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May I Ask One Simple Thing?
by Stanley C Baldwin
All over the world people are hurting but an exciting new movement is afoot that can change many lives for the better. It has already been impacting ours here at the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Humans (SPCH).
Want your life to perk up, your character to grow stronger, and your sense of fulfillment to increase? Then become a kinder, more considerate and decent human being. Help others do the same and you begin to change the culture of cruelty engulfing us today. This is the mission of SPCH.
We have lots of exciting ideas and plans. Right now, let me tell you about some of our guiding principles.
1. We will inform, empower, and equip you to make the world a better place.
2. We will design and make available to you simple inexpensive and effective tools you can use to nurture kindness in yourself and others.
3. We will fulfill our serious purpose with a light-hearted, happy spirit.
4. We will keep all our activities and materials consistent with Judeo-Christian principles.
5. We will be a family made up of all kinds of people with a common desire to reduce the cruelty in our society and nurture kindness.
The Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote, "Man's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn." Every time we prevent cruelty we reduce some of that mourning and pain. It's that simple. And it's high time.
We ask one small thing of you. Read our newsletters to hear us out. When you are satisfied that SPCH is something you want to be a part of, let us know. We will welcome you with open arms.
Taking on the Giant
by Stanley C. Baldwin
Nobody has laughed right out loud, at least not to my face. Nevertheless, I can sense that a few--I hope it's relatively few--think we at SPCH are following an impossible dream. "Prevent cruelty?" "Save civilization?" Who do we think we are? Are we naively idealistic?)
You decide. What people have not questioned is the need. Many have responded with comments about how cruel our society has gotten. The emotion with which some respond tells me clearly that they speak from devastating experience. But even those who have not themselves been traumatized know things are bad.
Is it impossible for little Davids like us to succeed against the giant, Cruelty? Israelis thought that way about Goliath, the evil giant who made their lives miserable. When David stood up to Goliath, he no doubt expected the Philistines would mock him, and they did. But it must have hurt when his brother belittled him too, telling him to go on back home and tend his few sheep. Is that what we should do? Forget about this calling and go tend a few sheep?
That's good advice, no doubt, if one has no faith.