There is a world of wisdom in this little prayer, wisdom which we will all do well to acquire. There isn’t any use trying to move an immovable object and while we may expend a great deal of energy, we shall surely end up a frustrated failure.
On the other hand, if we assume that nothing…
“Make no useless acquaintances, learn no useless skills or subjects.” This statement is attributed to Rothschild. In this age of high technology there is so much we can learn about almost anything and everything. There are experts in ends and specialists on subjects that should be of no int…
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It has been said that we do not appreciate some things until we lose them. Recently we received a letter from a brother who told us of his joy in regaining his sense of smell. It is common to take for granted the fact that we can smell the flowers, see the falling leaves, hear the patter of …
There is an old song that says, “Into each life some rain must fall but too much is falling into mine”. It is raining now and has been for days; the flu and a relapse have put our mood and the weather in perfect harmony.
It is sometimes hard to remember that it is the rain that brings t…
Charles M Schultze, author of the comic strip “Peanuts”, used to say, “In all this world, there is nothing more upsetting than the clobbering of a cherished belief ”.
To prove the truth of this saying, try telling folks that their cherished religious beliefs are false. I…
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When is a parasite not a parasite? When it is dead. A parasite is dependent upon someone else while it lives. This is true of plants and animals. It is also true of human beings. People detest the thought of being parasites and yet no-one is truly independent. In the fullest sense, we are al…
Dr Albert Schweitzer said, “Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate”. It’s a funny thing about kindness. The more it’s used, the more there is – because kindness is so contagious.
If we …
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There is a story that Albert Einstein was once asked by some scientists if they could analyse his brain after his death. They wondered what the brain of a genius would be like. Einstein agreed but he did so only if they promised that he be allowed to write a letter which would be read after their re…
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There is a story about a businessman who rode the subway into downtown New York every day. He took the escalator up to the street and walked to the corner where he bought a newspaper from a little boy yelling, “Paper! Paper!” at the top of his lungs. The man smiled, handed the boy a quarter for …
The human eye is a wonderful thing. Blind people think a lot more about eyes and sight than those with normal vision because it is common to take for granted the many blessings we enjoy and only think about the things we want and do not have.
Although most of us are blessed with vision of some de…
