Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-03-17
WORK.

that comes TO him from doing some
spending TO demands and maintaining
a routine. and his muscles get soft his
internal organs go on strike. his appe-
tite fails aud he loses sleep. Work is
necessary To growth. because through
II one acquires strength Of mind and
body. Both brain and muscle grow
strong by exercise. by assuming re-
sponSibilitles. by bearing burdens and
doing things. Work Of some sort is ms
necessary 10 health as eating and
drinking.
Idleness and inactlon breed nervous
prostration. fear. worry. gossip, crime,
constipation. and host of evils. We
make friends through work. we find in
II beauty. humOr, pathoS-all that goes
20 make up full. normal life. Con
genial work is as necessary 10 peace
of mind as II is for the health of the
body; IL Is the symbol and avenue for
almost all that Is worth while i'm hui
man life. The happieSt hours of your
life should be when you are working.
and you can learn 10 like any work
you may he doing. But whatever your
Job is you should dignity and vltalize
il by putting your ideal into It, giving
your life, your energy, your cnthusi-
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 il
serves 10 suit the needs Of a strong
man and is better suited 10 that pur-
pose than slipping soft drinks at sum
mer resort.
Cut out your "grouch" If you have
one. Omit feeling sorry for yourself
and feel SORRY for others. When you
pity yourself because you think you
have q hard job your soul shrivels up.
hut 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 n universal
guild of toll end the universal forces
are infinitely adaptable 10 the poor
jobs as well as 10 the good ones and
not you? Any labor viii be irksome
If done In discontinued, unhappy
spirit
who sweeps room as in Ills sight
Makes that and the action fine"
To work. and 10 honor ones task by
nssociating II with the whole; 10 cut
ont 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 enihusi-
assn, determination apd q Hight heart.
When you work. cultivate calmness,
polse. sweetness. doing your best. hear
ing all things bravery. living your life
undisturbcd 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
hut reach for thcm-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 viii
have n good conscience. n good appe-
tite. and peaceful slumber. LEARN
HOW TO LIVE.
Though no man can add a cubIt 10
his stature. we can all make our
selves IN. and most of us can keep
ourselves well Most people will keep
fairly we'll IL they eat little; avoid
alcohol and tobacco: take plenty of
fresh air and exercise; keep the mind
nj work and the conscience at rest.
Let US abate something at least. Of
our devotion to the almighty dolla,
and regard the world as something
better than huge workshop In which
we are TO toll and moil increasingly, till
death stops the human machine. Let
us learn how TO play.
Nervous strength, power or conccn-
tration. OF application 10 n task. of
control OF emotion. of decision, Of in
hlbtion and perseverance. In spite of
distraction and fatigue, come only by
exercise and practce--in short, by
work.
If anyone wants n happy old age
he must first of all never betray his
optimism second. never brood over
the past and the dead: third. work
away TO the last breath, 10 keep as
much Of his cerebral elasticity as pos.
sible.
The courage given us by our work
is like the self-reiancc which Emerson
has made forever glorious. Like self
reliance. courage Is ultimately reli
ance on widening concentrlc circles Of
property which reach 10 God.
All defects In the air passages. ~
well ms the unphysiologic conditions
arising from them. must be corrected