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In the School of Life

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 27, 1910

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 87, No. 4.

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In the School of Life

By August Kunz

(Published by request)
LEARN to be silent! Be with thy lot content, Such as the Lord has sent; Bury within thy heart Carefully ev’ry smart: Learn to be silent!
Learn with forbearance Meekly to bear the wrong, Lovingly suffer long, Willingly labor on Though human friends you’ve none. Practise forbearance!
Learn to be cheerful! Weeping and mourning cease, Sometime must come release, Though it seems hard to bear, Lighten thyself thy care. Learn to be cheerful!
Learn to be pleasant! Learn how to smile, e’en though Heavily grief and woe Fall to thine earthly lot; Mourning, you conquer not. Learn to be pleasant!
E’er be forgiving! Never resent a wrong, Be the foe weak or strong, Leave it to God above; Show them, for hatred, love, E’er be forgiving!
Ready for either; Live to the praise of God, Slumber beneath the sod. Whether we live or die, Know that the Lord is nigh, Coming to save us!
— August Kunz.