There is a current trend among standup comics to get their laughs at the expense of their wives. I really don't like to see this. As one comic put it recently – – behind every good man, there's a woman… nagging him on. I would have accepted the statement had he not added the last three words. He wouldn't have got his laugh, but he would have uttered a great truism. When the late Fritz Kreisler was honored on his 85th birthday for "distinguished and exceptional service" as a violinist and citizen, he bowed deeply in the direction of his wife, Harriet. Then Mr. Kreisler paid public tribute to her by saying, "Without the constant guidance, advice and help of my dear wife… I would not have achieved one half of the things I am said to achieve." If we men were honest, I think we could all say this. A good, honest, loving wife can make a bad man better and make a good man great.
The business world today can be a pretty lonely place for a fellow. There are so many times when his confidence is shaken; so many occasions on which he like to give up the fight. If he can go home to that one person in the whole wide world to whom he doesn't have to prove himself, he will get the strength to return refreshed in spirit, to the task that lies ahead. One of the great Canadian tragedies is that we men so seldom let our wives know just how important they are to us. Whether we are musicians, scientists, bookkeepers or farmers we should let our wives know that we depend on them for more than they may realize.
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