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KODIAK. At.ASK A,
NOVEMBER, 191,i.
Vol. XVI. No. 8
WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL BECAUSE
Tloioltsgiving Day mute* us realize niul sum up our many blessings, at
least once a year. It also makes us ashamed of ingratitude
However gloomy flip sky may In- sometimes, wr have glimpses of silver lin
ings and radiant sunbeams if we are looking that wav.
Always, it might be worse; that is, the thing we hair ami imagine might
come to pass hut seldom does.
Neutrality is being maintained t>y tis in the useless and sickening war, no
deviation from this principle being now in sight.
heights nf peace may he as truly brave as knights of war and beingduhbed
dues not make them “dllbs ”
Smiles are more compelling than frowns and far more becoming. They are
natural. Frowns are— iiurstionaide indulgence*.
1 irit, grace and gumption, three g’s of Christian virtue, are still effective
antidote* for the three vices, grouch, grudge and grumble.
Insight into the infinite plan of life, although limited, is sufficient to reveal
our task: to help all we can, here and now to establish harmony between
God and man.
Victory is always in sigh*, to the optimist, in the thing ho most devoutly-de
sirt-saud strives for. To hir.i, failures are stone sttps to.Success i'alace.
Inspiration is now, as it always has bo -n. the mainspring of worthy achieve
ment and it is still free from danger of monopoly.
Nothing can destroy the love and loyalty of friendship as long as it rests on
sincerity and truth. Neither can it f si f if its aim is universal good.
Gifts of vision and ability areas numerous and as varied as the tasks of life
and fittest servant is he who earliest discovers and best uses his gifts.
-L. G. F.