The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-05-05
RECIPE FOR UNHAPPINESS.


centive. The man or woman who is
purposeless, has no responsibility, is
producing nothing, is merely feeding
the physical senses, is missing the
meaning of existence and FORGETTING
the real joy of living.
The quickest and surest way of
firing of the world is to concentrate
thought on self. Those who have moth
ing to think of but self carry a weari-
some burden.
In the news columns daily we read
of the disasters that befall purposeless
people. Every city every day has its
quota of suicides from this cause
| The burden of mere self becomes Sc
heavy men and women take their lives
to escape it.
! To temporarily free their minds OF
the stress of responsibility, others
7rink themselves into the gutter
/ There is deal of wretchedness from
this cause.
1.-The world is full of such number
Of things, that 1 am sure we should
all be happy as kings" the poet sang
and very truly. For one has only to
look about with seeing eyes to find
things to do that are worth while do
ing.
Evasion of responsibility is rank
cowardice, and makes for an empty
life
A drama has just been introduced In
New York which illustrates the point
this editorial intends. 1t is re-
markably interesting play and is un-
usual for a variety of reasons, not the
least of which is that it involves nc
suggestive sex problem nor contains
any lascivious dance.
In the play rich old man has
been thinking exclusively about self
He thinks that he is i'll and calls a
counsel of physicians. He secretly
overhears their wise talk, and when
they decide that he must die he pre-
pares to commit suicide. He is next
seen in a tenement in the slums of the
city. whittier he has gone to hide his
identity and blow out his brains. The
pistol is at his temple when a ragged
girl steps into the room and tells him
her troubles. She has some very real
troubles. They are troubles of the
heart and mind. She has been carry
ing too much responsibility but she
was strong for her burden. She is
not complaining. The old man begins
to feel that his little physical troubles
are insignificant compared with the
heart and mind worries of his new
found friend. He lays the pistol down
and presently finds himself engaged
in assisting the girl. There is a splen-
did lot of detail in the play, which of
course ends with the girl happy and
the old man in excellent spirits and
health and with plenty of life bust
ness on hand.
If time weighs heavily upon you, get
busy! Adopt a baby. Go conserva-
the struggle of some fellow worse off
than you are. Get married. Devise
some means of effecting an equitable
tariff. Invent a simple, low-priced
machine which will take the killing
labor of washing clothes from the
shoulders of American housewives
Discover a new star. Find a cure for
graft danger may be eliminated from
municipal ownership of public utili-
ties. Discover a sustance which will
prevent teeth from decaying. Write
something which will make men think
less of selfish gain and more of
brotherly love. These are sugges-
tions-and the world is full of such
number of things" that one need not
think long before discovering an
agreeable hobby.
Do something and be happy.