Show compensation by LEONARD A BARRETT for many of 0 the problems which seriously puzzle us we find an explanation to ID our study of the inner workings of na tures laws tile the law of comp tion Is splendidly illustrated in one ot of william bealles Be elles books the are arc turns adventurer lie ile eltes cites the case of the peacock who Is gorgeously arrayed in fine colors and justly voted the aristocrat among birds but has a voice which no bird would covet the nightingale on the other oilier hand is by common consent voted the first place among soul stirring songsters song yet has a plumage which Is riot not to be envied As with the birds so with men and women the law of compensation explains many of what appears to be lifes injustices at times we grow very much discouraged with our lot we seriously ask why we had not been given a special talent rike our friend upon more careful examination however we vie might bo be quite unai unwilling I 1 ieng to be blessed wm with that particular talent it at the same time it meant sharing some ot of the other characteristics of that particular person things seem to be equally balanced in this world it Is all folly tor for one to try to do something which he was never intended to accomplish the peacock would make a farce of an attempt to sing and the nightingale ale a ludicrous comedy or of any attempt to display its fine feathers the path of least resistance Is just to lie ourselves it if we study ourselves earnestly and seriously we shall soon discover that nature has has been very kind we shall discover in spite of our handicaps that there Is one thing we can accomplish by developing this one thing we acquire self confidence other possibilities open before us for we havo have discovered sources of strength within which we did not know we ne possessed A striking illustration of this fact is found in the career of the great selent scientist steinmetz horn born a hunchback he came to america penniless friend less he decided to make something of himself life held great compensations for him and he be became a leader 1 in tile the fjeld of electrical electr icil engineering the law of compensation also plays an important part in helping us rightly to evaluate our own experience for all who inho bravely meet adverse conditions the law of 0 compensation pensa tion brings encouragement even the economic depression with all its sacrifice sorrow and sulT erIng b has Is its compensations in renewed courage hope and enduring power 1933 union |