If I were you, and other things . can smile at sneers,we shall have gone a long way toward whatI like to name the Gulf Stream of Peace. Weshall be pitiful of the sneerer, not indignantat him; for we do not know what fiery torchof injustice has scorched our neighbors soul;nor, indeed, do we know to what we ourselvesmay fall by to-morrows I am and what you are is not a matter[26] 3If gou Wtvt 31 of chance. Let William Ernest Henley speakfor us: Out of the night that covers me,Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may heFor my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of
If I were you, and other things . can smile at sneers,we shall have gone a long way toward whatI like to name the Gulf Stream of Peace. Weshall be pitiful of the sneerer, not indignantat him; for we do not know what fiery torchof injustice has scorched our neighbors soul;nor, indeed, do we know to what we ourselvesmay fall by to-morrows I am and what you are is not a matter[26] 3If gou Wtvt 31 of chance. Let William Ernest Henley speakfor us: Out of the night that covers me,Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may heFor my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried the hludgeonings of chanceMy head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tearsLooms but the horror of the shade; And yet the menace of the yearsFinds, and shall find, me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate. How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate:I am the captain of my soul. [27] ail in a ?^at Morning: Two Kinds of Helpers. OU know them both. Onesays, I am always gladto help when I can. Thiskind gives up the chair shelikes best; she makes surethat her friend is providedwith a good light; she does the errand shewould rather not do; and for these things sheoften has no reward other than the approvalof her own conscience. The other kind says, in a general, indefiniteway, Oh, yes, indeed! I am always glad tohelp when I can! But, when asked to aidin any particular service, she begins at onceto make excuse: I cant do this very well,for I am just leaving for the country. Or,when asked to read Macbeth, she re-marks, I would rather read * Hamlet than Macbeth, so I think we will decide uponHamlet! This kind of girl is always Oh, yes, in-deed ! willing to help others, if it does not[28] au in a ^av involve any personal sacrifice of her ownpleasure. Which kind of girl are you? Noon: One-SidednessWhat right have you to keep another personwaiting for you? Why are you late?An apologetic
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