Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-24
SOCIETY
HAPPINESS

The point to this piece of writing
is that the way to get happiness is by
practice. And people turn every other
way than that. There are those who
regard 1t as some sort of a strange,
shy thing. like Maeterlinck's Blue Bird
to be caught only by the few and
lucky. Some look on 1t as an endow-
ment OF youth, when we have timber
legs and unspoiled livers, and others
As an achievement of old age and
philosophy. That is, according to one
view 1t is an incident of that time OF
life when desires burn brightly; and,
according to another. OF that time
whom they are burnt out.
So It Is supposed to be a by-product
OF money, health. love, success, re-
liEion-what not.
But the fact is that happiness is not
something handed down to you from
heaven. nor something you can cozen
yourself into by some fanciful cult,
making yourself happy as the irish
man who tried to lift himself over the
fence by his bootstraps; you can't get
It by taking a pill nor a drink: you
can't crawl into 1t thru the convo-
lutions OF a syllogism, nor buy 1t with
money. nor capture it by violence OF
the will.
1t is simpler than all that. Hence
SO many miss It.
For you ge, SO you can be happy
precisely as you get SO you can pay
the violin-by practice.
Therefore. try this: Spend thirty
minutes every morning exercising in
happiness. During this half hour
think of all the agreeable things you
can. Recall the pleasant events that
have occurred. Look forward 10 those
you expect. Enumerate the many
things you like, from buckwhcat cakes
TO Chopin's ballades.
II any fear. or prcmonition. or other
disturber OF the peace intrudes into
this practice hour. chase the thought
away. as you would shoe away n fly.
or drive out a rat.
Happiness is good thing. And,
like every other good thing, IL you
want 1t you have TO work for It.
Just as there are intclligent work
men who expect to gain a competence
by faithful work. economy and thrift.
and other workmcn who think they can
get rich by a change in the laws or
by a revolution. so there are people
who are always complaining of in
justice and bad fortune and a wicked
World, and there are others who go
about their task of being happy and
faithfully practice II every day.
Happiness Is yours, II you want II.
II is not st tho end OF the rainbow.
II Is not over in the next county.
You cannot find IL by getting new
furniture nor another diamond neck
lace' no, nor by marrying the girl you
love. nor by succeeding in business.
By DR.. Frank Crane.
+ +
Ths bridge tournament OF tho Mn
ne1ua Country club began last We'd
ncsday evening at 8 o'clock. Five pro-
Eresstve games were played. and score
records are being kept by Mr.. N w.
Duke. The tournament will extend
over nvc weeks. and the games are to
he played every Wednesday evening
according to Works rules. Those
playing last week were: Judge and
Mrs. s, D. Trimhle, Mr.. and Mrs
Howard c. Brayton, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
V. Monroe, Mrs. Royal II. F1nney
Judge and Mrs. NJ. J. Gailiran. Mr.
and Mrs. f. j. Rosenauer Mr. and
Mrs ]. d. Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. W. F.
Dean, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard s.
yeaeer. Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Downen
Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Ray, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. A. Holland, Dr.. and Mrs.