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Official Organ Of The Slavonic Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texas, Founded 1897. HUMANITY
BENEVOLENCE VOLUME 60 — NO. 50
BROTHERHOOD
Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 with Undeliverable Copies to: SUPREME LODGE SPJST, P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501.
DECEMBER 13, 1972
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Your editor has been "under the effects of the weather" 26 degrees or lower for about 1 week! Please overlook any mistakes and I will write more later. • • Anyone who seems at peace with himself, enjoys living and finds satisfaction in others . . . what quality would you guess he possesses? Such a person, brother, sister, etc., knows the !most effective ways for acquiring friends and influencing people. Since no one really knows what it is that may produce the greatest inner peace in people, let's presume, for the moment, that it is not so much something they have but something they don't have. It isn't a word that people shy away from, it's often used lightly or in a way that a person can keep from admitting the feeling or resentment or anger. Such feelings are not quickly admitted; it's much easier to say: "I'm jealous of you" or "I'm jealous of your new car." Sometimes jealousy keeps the strange and painful feeling further away. This means that someone has gained the attention of an important person, who has things envied by others. That is the way it is often found, 'is not admitted . . . by the person being jealous. This type of jealousy is often found in groups or organizations where people bid for the favor of a popular person. There are also jealous
SANTA CLAUS Little fairy snowflakes Dancing in the flue; Old Mr. Santa Claus, What is keeping you? Twilight and firelight Shadows come and go; Merry chime of sleigh-bells Twinkling the snow. Mother's knitting stockings, Kitten's got the ball. Don't you think that Christmas Is pleasantest of all? —Author Unknown persons in the community, state or nation. Such persons often have all the indications of success, are often thought as having recognition. In the eyes of the jealous all gets equaled with approval or even affection, and the jealous person is often hungry for approval and affection. They usually get daily reminders of their jealousy and what it stands for, in much of what he sees on TV. Most of us know that TV commercials do not sell cereals or •floor polish; they sell warmth, belonging, and affection. The observant member with inner peace however, most of all he recognizes that many people with recognition continue to be hungry for more, and are themselves caught up in a circle of jealousy;
however, most .of all he recognizes that tas an adult with his or her own values, there is no need to be jealous.
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Do you accept criticism graciously? Taking criticism personally is not only a sign of immaturity — it's a sure way to cheat yourself of good will and valuable pointers. If you honestly think your critic is wrong, speak up and make counter-suggestions. But be sure you speak from knowledge and not from hurt pride. At hotels and motels, which pay some of the highest salaries in America for experienced managerial talent, personnel men know that it's important not only to cope with criticism that is just, but also to look into seemingly unjust complaints to see if they reveal even some small way of improving the operation. • • Do you seek responsibility? If you look around for something to do when your immediate assignment is fulfilled, if you stay with a job when others would let down, if you're willing to show someone else how to do something, you're the "responsible" kind who is likely to go places. Have you heard that the way to get ahead is to keep information to yourself to "get the jump" on others? Forget it! Everyone respects brains, and management knows that someone who offers suggestions to help fellowem-