DEBTS OF GRATITUDE
The worker is worthy of liis hive. If he is. not worthy of it, he seldom receives it. . If he is worthy of it, he will not he blamed for accepting it. It happens, however, that a man is occasionally in a position to work without monetary -reward,, and his doing so is no reflection on those labourers who need (and accept) their wages. , Hence it is safe to say that all New Zealanders may feel a thrill on learning that Dr.' David Borne, a New Zealander, treated thousands of Arabs and Indians in Irak for no reward save their gratitude. His payment was revealed by their presence at his funeral, and their acknowledgment of his ministrations has released the story thereof. Other than what the. Basra cablegram reveals, we know nothing of Dr." David Borrie, or of the circumstances that permitted him to serve Arabs and Indians and leave them under ho. obligation save' gratitude. But it is good to think that New Zealand has contributed to the pacification as well as to the conquest of Irak. A suffering world needs the healer more than the swordsman. Through the clash of sectionalism and the bitterness of racialism, a bit of self-sacrifice stands out like a beacon. In what better way can an individual man strike a blow for mankind?
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 72, 27 March 1933, Page 6
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223DEBTS OF GRATITUDE Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 72, 27 March 1933, Page 6
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