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Show UNSELFISHNESS. Happiness is the real object of life, now It can best be obtained is the lesson we are all endeavoring to learn The great majority seem to think the only way to acquire that condition is in becoming the possessor or those' vntl' ' ly things which give to us luxury, case and power, and In 'liie wh thai thought men are found ofilnit-s to I'u-endof I'u-endof their lives scrambling for thci dollar, Irrespective of how' It, msi) I affect otheri. Prince Ulsmarck once said: "During my whole life I have not had iwentj-fuiir hours of happiness." happi-ness." This came from one of the grea'est fctateman of the nineteenth centurj. This man lived over four score years, had unbounded wealth, was Innorcd by every nation; and his power, f.inie, Influence and prosperity pros-perity weie almost unlimited, Nol wlthstannlng all this, truth called forth I his astounding confession. The human family Is gradually, but surely learning that all Important lesson that happiness Is not the result of possessions or honor, Influence or power, pow-er, but rather cf what a man attains, at-tains, In consequence of his self-control and sacrlllcc In behalf of others What he has may be lost in one. day, what he is becomes a part of himself and Is his forever ills money and bonds must be left when he is called by nls Maker to meet other conditions, but what he has consecrated con-secrated to the betterment of others goes with him and is his after time with him Is past. The great aim, of life should be to extend aid for the uplifting up-lifting of our fellow, to give comfort where sorrow Is present, and to lend a helping hand In time or need The mariorwoman who Is thus untcltlsh and unceasingly found consecrating his or her love and tender solace to the down-trodden and unfortunate, is on the road "to the acquisition of true happiness. One of America's living writers has the following to say on this subject which seem to reach the very point at issue. "If the individual should set out for a single day to give happiness, to make life happier, brighter, not for himself, but for others, he would rind a wondrous revelation of what happiness happi-ness really Is. The greatest of the worlds heroes could not by any series of acts of heroism do as much real good asany Individual living his whole life In seeking, from day to day, to make others happy. Each day there should be fresh resolutions, res-olutions, new strength, and tenewed enthusiasm. "Just for to-day, "might be the dal'y motto of thousands of societies throughout the country, composed com-posed of members bound together to make the world better through constant con-stant simple acts of kindness, constant deeds sweetness and love. A happiness happi-ness would come to them, in its high est and best form, not because they would seek to absorb it, but, because they seek to radiate it." If tills elevating thought were the predominating influence in our homes and in our communities; If love, confidence con-fidence and good will for others were the one important object, how soon would suspicion and evil speaking of our neighbors be left out of our vocabulary, and our homes. Even our faces would be Illuminated with that spark of divine kindness and good will, which sooner or later must be made our own. No good comes to us without with-out effort. A thing that isdesrable should be sought after. That which Is sought Is usually found. |