Outliving Zeal None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. Aspects of Aging One of the most disturbing aspects of aging is the growing inability to recall vitally important information—such as the gross national product of Liberia, the Greek alphabet, and where you put your slippers. This affliction becomes particularly pronounced when you…
Author: Alan Holden
Ambition
Too Many Beetles Too busy? Distracted? When we attempt to do too many things at once we often get rattled and accomplish even less. The story is told of young Charles Darwin that one day he was eagerly holding one rare beetle in his right fist, another in his left and then suddenly he caught…
Angels
If You Want to See the Angels Have you ever seen an angel? Dr. S. W. Mitchell thought he had. Dr. Mitchell was a well-known neurologist in Philadelphia. After one very tiring day, he retired early, but he was awakened by a persistent knocking at the door. It was a little girl, poorly dressed and…
Hell
Hell is truth seen too late. Hell is prepared for those who prepare for it by rejecting Christ. There are good parking places on the road to hell. Every soul winner believes in hell. Those trying to prove there is no hell usually have a reason for it. If more hell was preached in the…
Health
Health: Good humor is the health of the soul. Remember when no medicine was any good unless it tasted terrible? Never argue with a doctor; he has inside information. Just when we learn to take things with a grain of salt, the doctor puts us on a salt-free diet. A prune is a plum that…
Happiness
Happiness is when you see your husband’s old girlfriend and she’s fatter than you. There are few dark days ahead for those who have learned to spread sunshine. Happiness is like your shadow. Run after it and you will never catch it, but keep your face to the sun and it will follow you. Some…
Habits
Habits are either the best of servants or the worst of masters. Some folks are always punctual in being late. Little and often make much. We first make our habits, then our habits make us. Bad habits, man’s mortal enemies, must be slain or they will slay him. The chains of habit are usually too…
Grumbling
Grumbling requires no talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character. Most people don’t mind suffering in silence as long as everyone else knows about it. Don’t grumble because you don’t have what you want—be thankful you don’t get what you deserve. Jealousy is nothing more than poison envy. The sunlight of love will kill the…
Government
Government rarely does something for you unless it does something to you. It takes a certain kind of mind to be in politics—a small one. Elections may be more successful if we choose the candidates according to what they won’t stand for instead of what they will stand for. A jury consists of twelve people…
Gossip
Gossip has neither legs or wings. It is composed entirely of tales, and most of them stings. Blessed are the hard of hearing, for they shall miss much small talk. A gossiper burns the scandal at both ends. Nothing is dirt cheap anymore except gossip. Some folks think the statement “It is more blessed to…