Show LATELY in a conversation with one of the most brilliant yet solidly intellectual intel-lectual women it haa ever been my privilege to meet II says an anonymous writer we spoke of the personal love of praise approbation or appreciation that seems to be natural to people She said that they should not care so much as theydo about receiving praise But I replied setting aside the insincere insin-cere flattery which is easily detected do yon not think that honest approval or genuine appreciation judiciously bestowed be-stowed either upon children or grown persons is right when tney deserve it Does it not encourage and stimulate the moral and mental faculties It seems to me that human beings are in this respect like flowers In order to grow they should be planted in the right soil and receive the sunshine as well as tho rain Appreciation is to an individual what the sunshine is to a flower The lady answered I catch the thought and it is true but you do not use the best word to express it It is neither praise approbation nor to put a fine and oorreot point upon it appreciation that people need It is recognition1 |