On Getting Away From Ourselves November 25, 1945
For those who are old in years, the past seems to become sharper in memory, and many things which we thought had been obliterated have proved but to be stored away, only waiting to be recalled. For...
Freedom From Offensive Speech December 2, 1945
As a society of men we have learned to take measures to protect ourselves against many things. Those who commit theft or violence we endeavor to isolate. Against the spread of communicable diseases,...
On Facing Life as It Is December 9, 1945
Sometimes in looking at the lives of others, we may suppose that there are those who lead an untroubled existencefree from the heartaches, free from the reverses, free from the causes for worry and...
The Quality of Generosity December 16, 1945
On the face of it, generosity would seem to be easy to define. In the abstract, perhaps it is. But to say in specific cases whether or not one is generous may not be as easy as might be supposed....
Let There Be Light! December 30, 1945
From the time of their earliest understanding, we wisely assured our children that there is no reason to fear the dark. We tell them of the need we have for the nighttime to bring us quiet and...
On Beginning Where We Are January 6, 1946
Often when we wish we might be something other than what we are, we don’t seem to know where to begin or how. We fix our eyes upon far goals and sometimes assume that they may be approached...
On Improving Other People January 13, 1946
Perhaps most of us at times feel a wholesome dissatisfaction with ourselves. But it would seem that we more often feel dissatisfaction and impatience with the faults and failures of others. When we...
Know This--That Every Soul Is Free… January 20, 1946
There seems to be an inborn desire in men to have others think as they think, and to believe as they believe. All of us are pleased when others share our views. Certainly in some respects it would...
On Working for a Price and Against a Principle January 27, 1946
It would be interesting to know how many men devote their lives to working for things they don’t believe in. We raise the question because it is an important factor in success and failure and...
On Being Convincing February 3, 1946
To live happily and successfully we have to learn how to get along with people. And one important factor in getting along with people is to deserve their confidenceto be convincingly sincere. Then...
On Influencing Our Children February 10, 1946
When we are dealing with inanimate objects, there may come a precise moment when we can stand back and look at our work and call it finished. But with our children the problem is not so simple. We...
Discipline for Living February 17, 1946
None of us can count with certainty on any prolonged period of tranquillity. When things seem to be going about as we would have them gowhen at last it seems that we might relax and live according...
The Troubles of Others February 24, 1946
The inclination to see everything in terms of our own present situation is demonstrated in many ways. When we are warm, it is relatively difficult to remember the bitter penetration of cold. When we...
Flattery March 3, 1946
To see and to say sincerely complimentary things about others is a gracious custom that does much to make life livable. But, as always, along with the genuine and the good come the counterfeit and...
Protection March 10, 1946
There are some words that take on cherished meaning for us, some words the very sound of which is sweet to recallso much so, that we are often inclined to accept them at face value, without...
Parents, Children, and Authority March 17, 1946
Perhaps we had just as well admit to begin with that our authority is sometimes exercised unpredictablysometimes because of prejudice, sometimes because of impatience, sometimes because of whim and...
The Power to Endure March 24, 1946
We often look upon the troubles of others and wonder how they live through them. We see those who have been suddenly stricken by sorrow, by accident, by some ill-advised action, or by the loss of...
Antidote to Fear March 31, 1946
The news that continually breaks upon us would unsettle the lives of all of us if we would let it. We are daily exposed to report and counterreport, to opinion and counteropinion, to accusation and...
The Duty to Warn and the Power to Save April 7, 1946
It is not uncommon to hear an impatient parent deliver an ultimatum to a willful child, perhaps with the familiar threat: “That’s the last time I’m going to tell you.” What...
On Appraising People April 14, 1946
Consciously or otherwise, we tend to appraise and to classify everyone we see or meet or casually observe. We like their appearance or we do not. We think we would enjoy more of their company or we...