Several years ago, an interesting article by Lois Wyse appeared in Good Housekeeping magazine. It listed some bits of advice for young women considering marriage, some helpful guidelines for finding a good husband. She said there are six ways to learn everything you ever need to know about a man before you decide to marry him:
- Watch him drive in heavy traffic.
- Play tennis with him.
- Listen as he talks to his mother when he doesn't know you're listening.
- See how he treats those who serve him (waiters, ushers, maids, service station attendants, etc.).
- Notice how and for whom he spends his money.
- Look at his friends.
After sharing those six suggestions, she came up with yet another one -- almost as an afterthought. "Oh, by the way," she said, "if you still can't make up your mind, then look at his shoes!" A man who keeps his shoes in good repair, she explained generally tends to the rest of his life, too.
Did you notice the common thread here? Not counting the last one about the shoes, all the rest of these guidelines have to do with how we treat other people. I think the writer is onto something here, something very important. If you're looking for a mate or a friend, look at how that person treats other people. It is so true: The way we treat other people reveals a lot about who we are. It reveals a lot about our faith.
-- James W. Moore in When You're a Christian, the Whole World is from Missouri
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Lois Wyse is a Clevelander, and for a time was involved with Wyse Advertising. This firm made Smucker's famous with the line "With a name like Smucker's its got to be good".
ReplyDeleteShe is also the author of children's books.
David Locke, Deerfield Beach, FL