We may not seek

We may not seek our own pleasure in any way

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others." Philippians 2:3-4

Not a day passes in the commonest experiences of life, in which other people do not stand before us with their needs, appealing to us for some service which we may render. It may be only . . .

ordinary courtesies,

gentle kindness to those in our home circle,

patient treatment of our neighbors or acquaintances,

the thoughtful showing of interest in old people or in children.

On all sides, the lives of other people touch ours, and we cannot do just as we please, thinking only of ourselves and our own comfort and good — unless we choose to be false to all the instincts of humanity, and all the requirements of the law of Christian love.

We must think continually of other people. We may not seek our own pleasure in any way — without asking whether it will harm or mar the comfort of some other.

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