Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-16
I Should Worryl

OF late years there has come into
the domain of slangy retort the
phrase, Il should worry" Although I
realize the inelegance of the express
sion, like it for the possibilities in
ii for good. To have always on ones
tongue the suggestion not to worry is
a good in itself, for most persons
are prone to worry sometimes, even
over inconsequential matters At
fairs that are serious are not helped
hy worry, and most often terminate
entirely different than the imagi-
nation pictured, Imagination! there
Is the explanation of most worries.
We let our Imagination run away
with our reason. If we would only
stop to reason before Imagination
robs us of the power, we would have
few occasions to worry. Imagina-
ton, therefore, is the nub of worry,
logic a never-failing preventive.
Worry may be constitutional but
in the vast majority of persons it is
the consequence of sloth, hardness
and unpreparedness, all Of which
lead to indicision, itself major
cause of worry.
If one reflects over past WORRIES,
and remembers how different the Sc
quel Of some event was than that
anticipated, he will quickly come to
the conclusion how illogical worry
in general is. If he will further re-
fleet how worry confuses the judg-
ment, saps mental strength and robs
one of his confidence, besides foster
ing the habit of worry, he will see
additional arguments against it. To
cease the habit Of worrying one must
have recourse to reason and COM
parison. AS for example: If he is
worrying over sickness in himself,
or in someone he loves, he must re-.
call that the majority of those who
fall sick recover. Should he be
assured that recovery is impossible,
then since doubt is removed there
in further worry. And the same
method of analysis is applicable to
all other sources of worry. To cure
one of the worrying habit (for habit
it finally resolves itself into) the
cause must be removed. Should it
be due to hardness in performing
necessary tasks, simple elimination
of this fault by immediate perform
ance works a cure. These individuals
worry because they feel themselves
compelled to hurry and at the same
time fear the time is too short.
No matter what the task, those
prone to worry should at once say to
themselves "haste makes waste" and
follow this with II won't hurry, and
then won't worry" Doing this they
will find their minds freed from fear
of failure, and will accomplish what
would otherwise have been to them
impossible. Worry comes to the idle;
to those lacking real responsibility;
and to those performing duties OBJ
noxous to them because they feel
themselves better fitted to do some
thing else.
For the idle, work is panacea.
For those lacking responsibility the
same is true. Those who worry be-
cause they feel themselves misplaced
need re-education, because on analy-
sis they are really suffering from
ennui and when shown their error
quickly cease to worry. A vacation
even a short one, which gives them
an opportunity to reflect, has the
effect of establishing a normal out
look, and again brings them into
harmonious relations with their sur
roundlngs, Other interests than those
followed are also to be advised to
introduce diversion, without which
the best of men grow disconnected
and stale. Housewives who are par
ticularly prone to worry, If influence
ed to seek interests and diversion in
club and charity work, are soon cur
ed of the habit.
Prevention, however, is better
than a cure, and that is a matter of !
mental attitude. So it behooves us
to cultivate the worrying habit !
to do this a reminder is useful,
don't know a better than the retort,
even if it is bromide, 1 should
worry!