The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-02-17
HOMECIRCLECOLUMN
A COLUMN DEDICATED TO TIRED
MOTHERS As THEY JOIN THE
HOME CIRCLE AT EVEN
ING TIDE.

Work IL blessing though q great
many people misuse their privilege to
work and make Il q curse. Perhaps
you don't consider Il q privilege to
work but ask any number OF cripples
or those broken down in health wheth-
err they would consider It a privilege.
Ask someone OF the bored and blase
young people Of the Idle rich. You will
find them envying the young stenog-
raphers and bank clerks whose days
are filled with busy hours.
However work was meant to I'LL the
time for eight or nine hours of the
day but II was not meant to take the
place of play. It was not meant to be
your constant companion. Do not take
your business worries home with you.
Do not turn your bed into q desk and
null over them all night long. It's a
hard rule to follow, but when you
leave your Office leave your work at
the same time. Though you may think
that is requires your constant atten-
ton you win be surprised TO see how
alone once in q while. @
1t is rather dangerous business to
tamper with q mans religion for you
are quite likely to destroy what he has
and not give him anything 10 take its
place. Religion is becoming more and
more a matter OF the Individual. Peo-
pie are not following as in former
years. n set creed and because II was
the belief Of their parents or grand
parents. II they follow q got creed at
all 1t 10 because they themselves be-
lieye II.
However. people are becoming broad
minded and In 90 doing they are be-
ginning to realize how much more
broad minded their Creator must be
and they are beginning to realize that
he would not keep anyone from the
| realization OF Heaven because some
formula demanded by the church had
been overlooked. In the olden days
people went almost to the extreme OF
saying that man must pray In a
certain position OF he would not be
able to enter Heaven.
So religion Is becoming more and
more daily working religion, truly
practical religion because the indi-
Vidual is forming It according TO his
own needs. Consequently do not In
sist that yours Is the only one for II
may not At the needs Of your neigh
Dor and would be OF no use to him.
Allow him his own individual form of
worship. II may seem very different
from yours but just so they both con-
tain the Spirit Of Christ that is the
main essential.
We are always hearing about the
illusions Of youth and the disillusion-
ment that age brings. Isn't II possible
that there may be a certain amount
of truth in those beliefs OF our youth
which we so quickly class as Illus
ions? There must be some foundation
of truth In them II we could carry
that essence OF truth with us as we
grow older and learn the facts OF life
couldn't We avoid that state which Is
commonly called establishment
Aren't we disillusioned because we re-
fuse to use our common sense? II We
take the correct point OF view life
need not be such q dillusioning affair.
i However, most OF US when we are
young are taught to believe a lot OF
fairy tales about life. And later wher
we find that the fairy tales we heard
are not true. the truth seems to us the
very opposite OF fairy tales when II Ii
; often much more beautiful than am
fairy tale could be.
What is happening to modern fic-
: tion--especially to these extremely
modern books on marriage? Are the.
telling the truth? II so. then some
; thing is radically wrong with the con.
trasting parties. II they are not tell
ing the truth then something is wronl
!. with the authors. Are they trying L
induce the country TO commit race
suicide? That's what 1t would amour
to II they succeed in making peopl
: believe them for they certainly ar,
: picturing the marriage state as any
thing but tempting one.
A father who has so accustomed hi
children to the right road that the.
: tread 1t OF their own account rathe
. than through fear need not worr.
about leaving them any other life in
!, surance.
The Book of Proverbs tell us tina
:, he that honoreth his father shall hay
y a long life. But woe Is the position O
!. father not worthy of honor. Wha
= will 1t avail him to bemoan that tn
stream is bitter, when he, himself ha