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Show THE DEST NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS The following Is taken from the anuary Woman's Home Companion "Very recently a fair minded clergy man, driven to tho vnll in an urgu-ment, urgu-ment, admitted that there nrc tlmra when lying Is Justillnble. It Is iruo he Insisted the occasions n"r: very rare. Every human being who has arrived at a reasoning age hn-? met these occasions, nnd has be in Mid-ly Mid-ly troubled. You know people who r.uit bo wo'.i meaning, but who make truth tolling almost a vice. New Year resolutions not to lie may sound line, and coming from ono who constantly con-stantly Juggles with truth, espe lally for pcrsonnl advantnge, might be applauded If wo had any confident, e In tho resolution being made offoii lvo. Only a very brave, a very Ignorant, Ig-norant, or a very dishonest person would ninko such a resolution, especially espe-cially If there are llttlo children In tho family. "It seems to us tho best Now Year resolution should bo something thnt men and women feel Is a kind of creed; not a rulo to bo slavishly followed; fol-lowed; but a guldo something from which wo may dcparV when wp are In tho grip of circumstance, but to which wo may nlwnys return. it must be the kind of resolution ! that wo all can keep, In greater or j less degreo; for It must do real work, and the measure of It must bo this work. It must be so simple that a child can understand It; so significant that tho philosopher to-spools to-spools it; so real that all of us can feel It. Oo these familiar fine resolves re-solves havo this quality? "I will try to be kind. "I-will try to find tho good In others. oth-ers. "I will carry sunshine with me, especially Into the dark places. "I will try to make some ono hap- I py each day. ' "Perhaps it would be better to ' leavo out the word try because tho T mero suggestion of attempting leavo n sort of loop hole for not doing. On tho other hand, any ono of thoso resolves Involves a pretty big con- j tract for most of us to llvo up to. You can see lipw failure to llvo up to resolves llko these and there nro bound to bo mnny failures doesn't destroy their working value. . w I |
