Looking on the Bright Side.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIX, Issue XX, 15 November 1902, Page 1277

Looking on the Bright Side.

A sanguine temperament which forecasts the best, and fears not the worst, is a great blessing to its possessor. and so is a cheery, sunny disposition which sees the humorous side of things and can even enjoy fun at its own expense. Gloomy forebodings and a chronic habit of wor-\

make life a weariness, and the melancholy victim of this physical and mental make-up spreads a pill over the brightness of others. If only the tired one would remember the word' of the |H>ef: A merry heart g»»es all the day; Your ?ad tire* in a mile-a." How may one procure the blessed gift of the merry heart? It is not for sale in any market, nor c..n it bpaid for with gems and gt Id. for us price is tar ah v? rubies. and eart hli goods are as dross when compared with it. Our lleavt—lv Father sometimes liestows it on us at the start and thrice entied among men may he be who inherits the capacity for st e ing the bright side. for laughing when things go wrong. ami for springing up with new courage after every disaster. I i< magnificent n»t to feel one’s self belt ’ii. and never to acknowledge defeat in any right enterprise. This temperament is too mercurial to be often tired, and too buoyant To be ever crushed. And sometimes the merry heart, though not inherited, is w< n b . him or her who overcomes obstacles and gains the victory over material odds through steadfast faith in God.