One Of Our Urgent Opportunities Is To

He Who Has Ceased To Pray Has Lost A Great Friendship.

May I Make Two Citations From The Words Of A Discerning Editorial Writer, Not One Of My Faith, But One Of Much Faith: "if We Neglect The Divine . . . And Give Ourselves Over Wholly To The Human," He Said, "we May Certainly Count Upon Nothing But The Triumph Of Pessimism. . . . True Optimism Must Rest Upon A Calm, Unshakable Faith In Eternal Life And In The Unlimited Goodness Of Him Who Gives It."

It Is Possible For Two People Who Have Wide Differences Of Preference And Opinion, Of Habits, Of Teaching, Of Training, Of Background And Belief To Enjoy The Company Of Each Other In Many Ways. Indeed, A Diversity Of Friendships Is One Of Life's Real Enrichments. To Learn Of The Goodness Of Those Who Are Unlike-their Worth, Their Sincerity, Their Good Hearts, Their Good Minds, Their Good Company-is Rich And Rewarding. It Is Wonderful To Have A Wide Range Of Choice Friends Who Can Be Counted On, Friends Who Can Be Enjoyed And Loved And Trusted. Such Is The Meaning Of Friendship.

Go Ahead With Your Life, Your Plans.... Don't Waste Time By Stopping Before The Interruptions Have Started.

One Of The Most Fruitless, Irritating Wastes In The World Is Arguing-the Contentious, Endless Kind Of Arguing That Is Akin To Quarreling, And Causes Feuding In Families And Among Friends, And Leaves Resentful Feeling In Homes, In Hearts, In Businesses And Professions, And In All Kinds Of Gatherings In Public And Private Places, And In All Relationships Of Life-and With So Little That It Ever Seems To Settle!