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The Point of View

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 24, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 39.

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The Point of View

By Edith Virginia Bradt

A PESSIMIST, we're told, Is one who sees the cloud that lowers, But not its fringe of gold; Blind to the silver lining, We hear his sad repining; E'en through the sun's clear shining He sees the distant showers.
An optimist, they say, Finds rainbow tints in any sky, Let storms beat as they may; What if the dark cloud lowers! He knows the cooling showers Will bring the fruits and flowers In God's good by and by.
Life may be gold or gray; Aflame with light or overcast May be our pilgrim way, As we may choose to view it; Trouble—well, why pursue it? A cloud—why not look through it? The storm will soon be past.
— Edith Virginia Bradt.