LEARN TO APPRECIATE.
Fault finding is much easier than generous appreciation. To find fault you have only to stand off and point out wherein the person or action or thing fails to come up to your ideal, which, by the way, may not be a good one. To appreciate requires a degree of insight and sympathy, and a search for the point of view which discloses the best qualities. If we were required to name the one thing which most contributes to the happiness of household life we should unhesitatingly select the disposition on the part of the members of a family to appreciate instead of finding fault with each other ; to draw attention to the excellencies of others instead of harping on their defects. Such a disposition is better than money or beauty. It is a perpetual joy to the possessor, and it brightens the soul of everyone who comes within its circles.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 3, 17 January 1901, Page 15
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154LEARN TO APPRECIATE. New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 3, 17 January 1901, Page 15
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