An old Quaker was once visited by a garrulous neighbor, who
complained that he had the worst servants in the world, and
everybody seemed to conspire to make him miserable.
“My dear friend,” said the Quaker, “let me advise you to oil
yourself a little.”
“What do you mean?” said the irritated old gentleman.
“Well,” said the Quaker, “I had a door in my house some time
ago that was always creaking on its hinges, and I found that
everybody avoided it, and altho it was the nearest way to most
of the rooms, yet they went round some other way. So I just
got some oil, and after a few applications it opened and shut
without a creak or a jar, and now everybody just goes to that
door and uses the old passage.”
Just oil yourself a little with the oil of kindness. Occasionally
praise your servants for something they do well. Encourage your
children more than you scold them, and you will be surprized to find
that a little sunshine will wear out a lot of fog, and a little
molasses is better than a great deal of vinegar.
(1937)
=Luck=--See DISCOVERY, FORTUNATE.
=Lunacy Undiscovered=--See HEADS, LOSING.