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Show II I , i ' ---I I - - - Resolutions for Good Living LivingI Livin ' I I HEREBY RESOLVE that I will wJll face the rising rIsmg sun of ofeach ofeach i ieach each new day with a courageous heart , a song upon my hps lips lipsand lipsand i iand and a smile smJle upon my face in m the hope that my example e\.ample e.ample e .ample ample ' \ . of so sodomg sodoing sodoing domg doing will w111 help lift hft the burdens of those with timid souls soulssongle , ' onglecC3 songless . , : s lips and with faces facec : ; that cannot smile . . I I HEREBY RE50L RESOLVE VE not to be selfish or ask anythmg anythmgI anything anythmgfor anythingfor anythingfor I for m myself self that shallwake shall make wake the world or men in m it poorer . I II ITant Iwant I\vant I vant I \\Tant Tant want \ \ nothing at the expense e\.pense e.pense e .pense pense \ . of other ether men I only ask that thatI thati thatthe thatIhe I the i he good things thmgs of this world touch me as they pass , and andthen andthen i ithen then go on to gather strength and touch otheis othels , so that all allI allmen allmen allmen I men may have a taste of the good things thmgs that are here , I I HEREBY RE RESOLVE OLVE to keep my eyes open so that I II IHay Imay Imay I Hay may ) see my fuends ficends fi lends ; my eal eais ears S open so rthat that I may hear my myficends myfi I fliends ficends lends ; my mind mmd open so that I may understand my flIends ficends flIendsj flIendsI ficendsI fi lendsI I piomise plomIse promise not to be cioss ClOSS cross if I am mIsundelstood misundelstobd misundei stood by them , as asr asr asI j r want my influence mfluence in 111 this world to be for good , . I HEREBY RESOLVE to do only work that ha has real realvalue realvalue realvalue value and not to charge a puce pure that would be a hai haidship haldshIp dship on onhIm onhim onhim hIm who must pay . I HEREBY RESOLVE to travel on . , unafraid , and to tobpread tospread tospread bpread spread the gospel of cheer and to help those along the way waywho waywho waywho who are fearful of tomonow tomorlow tomoriow . I I HEREBY RESOLVE not to be too serious serIOUb , but to toexercise toexercise I exercise my s sense se se of humor and the power to laugh , to have haveI havea I a little leisure once in m a while with nothing nothmg to do except to toI tothmk tothink tothink I thmk think happy thoughts and the pleasant things thmgs that I have haveI havee.perienced haveexperienced haveexperienced I e\.perienced e.perienced e .perienced perienced experienced \ . in in life hfe To take time out to give thanks for the theI thehealth thehealth thehealth I health that I enjoy epjoy ; , , for the food , clothing and shelter that I II Ihave Ihave Ihave I have , and for the protection the flag gives under which I II IlIve Ilive Ilive I lIve . I HEREBY RESOLVE to promote quality ' ' in 'In all things thingsI thingsand th'mgsand thmgsand ' and to use my influence mfluence to improve the standards of hvmg living livingfor livingfor for all people . " "I I " 1 do not pi plize ize , ithe the word ward cheap , it is , not a word wordlof wordof wordof lof of hope nor a word of cheer , , it is the badge of poveity povel ty , thesignal thesignal the sIgnal of distress Cheap merchandise and cheap serVIce serVIcemean servicemean servicemean ! mean cheap men , and cheap men a cheap country . " ? II IIl IIpledge I Ipledge I pledge ledge myself to stay by l the sidexf S1deof sideof , , ) quality . . I I HEREBY RESOLVE to be charitable , kind kmd , patIent patientand patientand I Iand and sympathetic . . To use my head , my heart and my hands handsto handsto I Ito to build bmld up and not tear down either men or nations . Fo Tro To be bemOle bemote bemoie mOle mote strict with myself and moie mOle more tolerant with others othersI beI I I HEREBY RESOLVE not to carry grudges , hah hatieds eds 01 of oflea1ousees 01i 01lealousics lealouslCs lea1ousees past the setting setbng settmg sun of any day , for when I he lie he'dOIDl lied lie/i lie i liei.ocsi 01I I 'dOIDl dOIDl d / ow , , iOle + o _ i -.ocsi- .ocsi - . .ocsimoht st - a - > i \ nurht ni mo-ht- mo ht mohtT - ht - I T want want nndei under undel , m my mv head , the toe soft pIllowof pillowof pillow pillowof of a forgiving rorglvmg man manI manI I HEREBY RESOLVE to take a few moments each eachday eachday eachday day for quiet , silent meditation , asking askmg for help and stl stiength stiengthto ength engthto to caii cairy cauoy caiiy y out my lesolutions lesoluiIons resolutions fiom flom the Power that helps all all'v allho allwho I choose to in life as GodBy God I IBy 'v v \ho ho ' \ % ho ask , and which recognize recogl11ze my -By By - By CLARK S HAAS , I IPast Past Piesident Plesident President , , Omaha , Neb , Lions ClubI Club I I ! |