United labor bulletin., 1911-01-12
THE CURE FOR WORRY.
(By the Rev. Charles stelzle.

(By the Rev. Charles Stelzle.)
How may worry be cured? First, by
realizing the utter, absolute uselessness
of worry. If you were to spend a dozen
eternities in worry, you could not change
a single fact. The only way that you can
change a circumstance is by hard work,
and you can't work hard with clear
head and a steady hand if you worry. A
party of friends were looking at the in
mates of a lunatic asylum. One of them
remarked: Il suppose that a large pro-
portion of these people were brought
here on account of unnecessary worry -
rs any kind of worry necessary" asked
another.
You may cure worry by taking a larg-
er view of life. We are so taken up
with our own little affairs that we some
times forget that there is big world
beyond us. And when things go wrong
without looking out upon tive imag-
inc that the world is just a great black,
sunless, heartless sphere. A broken toy
covers the whole horizon of chilu S
life. How pitifully you have smiled at
the youngster whose heart was almost
broken because of what You considered
a very trivial matter. And you have
learned to smile now at what you once
thought were great sorrows and anXiet-
les because since then, you have had a
larger experience.
It's a great thing sometimes to forget
yourself and to try to remember that
your work and your life are just a part
of Gods great plan for the betterment
of the world; but don't forget that they
are part and then tackle the job, brave
ly doing your best. That's all that God
asks of any man. No one can do more.
Worry may be cured by appreciating
that it isn't what one has or what one
does, but what one is, that brings peace
of mind King Solomon had riches, cul-
ture and power These are most sought
after today. Each one is legitimate if
properly used, but, after having expert
enced them all, what did this wise man
say? Vanity of vanities-all is vanity"
And will you note Christs comment upon
s,olomon's glory: Consider the lilies OF
the field, how they grow: they toll not
neither do they spin. And yet | say
unto you that even Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed like one of there"
Here's the idea: 1t isn't ones outward
circumstances nor ones accomplish
ments that drive away worry. It's what
one is.
And here's a commonplace cure for
worr-y-trite, but nevertheless suggest
i've: You may cure worry by not cross
ing bridges until you come to them.
Children" said a good man to the fam
lily gathered about his deathbed, during
my long life / have had a great many
troubles, most of which never happened"
/. ou have sometimes wondered how you
were to pay the doctors bills and where
the rent and coal and fuel were to come
from, and how Johnny was to get pair
of shoes and Annie necessary dress.
Somehow, the bills have all been paid"
But" you say, 81 had a pretty tough
time getting through" Yes, but the hard
time consisted of nine parts worry and
one part work; and that, for the average
workingman, means that he has worried
pretty hard.
The other day / was climDing clrcu-
lar stirway in a small tower. l could see
only one step at time, but when took
1 at step | saw the next. Life is just
like that, and Pm very glad of it. If we
were compelled to view the whole vista
of future happenings it would unnerye
most of us. II s just one step at time.