LESSONS OF ADVERSITY.
S i r r*lV stimes of ad *«»Jy that « worth-while lessons are. learnt T • not about time that we in Country quit grizzling over our hardsW and realise that a great heritage hat entrusted to us. If this abused, assuredly more worthy trash* will be empowered to supplant us. w! cannot be denied that our interpretation and use of liberty, democracy, advanced legislation, etc., have been faulty in manv respects, and it is high time we realjJ and rectified some of these obviou'3 faults • such as selfishness,, gross materialism low of pleasure and luxury, thriftlessness and failure to appreciate that, fortunately f or mankind, every privilege has its corres. 1 ponding responsibility and duty. Jf this depression results in our shedding such ugly and parasitic growths and provides an opportunity for the development 0! a spirit of genuine brotherhood and sen ice, then any temporary hardships will hive been well worth-while and the Dominion will emerge with sounder,, saner, and more worthy inhabitants of God'is Own Country. As You Like It!
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20792, 7 February 1931, Page 16
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