Show SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT by F A WALKER CAN YOU FORGET TT IS a great accomplishment to be able to forget have you it or are yon cultivating it half the bitterness ot life Is the result of our tenacity in remember ing things that we might much better forget old deeds old words old dis courtesies macbeth Ua cbeth speaking the words put into his mouth by shakespeare says pluck from the memory a rooted aar row raze out the written troubles of the brain and with some sweet oblivious antl dote cleanse the stuffed bosom ot that peril ous stuff which weighs upon the heart that Is fine advice and its accept ance and application would free many of us of memories that have never been useful but always a handicap did you ever know of a mother who would not willingly forget the giong acts the unkind words the inconsiderate treatment of her child that Is real love tor real love hns no trouble in not only forgiving but forgetting too you cannot truly forgive unless you truly forget what good does it do to treasure the memory of an unkindness it it Is for purposes of revenge why not get the revenge at once and sae lumbering up bour consciousness with recollections that serve only to irritate and annoy you there are so many more worth while things to think about than what somebody baa said about us or done against us that the time we spend in turning those thoughts over in our minds Is pretty well wasted learn to forget train yourself to say what does it matter what was said or done I 1 am going on my way rejoicing with more important things 0 o think of and better things to do perhaps you were really more than halt to blame for the unkind word or act cven we ourselves you and I 1 may occasionally be disagreeable and annoying and merit a rebuke there are not many of us that are perfect there are not many who cannot with a hope of improvement apply the words of my creed a little verse published without a ture some years ago in a western newspaper let me be a little kinder let me be a little alln er to he faults of those around me let me praise a little more let me be when I 1 am weary jut bit more cheery let roe serve a little better those that I 1 am striving tor let me be a little braver when temptations bid me waver let me strive a little harder fo be all that 1 should be let me be a tittle meeker with the brother that Is weaker let me think more of my neighbor t and a little less of me let m be a attle sweeter make my lire a bit completer by doing what 1 should do every minute of the day let me toll without complaining not hf humble basl disdaining let me face the summons calmly when death beckons me away forget the past and lei that phi apply to the future lou will be the happier fur it E by mcclur news a per syndicate |