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Show Tho graceful execution execu-tion of work which is embarrassing to do. You may havo to cut your conversation conver-sation off with an ax If talking to Eomo subordinate) when a Bupcrlor comes and wishes to soo him. No ono can get above Irritating conditions, but every ono can llvo above being Injured by thom. If wo arc always polite, respectful and forethoughtful wo cannot bo Insulted In-sulted nor Irritated. Your hand may be Injured without tho Injury reaching your head. Your conversation may bo interrupted, yet your disposition go quietly on without a fret. By collecting examples of uninterrupted uninter-rupted good naturo under the most trying circumstances you can saturate satur-ate yourself with that spirit of self-control self-control which permits you to rldo over tho breakers that upset common people. Tho world needs a permanont and actlvo commlttco of largo membership member-ship for exhibiting a superabundance of cheerfulness atid to bump against the discouraged, tho fretful, 'tho melancholy mel-ancholy and the negative. Posltlvo happiness Is catching Just as much ns bad things. Thoso who get tho least happiness In this world are not tho ones who havo tho most trouble. T. S. Arthur taught mo that yoars ago In one of his stories. The man who has all life good things of heaven and tho revenge of hell Is worso off than the man full ot trouble trou-ble but In possession of a forgiving spirit. In tho first paragraph I use tho words subordinate and superior. A superior told me last year that bo did not liko those words. Can you suggest words to take their places 7 Men arva beginning to hunt for respectful re-spectful terms for all classes. Let me hear from you on this. |