Show Pleasure Giving Giving- V Talking to Advantage of Others V and Joy to Ourselves in 1937 T TALKING is the recognized medium of communication between between be be- tween persons who are together or who being absent use a tele tele- phone It is unfortunate having such a marvelous medium at our command that we so often fail to put it to the use worthy of its value It is possible to send a aglow aglow aglow glow of the listener lis us- us tener when we speak merited words of appreciation It is possible possible possible pos pos- sible to solace those in sorrow by bywords bywords bywords words of comfort spoken from the heart It is possible to make joy doubly gladsome by expressing our happiness in the good fortune of others Through talking to our children we Cat cal spur them on todo to todo todo do fine things or encourage them in worthy resolves In short the good we car do by talking inthe in inthe inthe the right spirit is inestimable By talking in the right way we bring good to others and joy to ourselves Too Much Talk It is when we swerve from the best use of the spoken word that we drag it down dO and harm both ourselves and our hearers There Theres is s an expression too much talk which is significant of this very thing The words speak for themselves themselves themselves them them- selves declaring that it would be advisable to cease saying the things we are It is never said of good words Of them we could say Let us ha have haye e more talk of the same s sort rt it is needed Many Words V Have you ever consi considered ered how much is said when derogatory talk is going on Word Vord are spoken and reiterated over and over again as if by repetition the unpleasant unpleasant unpleasant un un- un- un pleasant things would be he in in- creased Unfortunately this is what happens Unkind or unfriendly ly conversation by some perverse twist of human nature is sure to be repeated and usually with embellishments Either the one V who repeats it cannot believe her ears and wonders if anyone else knows about the unfortunate circumstances circumstances cir cir- cir cir- or else she finds a strange pleasure in repeating slander It may be the derogatory words are against someone she dislikes It may be they are about a total stranger If I-f the talk was commendatory repeating it would foster fine things Good things should be given frequent repetition V Pleasure Giving in 1937 We all could add so much to the pleasure and joy of living during the new year 1937 if we would set seta a watch on our talk and by a wishful determination use this V great means at our command to help others It is one of the things V that costs nothing and yet which can do such an endless amount of good It is a way open to all alike 0 Bell Syndicate Service |