. St. Nicholas [serial]. ^AjiJ^i^orx -Tad/ THE GREAT JUNE PARADE IN BEETLEBURG. 7H THE WORLD WE LIVE IN (Simple Thoughts on Great Subjects) BY GEORGE LAWRENCE PARKER When Robinson Crusoe landed on his island, thefirst thing he did was to look about him to find outwhere he was. And it is pretty certain that anyperson who lands in this world of ours must dothe same thing, if he is going to get through lifeat all well and nobly. The reason many youngpeople stumble at the threshold, as some one ex-pressed it, is because they have not taken a squarelook at the world where they are going to spendthe
. St. Nicholas [serial]. ^AjiJ^i^orx -Tad/ THE GREAT JUNE PARADE IN BEETLEBURG. 7H THE WORLD WE LIVE IN (Simple Thoughts on Great Subjects) BY GEORGE LAWRENCE PARKER When Robinson Crusoe landed on his island, thefirst thing he did was to look about him to find outwhere he was. And it is pretty certain that anyperson who lands in this world of ours must dothe same thing, if he is going to get through lifeat all well and nobly. The reason many youngpeople stumble at the threshold, as some one ex-pressed it, is because they have not taken a squarelook at the world where they are going to spendtheir lives. A certain book says, The wise manseyes are in his head, that is, they are where theyought to be, where he can look straight in frontof him and all about him, and take a survey of hissurroundings. I often meet with persons who say to me, IfI had only had some one to tell me, I would nthave made that great mistake. Now it is wellenough to have some one to tell us, but it is vastlybetter to learn how to see for ou
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