EMPIRE SELF-RAISING
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The West AUSTRALIAN
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Rises Above all Others.
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SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1911
n and Around the Home 'Mid Pleasures and Palaces though we inay roam, Be it ever so lairnbk, there's no place like hesie
Let Us Forget
Mother's Ideas
Let us forget the things that vexed and tried us, The worrying things that caused our souls to fret ; Ite%hopes that, cherished long, were still denied us,
One of the great dillferences between this generation and others is the tendency of modern young people to think for themselves. Very often 'Mother's ideas' are voted old-fashioned by girls of the progressive tyPe, and the girl of thirteen,
Let us forget. Let us forget the little slights that Pained us, The greater
wrongs that rankle sometimes yet ; The pride with which some lofty one disdained us, Let us forget.
Let us forget our brother's fault and failing, The yielding of temptation that beset, That he, perchance, though grief he unavailing, Cannot forget.
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But blessings manifold, past all deserving, Kind words, and helpful deeds, a countless throng, 'The fault o'ercome the rectitude unswerving. Let us remember long. The sacrifice of love, the generous giving, When friends were few, the handclasp warm and strong, The fragrance of each life of holy living Let us remember long. Whatever things were good and true and gracious, Whate'er of right has triumphed over wrong, What love of God or man rendered precious, Let us remember long.
Mother and Son Before all else, Perhaps, a mother must be an infuser of courage. 'Phis
attitude in her will help her child-
ren to become successful men and women more surely than will any material advantage she may have at her command to oiler them. The mother should refuse to be discouraged, refuse to see the narrow personal element in her child's struggleata She should train and cultivate in herself a moral strength and a 10110-tide that will not be coerced. To have a mother of this kind is the best thing that can happen to a 'child. She stands beside him in his course. Her hand points in the right direction, towards the goal, which her imagination paints vividly before his eyes. Her enthusiasm and belief are always wideawake. While giving him sympathy she gives at the same instant subtle fortitude, born of her trust, which is strong enough to keep him' always moving on. He is appreciated, y et at the same time governed. He is understood, yet kept about his business by constant supervision and con-
trol.
or fourteen sets her opinion up against mother's with the ntmost assurance. Now, it is not impossible that the girl of thirteen may be right and her mother wrong, when there is a difference of opinion, but to say the least the probabilities are against it. Years bring wisdom. The horizon of maturity is much wider than that of youth. Elements enter into the formation of mother's opinion which have not as yet come into your experience. The girl who is so sure she is right, and that mother is wrong, is a rather pathetic figure. One feels certain there are pitfalls before her. Self-confidence invites danger. The girl who scorns the advice of her elders has hard lessons to learn, and she is lucky if she learns them without disaster. Respect mother's °Pinion. If it does not coincide with yours, so much the worse for yours. Michael "Our bike shed wants Painting badly. I think I'll do it myself." Sister Georgina "Yes, certainly. Do it yourself if you think it wants :
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doing badly."
Pure thoughts, pure speech, and pure acts make Pure, holy lives. Our thoughts must be pure and pleasing to God, if we wish to lead holy lives. If thoughts of God fill our minds, and our hearts burn with love for Him. our speech will be ever pleasing to Him. Be noble towards an enemy. The man who does you wrong has need of pity. To be injured is a less misfortune than to be the injurer. lie who defrauds makes holes in his own pockets, by which he loses more than he steals. He who slanders, wields a sword which he holds at the Point ; his own hands receive the
wounds.
Dont Nag
Beware
" A Physical Trainer," writes to " The Times," as follows :-A child that is nagged at never holds itself well. Its deportment betrays its
That a young man must sow his wild oats is a devil's maxim. The only thing to do with wild oats is to put them in the hottest part of the fire and burn them to dust. Sow them and they will come with long, tough roots, luxuriant stalks, and leaves, and a crop will follow-the thought of which turns one's heart cold. The popular delusion that after a little while those who have sowed wild oats will settle down to steady habits, that such individuals are more likely to mate better men for having sown wild oats has ruined thousands. There are men who, in an unguarded moment, have gone into scenes of temptations and have turned away with horror, like a bird that, having strayed into the poisonous atmosphere of some chemical works, has rushed back quickly into the pure air of heaven ; but such cases are the exception. tine night in a place of evil concourse may so pollute the imagination as to break down all the barriers of years. A man begins a career of vice and thinks that he has mounted a well broken steed, that he has the reins in hand and can stop it when he pleases. But lo when he sees the approaching chasm and would fain pull up, he finds he is astride a savage brute that no human Power can tame. How many men would give all they have to begin life over again Were the sum of all the -,)ain harvested that comes from sowing wild oats, it would rend heaven with its outcry, and make the cheeks of darkness pale.
mental attitude, and, to the trained eye of the physical training instructor, the round shoulders and apologetic air tell their own story in the case of a child whose physique otherwise reveals no sign of constitutional weakness. The attitude of the body discloses, in a marvellous way', that of the mind, and many Parents would be astonished to learn that the bearing of their children reflected their home influences in a ver, unflattering light. Whilst lunching with a lady the other day, I listened to a tale of distress about her little boy's flat chest. Presently the child came in from school, running excitedly to show his new "jography" book with coloured pictures. " Oh yes, dear but don't start with it now go and wash your hands and get tidy." The child's enthusiastic little face fell, his flat little chest seemed Otter still, and he resignedly put away his book and left the room. ;
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There will he little chance for that child's chest until his mother learns to express her affection more positively in the form of active and ready sympathy, not merely negatively in the form of anxiety. The glow of enthusiasm, which was swelling the
child's heart literally as well as metaphorically, was quenched by the chilly-. reception. The expanded chest, which accompanied the movement of enthusiasm collapsed at once, like a Pricked bubble. Give your children encouragement, rather than criticism, sympathy rather than reproof, and, whilst they are in the awkward age, at least do not add to their selfconsciousness by constantly drawing attention to their faults. But nagging is fatal.
Better to walk recollectedly through the streets of a crowded cite, than to allow our thoughts to wander about those same streets, whilst kneeling in our oratory.-Pere Boutauld, S.J. Every day that dawns brings something to do which can never be done as well again. We should therefore try to do it ungrudgingly and cheerfully. It was designed to be our life, our happiness. Instead of shirking it, we should put our whole heart and soul into it.
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Character is the product of daily, hourly actions, and words, and thoughts, daily kindnesses, sacrifices for the good of others, struggles against temptations, submissiveness under trial. It is these, like the blending of colours in a Picture, or the blending notes of music, which constitute the man. Sufficient unto most people is their Do not pile your load Do not distress them with your aches and Pains, your
own burden. upon others.
doubts and fears and forebodings. Do not tell them of your mental and moral infirmities. They' will find them out soon enough without yoar help, and possibly will see them more clearly than you do yourself. if there is a cloud in your heart. do not let it aPPear in your face. Bear your own burden bravely. You can lighten it by giving others a lift.
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