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1'h.e Blessing of Pain and Gm'tf 95
HERE is a charm which compensates so much for
'G the lackof good looks that they are never missed,
and when combined with good Looks it doubly enhances
them. The name of this charm is a sunshiny disposi-
Lion. If things go wrong, as they will go once in a while,
does it mend matters to cry over them? Sensible
women will say "no," but women who do not know
how to control themselves will say: "Yes, it does me
good to cry; I feel better after it." There are times
when tears must come, but these are beautiful, holy
tearsx Quite the contrary are the tears shed over
selfish, petty annoyances "to relieve nerves." The
grandest quality of the humail mirid is self-control.
P
AIN and grief clear the mind and help man to know
himself Trouble sweeps away as a mist all
deceits and false living, and leaves man to see himself
just as he is. Hence he can study his motives, his
tendencies, his character honestly. Temporary pleasures,
momentary delights, the glare of sunlight, are all
taken away, and just 'as the eyes can often see farther
on a cloudy day than in the full sunlight, so the man
&s mare exactly his life and all that touches his life.
Thank God that sometimes all the fancy touches and
adornments of existence are removed, and we see
plainly. For God looks at the heart of us, not at the
dress; and to master life is to see it with His eyes. So,
ahen trouble comes, when loneliness or grief approaches,
when a dark day dawns, be glad that there is a chance
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