It does matter! It matters to God! It matters to you, and it matters to all who love you!
III
"I DON'T CARE"
That is one of the worst of all foxes, with a very sharp tooth.
A horse lost a shoe once, and the owner did not care. And some one wrote this verse—
"For want of a shoe a horse was lost,
For want of a horse a rider was lost,
For want of a rider a battle was lost,
And all for want of a shoe."
When I was a student at Toronto University, there took place one February night the great fire that became a college date, and practically helped to end the life of President Sir Daniel Wilson, who saw the building of his life labour go up in smoke.
It was the great social night of the college year. There were no electric lights in those days, and lamps were used. The building was gaily decorated with evergreens and bunting.
A college servant came down the east stair with a tray of lamps, and making a careless step, he stumbled, and the blazing oil started a fire, which, fanned by the air pouring down the great windows, soon destroyed the great building. It all came from a careless step.
Just think of a tailor who goes around with his pants legs down over his heels and the edges all frayed, and a pair of dirty cuffs down over his wrists—what a poor advertisement for his trade and all because he does not care.