AN underlying attraction of worthwhile things is simplicity, the inherent charm and beauty of which appeals legitimately to thought. The influence and strength of that which is tangible and secure is largely based upon simplicity. Whether meek or mighty, high or low, humble or great, anything rightly classified as such is always associated with this quality.
Historical records of every kind disclose the value of simplicity. They show in numerous ways that successful men and women have oftentimes played their important parts with marked freedom from ostentation and elaborateness. Whatever has been a genuine, enduring accomplishment has been brought about with quiet dignity and plainness, which gave it the touch of humility that rendered it praiseworthy. Whatever has been a notable work of kindness, love, devotion, self-sacrifice, or cross-bearing has been established with unadorned naturalness, which crowned it with a distinction that will never fade away.
Turning to the best of books, the Bible, we find simplicity throughout its sacred pages. In examining the Old Testament we learn that one of the Hebrew words embracing this quality of thought means completeness, innocence, integrity; while in the New Testament the Greek term embodying it denotes liberality and bountifulness as well as singleness. With the two meanings conjoined, and with the additional definition of "sincerity," we are afforded a comprehensive view of the significance of the word under discussion.
