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Show Nature's ."Iwakening No joy comes to man like that that comes to him who is master of his work and sees the growth that is an outcome of his own ell'orts. No man is so miserable miser-able as he who is siave to his work and sees no results of his labor. There are plenty of people to whom spring means nothing, but they are monstrous. To them the swelling of the buds with the awakening of the year inspires no enthusiasm en-thusiasm and conveys no moral meaning, mean-ing, their minds are wholly preoccupied with artificial objects and vanities. But to the moral right-thinking being spring brings new hope and a new interest in life. Easter typifies the rebirth and fruithfulness of nature and the resurrection resur-rection of Christ, and no matter what your creed may be you are entitled to share in the goodness of the season. I W hat a satisfaction there is in the j anticipation of tlje year's increase. You j plant, something; it may be only a sin- j gle gladiolus bulb, a packet of radish ) sveds provided by a paternal govern- I ment through the good-will of your con- j gressman, a hundred-acre patch of potatoes, po-tatoes, a thousand-sere lield of wheat, j or what not; in any case you experience j a quickening sensation whenever you ' think of tiie fruits that your labor and foresight are to produce for you. You j wiil perhaps be disappointed in the actual ac-tual results, but you cannot be cheated 1 . . . i out ot Lite higher pleasures you have had in participating in nature's wonder- i ful processes. Even your setbacks will ! add to your experience and serve as an initiation into new mysteriesand no matter how long you may live there will always be more to learn. And God will i ''bless thee in all thine increase, " though if you look for jour blessing always in the form of a return in dollars and cents you may miss it. j If you have done your sowing and reaping, then try to get. the utmost spiritual spir-itual uplift out of your work, for it is a good work. If you are so placed in life ti.at it is your portion to labor in factory or oliice or some other shut-in position, , then cultivate natuie ail jou can; have i some seeds growing, keep a fe.v chickens, chick-ens, plant some grape-vines, have some flowers, put in su.nj fruit trees or nut trees do sometning that y, ill bring you in sympathy with nature - whatevt r is most appropriate for joj in your situa- j tion. Doa't be a clam, don' t be a para-; site, don't be a clod, do.i 't be a grumbler. If you li 11 J the .vorld dreary and are dis- , contented it is because you yourself are i looking at it from the wrong vie.v-poi.it; the worid is ail right and you wili lind it so if you put yourself in the right attitude. at-titude. But you must look for much of your protit in tne d dug ratner than in , tile results. You may never see your ( j nut tree bear nuts, but neither did the ; Apostle Paul live to see Ciiiiatiaaity l spread over the earth, nor Snakespeare j j to witness his o.vn fame. All tne greatest Work in toe world is done for ; toe love of it and in the conviction that ' it is for the benelitof humanity. Such i work is always holy; it is inspired and it in turn inspires. ! I |
