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Show Silent Sorrow. - Far better the silence of sorrow thanthe sound of it. Far better the smile of trust than the tears of doubt. Far better the calm, serene brow than the wrinkles of petulance. The child that believes in his mother laughs at the foot that overturns his castle of blocks, and with a shout of glee he builds again the ruined towers into greater height. . So . do those who believe be-lieve in God bear His strokes and take up the. broken life and rear it into loftier spiritual attainment. Those who sulk and complain behold naught except blight and loss. And is there anywhere in the world a sadder sight than that of a dispirited man or wam-an? wam-an? It is pathetic enough to stir the grief of angels. Ah. yes, in the silence of sorrow many, a temple of nobler living has j risen grandly to the bending skies ' of God's love, like that which Solomon planned, upon which the noise of work-, work-, man's tools was not heard. Out of a I quiet of soul such as this have reached i the hands that have swung bells celestial ce-lestial into peals of joy. |