Show liap THE THOUGHT OF BEING MARTYRS some deliberately seem t to 0 cultivate the habit successes are all right but its your failures that make life really worth while it if you are really interested in the art of martyrdom all necessary to make you a topflight martyr Is to convince yourself a that you have been wronged and b that you have great spiritual qualities take business for instance you are anxious to put that transaction across and you go to smithers and give him your sales talk he retaliates at es by giving you a super sales talk in which he explains clearly why your schemes are all we wet t it if you are foolish you put that eliat down as a tough break and sulk about it if you are wise you become a martyr marty r on a the altar of big business and have loads of tun fun you convince yourself that you are are a noble soul not interested in material things a soul too good for the crass mercenary world in which you have been placed people dont appreciate your spiritual side cultivate the habit of not being appreciated and in no time be so happy you could sing or take sport you go into a tournament and take a beating from some duffer who obviously has r no 10 more spiritual qualities than a side order of spinach Is your failure buo to inability nonsense its due to your spiritual qualities think of the people youve been practicing with you sacrificed yourself you been pla playing clug a against 9 ainest inferior opposition just to give the others joy of course you have if youre worth 2 cents as a martyr you beat anybody in the world if you concentrated purely on winning instead of playing for the joy of the game and there y you ou are youre a noble soul and glad you lost did you take a beating at bridge you sacrifice yourself and make a fourth when have preferred to be alone communing with your soul and maybe you had bad cards too disappointed in love obviously not appreciated for your finer amner side not invited to that party when you should have been because you refuse to stoop stool to being a pusher of course not everybody in the world can be a martyr but be honest with yourself arent you one I 1 kansas anens city times |