The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-29
JOB PRINTING
THE MONOTONY OF EVERY
DAY LIFE.

There are few of us whose life
has in it nothing of the monoton-
Gus. Most of us feel the monotony
of everyday existence at times, and
even the youngest and highest heart
ed are subject to fits Of melancholy.
There are periods when the sun
does not seem to shine.
1t would seem that to q rightly
constituted mind life should possess
no monotony. To every hour should
be assigned its proper work, rest
or pleasure, leaving Of his exis-
tence. Theoretically, this may be
true; but common place mortals
find monotony most determined
foe to fight against. Frequently, it
is the result of a false and distorted
view of life, or springs from selfish
ness. Unhappiness is the unfail-
ing result Of selfshness. TO the
selfish man life soon loses its SAVIOR;
the sun shines but dimly; measur-
ing men by his own standard, he
fancies everybody in league against
him. Aside from his own narrow
ambitions, he sees nothing worth
living for. The life of an unselfsh
person, on the contrary, is always
beautiful, however common place
it may. be. He is wise enough to
see that there is something more
than self to live for. He believes
in doing what he can to make 9TH
ers happier. He may not be rich
but his heart is so full Of good feel
ing that it is pleasant to know him.
There is very little monotony in a
life like his. He may be man Of
little learning; but he is the posses
sor of genuine wisdom, which scat
ters good about him while others
selishly grope along under their
burdens, many of which are self
imposed.
Granting that life is most seri-
Gus thing; thata great deal ofits un.
happiness is inevitable; that it is
oftentimes easier to weep than to
laugh; yet it is undeniable that we
add unnecessarily to its burdens,
and make them harder to bear.
A man plodding along with q
great pack on his sholders, his head
bent down, his dull eyes seeing
nothing but the bare earth, can
form but poor idea ofthe beauties
Of the heavens and the hills. His
mind becomes as narrow as the
scope Of his vision. Seeing little
Of the world and his fellows. he
forms an unjust opinion Of them.
So with many Of us. We all have
a burden to carry, more or less
heavy; but it is unwise to let this
burden crush out our happiness.
There are times when we can lay it
aside and forget it in days en-
joyment, if we will; and even when
it presses heaviest if We find a
flower by the wayside we should
pause a moment to inhale its fra
GRANGE.
Few things delight us more than
beauty. A tiny flower may call
forth latent beauties in the mind
lin some mysterious way akin to
it, that may delight US for days.
The meeting Of friend on the
street, q pleasant hand-shake and
chat with him, sends a glow Of
pleasure through the heart. A
smile from a bright.faced child
passing by may bring up pleasant
fancies that make life more beauti-
full. AS we learn to appreciate the
beauties around us, our scope en-.
larges; we rise to a higher plane.
Strike out selfshness, and to a
great extent the monotony of our
lives vanishes. Here is the cause
of so much Of their unhappiness.
Who ever regrets a generous act?
Who does not love q kindly and
unselfish disposition? Who loves q
morbid, hateful, cranky person,
whose very presence chills one to
the narrow Such persons are
often good enough at heart, but the
narrow and selfish view they take
of life very seriously impairs their
usefulness.
1t is wisdom to throw open your
heart and let in sunlight. 1t is
folly to grope in darkness when
the blessed sun is shining. AS
laughing is not sinful, it is well to
laugh. There are great many
pleasant things in this life, if we
will take the trouble to look for
them.-TNe Workman.