FOOLISH QUARRELS

Waipa Post, Volume 32, Issue 1784, 20 July 1926, Page 2

FOOLISH QUARRELS

AND USELESS REGRETS. We are all indiscreet at time/s, but I am quite sure of one thing—we none of us mean half the foolish things we say, says a contemporary writer. It is easy to be mankind I ', so difficult sometimes to refrain from speaking our minds. 'Someone hurts us because he or she feelfe out of sorts or jealous, or is, perhaps, merely suffering from slight liver complaint. We hit back instead of showing patience and understanding. The fight- > ing starts fair and often ends with blows "below the belt." Friendship of years' standing are torn asunder. Love lies bruised and bleeding. Estrangements sicken us with useless regrets. Life is never quite the same again with that particular friend. And, it all began with' what is called "cattiness." In other words we both said what we thought, forgetting that words were given us to hidie our thoughts with, and that both men and women must be patient with one another. What foolish things we qtfarrel about. But are we women more catty than men. Not at all, only they hit with bludgeon and we use a stiletto — both equally dangerous . and stupid, too, for all catCiness is stupid, whether it takes the form of mental spitting and growling, or scratching -and clawing.