NOTHING IS LOST.
The drop that mingles with the blood—the sand dropped on the sea shore—the word you have spoken—will not be lost. Each will have its influence, and be felt till time shall be no more Have you ever thought of the effect that might be produced by a single word ? Drop it pleasantly a group, and it will make a dozen happy, •to return to their homes to produce the same effect on a hundred, perhaps. A bad word may arouse the indignation of a whole neighborhood; it may spread like wild-fire, to produce disastrous effect. As no word is lost, be careful how you speak; speah right, speak kindly. The influence you may exert by a life of kindness—by kind words, holy words, dropped among the young and old—is incalculable. It will net cease when your bodies lie in the grave, but will be felt wider and still wider, as you pass away. Who, then, will •not exert himself for the welfare of millions.
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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume I, Issue 8, 1 November 1855, Page 15
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167NOTHING IS LOST. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume I, Issue 8, 1 November 1855, Page 15
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