EDITORIAL

Gun Flash, Issue II, 9 January 1943, Page 1

EDITORIAL

Thera were two men drinking,* •They, had both consumed h?lf of their rinks, one said "My glass is half empty". The other said Uy lass in naif full®. The former was a .pessimist, the latter on opto•iute One ma* find various, definitions of optimism • onj, and a good /e. ; s "The view that good must Ultimately prevail over evil * another, "The, inclinetio to take bright vie’-rs®. loth these definitions are-good as they fulfil tre requirements of a good definitior. ey sav what is' essential, and omit anything anti.el. Pessimism Gad optimism are states of mind, and can be cultivated mental outlooks ’•’hose who look "t the war in it a corner. perspective, realise the truth of th& definitions. The view that good must ultimately prevail oxer evil. If there be anyone or anything ;. 7 ho will finally see that jus- « tioe is meted out as it. is earned, then the definition is perfect. Good :nust prevail over evil, or else there is no God, and only very few fancies will deny the Supron * Being* »7e know that bur cause is good, the extermination of tyrxviy, ana the proving fals* of the axiom tan’’ , ’Bight is Right"• - . •’ • ■ Do axiy of us ovc v/dU* ? JX»s>£ the l?avin-- at homo o v those we love ' mean thing to us ? »7ar costa ua tru< which is fer more precious than < uld - it calls Bor personal sacrifice, not only on our part, but also bn i the * art of the st tor.-?# toney exxnot rccomx-er se us, but the Supreme ‘-Laing r wi' l# i7»j our <nd should cultivate the optomisti© view oj things, ana bu bigger and more noble minded than reaperinr our op* tlxiisi.. cy our .own personal comfort. 7 /' Reirer.fror, the optimist said tt r'y gla©*» la half full"? .■ ,