The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-02
DESIRE FOR A CHANCE.
Not Due to Fatigue, hut 70 the Mo-
Dotony of Everyday. Tasks.


bear our associates and surroundings.
time comes when we grow weary
and faded, and naturally long for
some sort of change" We have no
desire for substitution of other OBJ
jocts and faces as a permanency; We
merely seek to break the monotony
Things before entering on fresh
chapter in our lives.
The desire for "a change" can
hardly derive its origin from the ma
ture Of our occupation. There is
nothing common to all professions
and businesses which clamor for
stated relief. Nor can the desire for
"a change" be due to mere fatigue,
because this is alleviated by daily re-
curing periods of rest. Moreover
= the natural laws provide that each
repetition OF an act renders its per.
Torrance both easier and more sim
Pile.
Some men talk of the necessity for
rest as though every fragment of
mental and physical power was COM
plotely exhausted. Yet on close OBJ
servation of them, when the desired
change has been secured. il is quite
evident their powers were not seri-
ously Weakened.
There may be some temporary fail
IRE Of energy brought about by sheer
monotony, but this is a very different
thing from complete exhaustion. The
centers of force from which strength
and energy are derived may easily
become letharg.c from an unavold-
able lack of fresh stimulus.
The common round OF daily life, in
the home as well as in the house of
business, in consequence of its mo-
notonous routine, ceases at times to
stir the centers of energy ana
strength Of purpose: and when these
springs of force are not vigorously
active there is a lack OF interest in
the work. and. therefore, feeling OF
loss of power.
Now, the way IN which "a change"
operates Is not so much by affordins
exemption from toll as by supplying
fresh stimulants for the lethargic CEN
tiers Of energy. This point is import
ant because It directs attention at
once to the way in which "a change"
should be employed.
Evefy mistaken notion that the
WEAKNESS demanding the change Is
the outcome of exhaustion must be
entirely put aside. The physical and
mental powers are not used up: they
are merely asking for some variation
Of the stimulus. The fire may have
died down. but simply because II has
not been properly stirred.
The motor, the yacht. the fishins
rod. the gun and the camera. in their
legitimate uses. play the part of slim
ulants, though not to air of us in a
like degree. Some find what they
need walking through country lanes
and villages; others prefer the CONT
mental trip with its hubbub of for
eien tongues. There are persons
more happy when encountering the
.discomforts of tour or excursion,
land there are other more sensitive
individuals who. instead Of being
stimulated by difficulties to travel,
would quickly succumb.
The perpetual round of excitements
that obtains at most seaside resorts
is hardly the sort of stimulant for the
faded nerves and tired body of a busy
worker. Something must be radically
wrong in the change" II. on return
ing to ones home and business, the
routine duties seem to be more than
ever distasteful.
The Change" that best suits the
average person is one that stirs up
his energies naturally and honestly.
and in perfect accord with his ordi-
nary mode of life. Energy thus elicit
ed will add to the stock of useful
force, and will prove to be available
long after the holiday has passed.
Unless some such effect as this is
produced. the Change" has failed of
its purpose. viz. the Frightening Of
life and the Improvement of mental
and physical health. - Parsons
Weekly.