The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-04-02
WORK

Employment Is natures physician"
Health Is maintained BY occupation
When one quits work he loses the pei
that comes to him from doing some
thing and being OF some use. of RI
spending 20 demands and maintaining
a routine, and his muscles get soft. his
Internal organs 90 on strike, his appe
tile falls and he loses sleep, Work Is
necessary 70 growth because through
1t one acquires strength of mind and
body Both brain and muscle grow
strong by exercise, by assuming re-
sponsibllities, by bearing burdens and
doing things, Work of some sort Is as
necessary to health as eating and
drinking.
ldleness and inaction breed nervous
prostration, fear, worry, gossip. crime.
constipation, and host Of evils. We
mike friends through work, We find In
II beauty, humor, pathos- all that goes
TO make up a full, normal life Con-
genial work Is ms necessary to peace
Of mind MS It Is for the health of the
body; Il Is the symbol and avenue for
almost all that is worth while in hui
man life. The happiest hours of your
life should be when you are working,
and you can learn to like any work
you may be doing. But whatever your
job Is you should dignity and vitalize
It BY putting your ideal into 1t giving
your life, your energy, your enthusi-
assn, all to the highest work Of which
you are capable. Your heart must in
spire what your hands execute, Your
work sometimes may be hard and
thankless. but like tough metal 1t
serves to suit the needs Of a strong
man and Is better suited to that pur-
pose than slipping soft drinks at a sum
mer resort.
Cut out your Crouch" II you have
one. Quit feeling sorry for yourself
and feel SORRY for others. When you
pity. yourself because you think you
have hard 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 universal
guild Of toll, and the universal forces
are infinitely adaptable to the poor
Jobs as well as to the good ones, and
that someone must do the work--why
not you? Any labor win be irksome
If done in discontinued. unhappy
spirit.
"Who sweeps room as in His sight
Makes that and the action fine."
To work, and to honor ones task by
associating 1t with the whole; to cut
out envy, jealousy and complaint, and
replace them with nobler traits would
prevent much sickness and go 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 light heart.
When you work cultivate calmness,
ing all things bravely, living your life
undlsturbed by the prosperity of your
boss, or the malice and envy of the
man 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 and
feel, the more you really live. Then
after your work is over for the day,
give yourself an hour or so for self,
examination, for thought. for body and
brain rest, for amusement, and you will
have n good conscience, good appe
tite. and peaceful slumber. LEARN
HOW TO LIVE.