“Read that again,” said the owner, closing his eyes and leaning back in his chair contentedly.
After the second reading he was silent a few moments, and then said thoughtfully: “I don’t think I’ll sell. I’ve been looking for that kind of a place all my life, but until you read that description I didn’t know I had it! No; I won’t sell now.”
If we could see our own blessings as others see them, would it not add to our contentment with our lot?
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APPRECIATION OF CHARACTER
A shipping merchant said to a boy applying for work, “What can you do?” “I can do my best to do what you are kind enough to let me try,” replied the boy. “What have you done?” “I have sawed and split my mother’s wood for nearly two years.” “What have you not done?” “Well, sir,” the boy replied after a moment’s reflection, “I have not whispered in school for over a year.” “That is enough,” said the merchant. “I will take you aboard my vessel, and I hope some day to see you her captain. A boy who can master a wood-pile and bridle his tongue must have good stuff in him.”—James T. White, “Character Lessons.”
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Appreciation of Poetry—See [Poet Appreciated].
Appreciation of the Gospel Story—See [Father, Our].
APPRECIATION, SPIRITUAL