Today’s Thought
By Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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LOST ENTHUSIASM
A school teacher wrote a minister, “I have been teaching for a number of years and long ago all the newness wore off my work. Some days...
Today’s Thought
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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STICK YOUR NECK OUT
A man had on his desk a model of a turtle under which were these words, “Consider the turtle. He makes progress only when he...
Today’s Thought
By Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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The Art of Sitting Quietly
In her book, “Gift from the Sea,” Anne Lindbergh tells how she goes apart from the world to a quiet beach where she can...
Today’s Thought
By Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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Immature adults
It is a tragedy that many adults are immature. The man who “blows his top” when breakfast is not ready when he happens to be ready is...
Today’s Thought
By Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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The Grumbling Habit
The worst habit to fall into is the grumbling habit. It can spoil the whole climate of one’s life. To a grumbler nothing is right and...
Today’s Thought
By Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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Be a forgetter
Sometime ago a memory expert came to Honolulu to show people how to improve their memory. It is advantageous for us to have a good memory....
Today’s Thought
By Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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EACH TODAY
Kazuo Kage of Wailuku, Maui, said, “Live each today so that when each tomorrow comes, each today will be a pleasant yesterday.” This is a good philosophy....
Today’s Thought
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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The ocean of life
Not long ago Florentino Daz, an adventurous Filipino young man, got in a small boat in Kewalo Basin in Honolulu, and ventured out on a...
Today’s Thought
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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BROTHERHOOD
We often talk glibly about “building bridges of understanding” around the world. However, brotherhood ought to begin at home on a person-to-person basis. We must cultivate friendships with...
Today’s Thought
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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NO TIME TO LIVE
A man wrote his own epitaph: “Born a human being. Died a wholesale grocer.” He explained, “I was so busy selling groceries that I had...
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