Deafness and Cheerfulness - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901. Excerpt: ... VII Helps and Consolations of Deafness THE last chapter presented a melancholy picture, but it is doubtful if its colors were too deeply laid. Deafness is a grave infirmity; no truthful account of it can make it less than that. And we must bear it; that, fellow sufferers, is a doom from which for most of us there is no escape. There are forms of deafness, indeed, that are remediable; and such as are afflicted with them it will be presumed will seek the remedy. If not, I have no sympathy that I can spare them. These words are for the large class whose case is irremediable, and with whom the practical question is as to the manner of their bearing. It surely does not befit us to bear ill what we can possibly bear well: we have a manhood at stake here which we are bound by whatever means to defend. This brings us at once to the consideration of helps that we may reach out to. There is always, of course, the support of religion, which the Christian minister of all men should not forget, and which I doubt not I shall reach ere I am through. And yet I know that there are those to whom appeal to this seems practically a confession that there is no help in us; whose attitude of mind is not far from that of the mother of Mary Somerville, who though very timid of the sea once ventured a short voyage upon it. There was a stiff gale, and the waves to any but sailors' eyes rolled high. At length the captain, having knowledge of her fears and willing to tease her, sent her word that they must put their trust in Providence. "Why, mercy!" exclaimed the devout but terrified old lady, " has it come to that?" Perhaps it were better for us to take Heaven into our reckoning together with the conception of means of relief which it is the will of Heaven for us to lay hold upon, ...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1235662616
- ISBN 13 9781235662614
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages30
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