Show THE BREVITY OF LIFE life is very critical any word may be your last any farewell even amid glee and merriment may be forever if this truth was but burned into our consciences and if it ruled as a deep conviction and real power in our lives would it hot give a new meaning to our human relationships tion ships would it not make us far more tender than we sometimes are would it not oftentimes often times put a check on our rash and impetuous speech would we carry in our hearts the miserable suspicions and jealousies that now embitter the fountains of our lives would we be so impatient of the faults of others would we allow trivial misunderstandings der standings to build up a wall between us and those who ought to stand very close to us would we keep alive petty quarrels year after year which a manly word any day would compose would we pass old friends and neighbors in the street without recognition because of some real or fancied slight some wounding of pride or some ancient grudge or would we be so chary of kind words or commendations our sympathy our comfort wh n weary hearts all about us are breaking for just such expressions of in interest or appreciation as we have in in our power to give |