Hate – and the Hollow Heart – Sunday, September 20, 1953
Among the long list of things that make men unhappy, none is more devoutly to be avoided than hate in the human heart. And among...
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On Harvesting too Soon – Sunday, September 13, 1953
In days of restlessness and of uncertainty, sometimes people (all people, including young people) are disposed under pressure to make shortsighted decisions—decisions that seem attractive...
On Work Well Done…- Sunday, September 06, 1953
It is an unhappy day in the life of any man when he fails to find sincere satisfaction in doing useful things for the joy...
Serendipity – Sunday, August 30, 1953
There is a word in our language, a significant word coined by Walpole, but little known and little used. It is serendipity—which means essentially: something...
On Making Decisions – Sunday, August 23, 1953
Further in this matter of making decisions: Taking time to decide is frequently an essential factor of safety. But there is also such a thing...
Until the Next Step Shows Itself – Sunday, August 16, 1953
Sometimes when we are faced with decisions, we may well wish that we had a blueprint that we could count on. We may well wish...
Judgement-every hour, every instant – August 09, 1953
Sometimes judgment (in the sense of retribution and reward) is thought to be something rather remote—something to be ultimately arrived at but not necessarily now—something...
The Constancy of Compensation – Sunday, August 02, 1953
May we look again at this question of compensation: Sometimes it may seem that rewards are long delayed. Sometimes it may seem that those who...
The Question of Compensation – Sunday, July 26, 1953
Since Emerson wrote his essay on compensation, it has been difficult to say anything new on the subject.