Have you an educated heart?

This early 1900s literature hones in on the values of the heart and delivers an early perspective on kindness.Everything can be done beautifully by the educated heart from the lacing of a shoe so that it won''t come loose to passing the salt before it is asked for. If you say only Good morning it can be done pleasingly. Observe how the polished actor says it with that cheerful rising inflection. But the ordinary American growls it out with surly downward emphasis. Merely to speak distinctly is a great kindness I consider. You never have to ask What did you say? of the educated heart. On the other hand very few people ever really listen with kindly attention. They are usually merely waiting for a chance to pounce upon you with their own narrative. Or if they do listen is your story heard with real sympathy? Does the face really glow?Anonymous