Message from the archives of Richard Evans:
My sole message today may be summed up in four words: "DON'T DESPISE SMALL THINGS!" To be faithful in little things is a great qualification for great things!
Perhaps the greatest fault of our age is that we are in too big a hurry to pay attention to small things which might improve our life.
What are some of those small things?
- convey congratulations to friends (especially young people) when some success or happiness comes to them.
- extend a word of appreciation for the work of someone you know.
- extend sympathy. Comfort comes when one knows that others are sharing their sorrow.
Perhaps being diligent in doing small things prompted Emerson's fable, "The Mountain and the Squirrel."
"The mountain and the squirrel had a quarrel. And the former called the latter 'Little Prig'; Bun replied, 'You are doubtless very big; but all sorts of things and weather must be taken in together, to make up a year and a sphere. And I think it no disgrace to occupy my place. If I'm not so large as you, you are not so small as I, and not half so spry. I'll not deny you make a very pretty squirrel track; talents differ; all is well and wisely put; if I cannot carry forests on my back, neither can you crack a nut.'"
"Talents differ!" Thank goodness we're not all alike!
Peace,
Richard
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