And when Christ dined with him, Zaccheus felt that
Christ thought he was better than he was, and he became so ashamed of
what he had been doing that he went and gave the money back.
And Christ's rule is a good rule for us to follow. If we wish people to
be good, we must look for the good things in them. If we _expect_ them
to be good, they will _try_ to be good. There is a jailer in Chicago
who, when a man has served his term in jail, gives him a letter of
recommendation so that he can get a job. And the men who get these
letters are ashamed to do wrong and to get into jail again, because of
the disappointment they will cause the jailer who believes in them.
A girl once said to her mother, who was always finding something good
instead of bad to say of people, "Mother, I believe you would have
something good to say of the devil."
"Well," said her mother, "we might all admire his perseverance."
Try to see how many good things you can see in people. It's the best
game of all to play.
THE BOY WHO WAS TO BE MANAGER
A boy recently answered an advertisement of a certain firm in New York
which wanted an office-boy. He went to the office, and as he was a
bright, neat-looking boy, he made a good impression upon the manager.
The manager liked him and told him to report for work the following
morning.
The boy was about to leave the office in great glee, when the manager
called him back and asked him to write his name, in order that he might
see whether or no he was a good writer.
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