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It would add immeasurably to our pleasure in life

A lady took her visitor to a window to show her a view which to her was most inspiring. The guest manifested almost disgust as she exclaimed that all she saw was a lot of black chimneys and smoky old buildings. The congenial hostess said, cheerfully, "Why I never saw the chimneys and old buildings before. I saw only the hills yonder and that fringe of noble trees on the horizon!"

This woman got far more out of life than her friend did, for she had eyes for the beauty of the world around her, while the other saw only the things that were darksome and without beauty.

It would add immeasurably to our pleasure in life , if we would train ourselves to look for things that are true, things that are pure, things that are lovely, in the people around us — instead of for the blemishes and faults.

If we wore the glasses of love and kindness , it would be in this way that we would see everyone and everyone's work. What a change it would make for us in the world of people, if we would put on these new glasses and look at others through them!

"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise — dwell on these things!" Philippians 4:8

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