Logan Republican | 1904-04-16 | Page 14 | The Graceful Execution of Work Which is Embarrassing to Do

The graceful execution execu-tion of work which is embarrassing to do. You may havo to cut your conversation conver-sation oft with an ax If tnlklng to somo subordinate when a superior comes and wishes to sco him. No ono 'can get abovo Irritating conditions, but every ono can Uvo above being Injured by them. If wo are always polite, respectful and forethoughtful wo cannot bo Insulted In-sulted nor Irritated. Your liand may bo injured without tho Injury reaching your head. Your conversation may bo Interrupted, yet your disposition go quletlyon without a fret. By collecting examples of uninterrupted uninter-rupted good nsturo under tho 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 active commlttco of largo membership member-ship for exhibiting a superabundance of cheerfulness and to bump against tho discouraged, tho fretful, tho melancholy mel-ancholy and tho negative. Posltlvo happiness Is catching just as much as bad things. Those who get tho least happiness In this world are not the ones who have tho most trouble. T. S. Arthur taught mo that years ago In ono of his storlos. The man who has all tho good things of heaven and tho revenge ot holl Is worso off than the man full of trouble trou-ble but In possession of a forgiving spirit. In tho first paragraph I use tho words subordinate and superior. A superior told mo last year that ho did not liko those words. Can you suggest words to take their places? Men arvs beginning to hunt for respectful re-spectful terms for all classes. Let me hear from you on this.