Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-29
How to
Live
81
Common Sense Comments On
Health. Happiness and
Longevity
By GEORGE F. BUTLER
A. NJ. N. D.
Copyright. lg2o. ~ Information
WORK.

Employment is natures physician"
Health is maintained by occupation.
When one quits work he loses the pep
that comes to him from doing som
thing and being of some use. of re-
spondin. to demands and maintaining
a routine, and his muscles get soft. his
internal rgans go on strike. his arpe
tite fails n he loses sleep. Work Is
necessary to growth. because through
it one acquires strength of mind and
body. Both brain and muscle grow
| strong by exercise. by assuming re.
sTonsihilities, by bearing burdens and
doing things. Work of some sort is as
necessary to health as eating and
drinking.
Idleness and inaction breed nervous
prOstration. fear, worry. gossip. crime
constipation. and q los of evils. We
make friends through work. we find in
it beauty. humor. pathos-ali that goes
to make up a full. normal life. o
genial work is as necessary to peace
of mind as it is for the health of the
body it is the symbol and avenue for
almost all that is worth while in hu
man life. The happiest hours of your
life should be when o are working.
and you can learn to like any work
you may be doing. But whatever your
job is you hould dignity and vitalize
it by putting your ideal into it. giving
our life. your energy, your enthuSl-
ISM. all to the highest work Of which
you are capable. Your heart must in
sp4re what your hands execute. Your
work sometimes may be hard and
%thankless. but like tough metal it
serves to suit the needs Of a strong
mar and is better suited to that pur
pose than slipping soft drinks at a sum
mer resort.
Cut out your 'grouch" if you have
one. Quit feeling sorry for yourself
and feel SORRY for others. When you
pity yourself because you think you
have a marc job your soul shrivels up.
but when you pity others your soul ex-
pands and grows When you are trou-
bled with grouchiness and self-pity just
remember that you are in a universal
guild Of toll, end the universal forces
are infinitely adaptable to the poor
jobs as we'll as to the good ones. and
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not you? Any labor will be lrksome
if done in a discontinued. unhappy
spirit.
."Who sweeps a room as IN His sight
Makes that and the action fine"
TIC work, and to honor ones task by
a%ssociating it with the whole; to cut
out envy, jealousy and complaint. and
replace them with nObler traits would
prevent much sickness and go a long
way toward solving the labor problem.
Anyone can be healthy, happy and
successful who holds the right mental
attitude and who works with enthusi-
asm, determination and a light heart.
When you work. cultivate calmness,
poise, sweetness, doing your best. bear
ing all things bravely. living your life
undisturbed by the prosperity Of your
boss, or the malice and envy of the
mar out of a job.
Health and happiness are free If you
but reach for them-Occupation and
the right state of mind are pretty sure
to fetch them. The more useful work
YOU do, and the more you think anc
feel. the more you really live. Their
after your work is over for the day
give yourself an hour or so for self
examination. for thought, for body ant
brain rest, for amusement, and you vii
| have q good conscience, a good appe
| tite, and peaceful slumber. LEARN
! HOW TO LIVE.
Though no man can add a cubit t
his stature, we can all make our
U selves i'll, and most of us can kee1
ourselves we'll. Most people will keel
= fairly we'll If they eat little; avoi'
alcohol and tobacco; take plenty o
/ fresh air and exercise keep the min
t at work and the conscience at rest.
:. Let us abate something, at least, Q
q our devotion to the almighty dolla1
q and regard the world as somethin
( better tina a huge workshop in, whic
we are to toll and moil increasingly, ii
; death stops the human machine. LIE
y us learn how to play.
Z Nervous strength, power of concer
'e tration, of application to a task. {
lp control of emotion. of decision. Of il
y hibition and perseverance. in spite
= utSITdCllOu III ldSlSuC NoAAO Jill u
At exercise and practice-in short, b
y work.
10 II anyone wants a happy old ag
he must first of all never betray h
y. optimism second. never brood ov'
" the past and the dead; third. wor
rs away to the last breath. to keep
much Of his cerebral elasticity as Pc
: sible.
III The courage given us by our wol
Is like the self-reliance which Emerst
I has made forever glorious. Like sci
reliance, courage is ultimately a re
ance on widening cOncentric circles
property which reach to God.
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