Show 00 V 0 I 1 I 1 V f DOES IT MATTER BUTTER last summer there was a water shortage in a town where I 1 was visiting I 1 happened to be chatting with my host who is a noted man while he be was shaving and I 1 noticed how careful lie he was to use very little water it seems sort ot of silly tor for you to be so conscientious I 1 remarked alter after all the few drops that you conserve wont make any difference they dont make any difference in the final result he said but they make a lot ot of difference to me when he saw from my expression that I 1 did not quite get his meaning he be proceeded to give me his philosophy ot of life he said that when he graduated from college a quarter of a century ago there was a great deal of popular emphasis upon so called social service science had begun to introduce wonderful new inventions tor for indrea increasing king human happiness men were stirred by the hope of a quick millennium young people graduated with the notion that a few years ot of earnest effort would transform the world my friend was one or of the m most 0 r t eager ot of the reformers he organized a and n d voted and agitated and did all the things chaj that he should but nothing happened the I 1 good candidates tor for whom he be cast hla his vote were defeated the good causes made slow progress human nature showed a 4 discouraging unwillingness to change 1 I went through a period of deep disillusionment illusion ment he said 1 I thought to myself the use ot of doing anything when ones single effort seems so futile one day while I 1 was in this mood 1 I discovered these words of socrates 1 I therefore consider how I 1 ma may exhibit my soul before the judge in a healthy condition wherefore disregarding the honors that most men value and looking to the truth I 1 shall endeavor in reality to live as a virtuously as I 1 can and when I 1 die to die so and I 1 invite all other men to the utmost of my power to this contest which I 1 affirm surpasses all contests here i that flashed across my iny mind 1100 like a bolt of lightning my friend continued it cla clarified rifled everything 1 I yea realized lazed that I 1 am not responsible for the success of failure of any good cause all I 1 am responsible tor for Is my own best effort in that cause whether my vote be effective or not whether the amount of water I 1 can save will make any difference these are not the questions the only question Is am I 1 doing my best that discovery gave me great co comfort in he concluded maybe you c could use it of your editorials 11 many thanks I 1 answered 1 I can |