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manager would say, “do you wani to upset the whole piece? What have 
you to complain of? You must act the part that is given to you, and if 
you do it well, the audience will praise you as much as the others, and 
more, too, if the others do not perform their parts as they ought. If you 
are not satisfied, you must leave the stage and not have anything to do with 
the piece.” 
My dear reader, what I have just represented to you under a bit of 
allegory, really occurs amongst us mortals every day, on the great stage of 
life. The characters are distributed by God, with as many differences and 
distinctions as there are diverse states in life. The Lord has done all ac¬ 
cording to the rules of art; “Trie hath done all things well/' But it is a 
great mistake of our corrupt nature, that we fail to discern and refuse to 
acknowledge the act of Divine Providence. 
Each of us, to be truly and practically wise, must shut out all selfish 
fretting at our lot, and ever aim at tranquil resignation under the benign 
disposings and permissions of our Heavenly Father. Thus, too, each may 
prove himself to be, as he of whom Wordsworth sings: 
“A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays 
And confident to-morrows.” 
The example of our Divine Lord, and of His Blessed Mother, and of 
His many saints, will, with the grace of the Holy spirit, lead us to content¬ 
ment even in a state of the greatest want. On our part, we should make 
strong endeavors to be content; or, at the very least, to cease, once for all, 
with whining or croaking! 
Be satisfied, then, with your state of life and make no more com¬ 
plaints ! Say with the Boyal Prophet: “Thou hast made all things in 
wisdom Thou arrangest everything for the general good of all men, 
and so it is for us to be satisfied with the state in which Thou hast placed 
*Ps. ciii :24. 
