A Word to Brothers

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 24, 1907

A Word to Brothers

It is the easiest thing in the world for a boy to be kind to some other fellow’s sister. Why is it that some of them find it so hard to remember to be equally courteous to their own sister? Many a boy is rude to his own sister without really realizing it; in other words, he forgets to be polite. Then, again, he is afraid of being dubbed as “sissy” if he should be caught paying some attention to his sister. It is a bad habit for any one to get into—that of saving one’s polite ways for outside.

If she asks you a question, don’t answer her in a rude or careless manner, as if you thought she did not know what she was talking about, and wasn’t worth listening to.

Don’t tease her or make fun of her in a way to hurt her feelings. You won’t do that to some other girl.

You can depend on the boy who is kind and thoughtful to his own sister, for you may be sure he will develop into the right sort of man, and is bound to win the respect and admiration of every one.—Selected.