Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1909 — Storms That Never Come. [ARTICLE]

Storms That Never Come.

To look forward with profit we must take distance into account. Distance blends something more than enchantment to the view; it lends confusion, gloom,ominous signs, terrifying shapes —anything we may look for. Many a cloud that seems to be coming our way is going in the opposite direction; many an approaching storm will give out long before it reaches us. A grizzly seaman sat on the beach laughing at the consternation of a group of summer visitors who thought they saw a squall coming. They were sure it was almost upon them, but his trained eyes measured five miles between, that were rapidly growing to six. The only reason for looking out for approaching dangers is that we may prepare for their coming; we need not look at all if we are going to see them as already upon us. And “keeping one’s head” in the face of coming danger may result in showing that the supposed danger exists only in imagination.