| Show STAFF WRITERS elwyn blake aletheia a chamberlain marie larie M ogden dear friends everywhere things are arc certainly topsy in the world now and even here it Ss 19 sometimes difficult to keep our balance so to speak and nations are aie saying and doing things which they do not mean and if only FEWER WORDS and BETTER WORKS were in evidence wid we might make progress in the right direction we are told to practice SILENCE and to think and think again before we make utterances which are but idle chatter and get us nowhere and we are arc indeed trying to practise this among ourselves and with those with whom we might chance to disagree aliree in matters of general affairs we are also asking our friends to put their sentiments in writing if they wish to air their dif differences different ferene and we are trying to estabi establish a method whereby less talk will be in evidence among those who are disagreeing on certain points of management in our local communities we believe that if more of us followed this practise there would be more moie good accomplished and less argument about it for we have found it to be so in our own small circle what is more to practice silence allows one to THINK MORE about the spiritual side of life and to give less heed to the we are expected to contend with until our pathway can be made less difficult in a financial way in order that that we may meet the added burdens put upon us now we also believe that if each and every one on e who has a grievance against a fellowman fel lowman would take the time and make effort to find out where he L e himself may be wrong or unfair or unjust and seek honestly and truthfully to put himself in the other fellows place especially IP IF HE IS ONE WHO HAS AN ADVANTAGE in any way just about half of the disturbances which now exist exis t would gra gradually duall y melt i away ard and I 1 instead n there would be LOVE instead of HATE helpfulness instead of HINDRANCE and gradually there would come such adjustment as would make for happiness for all perhaps this is too much to expect now since the affairs of the nation are so be muddled we cannot hope for WORLD PEACE until we have another great war BUT WE CAN PREVENT SOME OF THE DUAL differences WHICH EX NOW IN FAMILIES AND IN GROUPS IF WE WILL START THE NEW YEAR IN DIFFERENT MANNER THAN WE ARE LIVING LIFE TODAY we have a great desire to help those who are in trouble and while we may not be able to bring about peace we would see here in our own midst meaning our neighboring communities muni ties we are willing to make an attempt to bring understanding through the columns of our FORUM and wabe lieve that when those who disagree realize how unkind some of their judgments are one against the other ashey see them in print they w will ailse set f a about b out to make such adjustments i just hist if ments a aswill remedy certain conditions dit ions which now exist we have found that UNLESS THERE cheri IS LOVE IN THE HEART there is little need need to try to live to as neighbors therefore PLEASE THINK chinky AND THINK you criticise criticism critic ise another I 1 I 1 take account of your own self and see what it J isthan that the other side is 4 condemn im i f when there is different differed dif ferene feret if 0 opinion this applies to all people everywhere here and S iby i ose WE ere b awe are finding many reasons 1 PHY it is necessary to f point now I 1 naw IS THE TIME TO MAKE NE NEW W resolutions and one 0 of the most helpful is that which will f substitute LOVE for the opposite form of feeling which I 1 is a so muc much h in evidence today boday begin NOW and when the new year arrives you will be that much ahead on the sunny side ide of life sincerely yours 0 |
