heart when I do the things I know are right.” Since the universe is run by Law, since nature lives by law,...
When a Child Begins to Ask Questions… October 13, 1968
A person soon learns how little he knows when a child begins to ask questions. Children often penetrate us to the very center of our souls, and in their honest, searching innocence reveal to us our...
What to Overlook--and When February 11, 1968
“The art of being wise,” said William James, “is the art of knowing what to overlook.” Life without friends, without loved ones would be too altogether empty. But since...
What E'er Thou Art… January 7, 1968
An inscription over a Scottish doorway had this to say: “What e’er thou art, act well thy part.” This ties somewhat to the sentence that says: “Abstain from all appearance of...
We Don't Stumble Over Mountains November 10, 1968
From somewhere comes this old and interesting observation: “We don’t stumble over mountains.” It seems we stumble over small things mostly. It is by small steps and often small...
To Finish June 2, 1968
For youth, it is a season of searching and decision, with some completing school, some deciding to continue, some quitting before they acquire credentials. From the Master, there is a meaningful...
The Unity and Patience of Parents June 23, 1968
Thoughts often turn to home, to memories, to mothers; fathers, families, and the meaning of it all, all beginning with a marriage that two people made⎯and, having made it, must see that home becomes...
The Silent Wars Within… November 17, 1968
“In reading world history,” wrote Harlan House, “we are impressed by the exploits of daring men leading mighty armies and conquering great nations. Yet how often do we consider the...
The Safety of Counsel February 25, 1968
Young people sometimes decide to go it alone in life. They learn a little and feel they have learned much more, and often fail to ask for counsel because they think they already know the answer⎯or...
The Miserable Misunderstandings… December 29, 1968
Sometimes in our thoughtless rushing around we become impersonal and preoccupied things that matter less, and overlook the hearts and needs of people who matter more. In the sometimes rough...
The Habits We Have… November 3, 1968
There is this form Samuel Johnson on habit and human behavior: “the chains of habit are generally too small to be felt, until they are too strong to be broken.”1 “Do not...
The Get-Out-From-Under Attitude... August 11, 1968
There is sometimes evident an attitude of wanting to get out from under, not wanting to be accountable to anyone. Young people, for example, sometimes choose to move away from home and family and...
The Best Books July 14, 1968
It was Carlyle who said that “books are like men’s souls.” This could mean that the kind of man a writer is suggests the kind of book he will write. And it could mean also that the...
The Art of Living Long… March 10, 1968
If we are blessed with long years of life, this brings us to old age, and with old age there sometimes comes concern, not so much concern for growing old gracefully as for growing old...
Taking Time to Listen… March 3, 1968
Besides seeking counsel, which for all of us is so essential, there is another side of the subject: listening so that we can give counsel sincerely and sensibly. “Lately I have thought a lot...
Some Laws Too Seldom Considered… October 20, 1968
In our concern for liberty, and law, and lawlessness, and what is of isn’t legal of moral of permissible, there sometimes seems to be too much complexity. The endless process of passing many...