We all like to win when we play games, and that is quite right, but
Johnny liked =so much= to win that he was cross and unhappy if any one
else was winning, and did not enjoy the game at all; I am afraid that he
even cheated sometimes to win. Now all that was downright selfish; it
reminds one of a story--a sort of fairy-tale--about Minerva and
Arachne.
Arachne said to Minerva, "Let us see who can spin the best". So they
began to spin, and when Minerva saw that Arachne was beating her at the
spinning, she struck her on the head with a spindle, and turned poor
Arachne into a spider. It is a pity when people are so anxious to win
that it makes them selfish.
Selfishness is an ugly stone to have in your Temple, dear children. Just
as Thoughtfulness is one of the most beautiful stones, so Selfishness is
one of the ugliest. Try not to let it come into your lives at all. No
one likes a selfish child, but everybody loves the child who =forgets=
self and thinks of others.
(Blackboard.)
Try to be Glad when Others Win, as well as when you Win Yourself.