Only Let Me Make My Life Simple and Straight August 12, 1962
“There is no true liberty nor real joy,” said Thomas 4a Kempis, “save in the fear of God with a good conscience.” The search of life is a search for happiness, for truth, for...
Repentance--and the Failure to Forgive August 19, 1962
To repeat a sentence India’s Tagore said, “Only let me make my life simple and straight.” But this we do not always do. We let life become cluttered and complicated. We make...
Repentance and Sincerity August 26, 1962
As to sincerity in repentance, simply saying the words−simply saying we are sorry−is not enough. The persistent repeating of former offenses suggests a certain lack of sincerity, or at least of...
The Sense of Process September 2, 1962
In commenting on an unproductive person, one observer said, “[She] has no sense of process…. She wants the result without doing any of the work that goes to make it.” This is a...
Bringing Things About September 9, 1962
“Men give me some credit for genius,” said Alexander Hamilton. “All the genius I have lies in this: When I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before...
The Constitution of Our Country, The [Title Used Previo September 16, 1962
Each hour we live we have more reason to be grateful for both liberty and law, and for the inspired Constitution that makes these priceless things possible and yet we seem to have too little...
The Constitution--Old as Truth and Modern as Tomorrow September 23, 1962
“If men were angels,” said James Madison, “no government would be necessary.”1 And in a government of the people by the people, the great difficulty is that one must...
A Question of Convenience September 30, 1962
We turn to what could be called a question of convenience: the doing of things when they should be done, or dodging them⎯the whole habit of postponing, delaying, of learning only reluctantly, of...
Speed--and Direction October 7, 1962
In the long process of learning and preparing, young people often feel both pressure and impatience⎯sometimes so much so that delays of difficulties may cause them to quit, to give up too easily...
Pressures, Patience, and Preparation October 14, 1962
It would be wonderful, in a way, if everyone could move directly toward his intended objective without delay or disappointment⎯without any slowing down or setback. But few have ever lived...
Knowing Is Not Enough October 21, 1962
When we are young we need to learn that we need to learn—that we need to know—that wee need to acquire competence. Knowledge is power. It is a prerequisite to competence. “It is impossible for...
Unwillingness to Wait October 28, 1962
There are many things in life for which we must be willing to wait. But too often, too young, there is too much tendency to try to rush life, to have it all now, to exhaust its experiences and force...
Cheerfulness and Constancy… November 4, 1962
Sir Richard Steele, eminent English essayist of the eighteenth century, made some whimsical and earnest observations on getting along with people, despite annoyance and inconvenience. Cheerfulness...
Cheerfulness and Constancy in Marriage November 11, 1962
Here are some lines on a lasting marriage written by Sir Richard Steele: more than two-and-a half centuries ago. “The most delightful and most lasting Engagements,” he said, “are...
A Thoughtful, Thankful Season November 18, 1962
Our thoughts turn again to a thoughtful, thankful season, with gratitude for what the good earth has done in providing plenty, and for the goodness of God to whom we owe it all. Life is sustained...
The Obligation to Find Happiness November 25, 1962
“There is an evident effort in nature to be happy,” says an old and respected source: “Everything blossoms to express beauty, as well as lead to fruitage. Even the inorganic...
What Is Love Without Truth? December 2, 1962
Marriage is such a basic, sacred and vital relationship in life that it must be fixed on solid foundations and cannot safely be subjected to pretense, to double standards, divided loyalties, and...
Love Is All This… December 9, 1962
“We are too ready to retaliate, rather than forgive. . . .” said William Penn, “And yet we could hurt no Man that we believe loves us. . . . What we love we’ll trust. . . ....