The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-17
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UONTENIED Discomfort.
INemo.
There BIS much cheap proyerhial
philosophy aaoutt he merits of the con-
tented mind Chat one almost hesitates
to cVpa,iate upon lbs advantage.
In the fine oid catechism of the
Episcopal Church. the dutiful child
save tlat Doe ought TO order himself
lovlv and re%yereutly before all his
better-. and learn 10 labor truly TO get
his own living in that state of life unto
which 30 has pleased God to call him
Such .- the species Of Content that is
suggested Uy most of these familiar
saving They come SO readily to the
tongue that we all seem TO agree with
them in theory. lu practice. most of
MS are deyotee- of the glorious doctrine
of discomfort
Herein De- one of oar many paradoNes.
Tine push aud progress Of which we are
$50 proud are the result Of our dissatis-
faction with existing conditions. Our
schools and colleges and settlements all
seek to stir people TO strive for that
winch they do not possess.
When Toyubee Hall was built, M
London ITS academic quadrangle, sweet
with flower lbs cleanliness and order
and beauty. and the refued lives OF It's
occupants. were all intended TO make
tine jewellers iu the d|esolation of White
Chapel Disconnected with their crude
and colorless careers. He who now
preache- that "a "coutented mind Is a
continual feast is as the voice of one
crying in the wilderness or Cassandra
speaking truth never TO be believed.
As is the case in most matters, the
solution of The paradox lies in the mid
die way The discomfort that spells
progress is glorious. that which means
merely complaint is of all things most
miserable. The Content which Is
simply Apathy is Incidence and
stupidity per-onided that which finds
beauty and joy and happiness at every
stage Of effort, whether 1t be upward
OF seemingly %retrograds, is heavenly.
Let u. leave for % moment the noble
doctrine of Discomfort, which here IN
America needs little emphasizing, and
dwell for "a little ON that Content
which. like the sun, brigbtens every.
thing ou which it rests.
DThere i- nothing either good or bad
but thinking makes il so.' We tax
for granted you have ambition-yo'
strive hard To- amount to something
Advancement is slow. Your work d
monotouous, exactng, ail-absorbing
1ou haye little time for recreation, 70
seliculture. for family joys, for socia
pleasures. Yet you dare not make
change lest it be for the worse. vii
prumbliug help you? Will any singl
DAY be- the happier because you dive.
cverla.uncly ON your trials and trioula
uonse On the contrary, 1t Will pa
You over and over again TO make tf
best of things Take each hour of eac
,,ori,, vopr mornin
meal. vour walk OF ride 20 tine Ollie
vour midday interval, your evening
your hD''''57 "'00 ,
use ~ ""If"s Guy
your '''''e' n.y. .,
'"| Oh" '' ,-horononl.
-r. Z, tho nre.ent ~
49, - n,ip ar d,.comfo
need trouble Won. When o. dwell
tbe dreamy past or the hay future,
+, vo,,r power 10 shape the waveriI
outline. off either TO your own will, at
IL i- YOUR own fault If the picture
NOT pleasant.
Have o. ever seriously tried
think what YOU would do if you we
plntocrat9 Ifnot. Just recall son
one Wet holiday when your time W
an y,ur ogp The memory. If hone.
will probably relieve you of the here.
which MAKES work "a cause of con
plaintt
There is uo ph osophy more tru
more useful. OF more amiable. tia
that which teaches us TO make q
best ofthing- No one is more To
,it,.d t,en be who slph- for gre.
. r,. a., alton,
~ r
them, ni IMAM the y'"'" WIZ" nuns d.
al labor tedious and simple pleasui
beneath his dignity. no sights a
more sad than queIulo"- "ohHnli''
.oured manhood on an old age of