Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-05-12
How to
Live
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VACATIONS.

We only had the good sense to avail
ourselves OF our opportunities, am
Inclined to think We are not to be
commlserated so much after Ill II We
fail to have our good time oftener.
Don't think you haven't time to take .
short vacation. You have. Don't walt
for the opportunity to present Itself.
take the opportunity. II one cat on
shore and waited for some trig little
boat from or the sea to sail up to the
strand. draw one into Il by some meth
Cd Of affinity unknown to science aud
carry one or to Spain, don't you think
one would grow gray.headed and wan
before the voyage commcncedf II II
Just ms silly and just as hopsless to
walt for some full-rigged opportunity
to draw near and force you on board.
without some effort on your part you
will never set sail. You will never 50
anywhere IL you do not arise aud 50.
Leave your work for while: leave
things undone II need be. Bother the
duties! Shoe the obligationsl Juse
you get up aud goi
What one needs to be we'll and hsk
py II out.of-door cNercise--to get In
touch with nature aud forget oneself.
The open air Is not only cure for the
body. but for the mind as well. Mature
II not only fairy godmother. not only
q revelation Of beauty, but guide and
teacher. We are told that Buddha
went into the forest to look for truth
He left mankind and went to nature
for help, And you will be- helped
spiritually and physically by going In
to Gods sanatorium Of out-of.do0rs.
All nature teens with Joy and peace
on summer days. seeming to laugh
and chatter aud whisper to III Of
health aud happiness There ID mo
ton In the ground. Each rill and trunk
Of tree and stem Of flower and blade 0f
grass feels the thrill Of life. Health
and energy are abroad In the land.
And yet some OF us are discontinued
and feel ourselves misused because We
happen to be little short Of money
now and then, and II Ii hard 10 nnd
the plums In our pudding: Or we are
sick. or think we are, and are despOnd-
ent and hopeless. These thoughts are
only the transient reign Of winter 10
the heart. and are due largely to the
need Of change--a vacation. Get out
Of doors! Rejoice with the trees, the
flowers and the birds. It n an exhil-
arating. hcalthful and sublime uplift
that they will give you II you will but
20 t. them. >
What has not quitting the crowded
city for change Of air effected! How
many has Il not snatched from the
Jaws Of death How many has Il not
saved from sickness! How many con-
sumptives. melancholy hypoch0ndriacs
and waning and hsrassed dyspeptics
has II not restored to former health
fulness and Joy. Go 70 Nature! II will
strengthen your bodies, uplift your
souls and help you to forget how tired
and troubled you are And the slips
Of health and cOntentment you will
gather you should plant In the neglect.
ell garden Of your soul. Remember.
II IL not always youth time any moro
than II In always May: and CRAFTS and
shoots that grow readily In spring will
take no root In bleak November. Gull
uvate your smiles and your simple
services Of love now and old age shall
be- but nm afternoon trellis. hung deep
with perfumed roses, rs beautiful Ia
the sunset glow as In the dawn"
LEARN HOW TO LIVE.
The way Of health lies through
obedience to law, and the discernment
Of laws determining health lies In
mans recognition Of the fact that he
lis compq6x being. a conscious spark
l0f divinity embodied In matter and
that no part Of his nature can be neg.
hected or ignored without making the
whole man sick.
We are walking along the paths OF
very beautiful world. 1t Is per-
petual panorama. passing by us every
day; and we shall add greatly to the
happiness Of life. and to the elevation
and publication Of all our faculties, II
we acquire the habit OF working for
its beauties.
II IL our duty to so order oar habits
with reference to the maintenance OF
q high degree Of effectiveness. to 80
utilize all means. material and spirit.
ual, which make for sOundncss, that
we shall be up to the mark In physical
health.
Some Of US perhaps at the present
day DO not sufficiently appreciate the
importance Of leisure and securing op-
portunities for meditation. We make
life too much Of q rush and hustle;
even our games we turn into bust
ness.
In CIR moments Of tete-a-tete with
the hfinite. how different life looks.
How all that usually occupies and e.
cites ~ becomes suddenly puerile.
frivolous and vain.
We are strong only ~ we ally our
selves with Nature. We progress only
By laying hold On the forces of ths
universe.