The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-10-21

means knowledge Of yourself, Of your
faculties, propensities and how to con
troll yourself and the personal applica-
ton to gain an understanding Of the in
herent principles of the environment
natural law to- attain and MAINTAIN
"a healthy body, joyous disposition
and congenial environment.
In an article in late number Of the
magazine Reality it says:
Every human being is born, inherit
ing all this earth as his domain, all its
wonders, all its accumulated wisdom,
science, art. music and literature. A
magnificent intellectual fortune is
ready for everyone of US and not one
i'll one thousand ever has any concep-
ton of what life may be.
For ten thousand years men have
believed that somewhere. some magic
fountain could be found. its waters Of
fering Youth and other blessings. The
magic fountain was sought in every
newly discovered land and strange
stories were told and believed of foun-
tains close at home.
The only fountains as science
(knowledge). time and experience
prove are within ourselves. The foun-
tain of pleasure for which youth longs
is within ourselves, easily reached. al
ways accessible. Good work, sincere
friendship, good thought. high ideals,
USE OF TODAY in earnest prepara-
ton for more useful years to come.
These are things worth while, things
that make youth what it ought tc be
and old age what it can be.
Our minds are dominated by the
race belief that the physical body in
flesh and substance must become de-
crepit with the passing of years. The
body is composed Of an aggregation Of
cells continually changing in structure.
Our thoughts are ever expressing them
selves in the body. If we hold persist
emily to the thought of an ageing body
the time will come when living cells
will begin to ossify and the symptoms
of age appear. Nature expresses her
self in all renewing and growing forms.
Nature gives health and youth and
beauty. We should realize that every
of our existence WE ARE ABB
VITALITY FROM AN IN
SOURCE and renew
ing the body with creative forces fresh
from the heart of life. The body is
composed of ever-changing units and is.
plastic to the molding of the mind.
I'VE may replace weak and diseased
cells and reconstruct our bodies with
cells that are fresh and vitalized.
There is an indweling chemist in
charge Of the human laboratory. 1t.
knows our needs and is working cease
Lessly to build and rebuild our bodies
perfect in every function.
If we do not hinder it by erroneous
Of thinking and living, it will
do its perfect work and keep us in
health and perpetual youth. We should
become more efficient, more brilliant
in intellect, more useful to the world,
because of the unfoldment of our fac
ulties and the inspiration that comes
from accumulated knowledge and ex-
perience, Our minds should remain
plastic and responsive to ever changing
influences that create new impulses and
new conditions and make possible con-
tinued advancement"
Sarah Bernhardt, the great French
actress, when on a tour in America
during 1913, was asked where she had
found the fountain of her Astounding
youthfulness, replied:
1t is all about US! If you love life,
life will love you. But do not mean
he love of life which is only the wish
@ live long years at any cost, but love
Of what life brings-its joys and its
sorrows; its long, hard work and its
stretches of happy leisure; its splendid
great experiences and even its little
Above all, the ability to
eel, to know what glorious thing en-
'eiopes one, makes life worth living.
The secret is enthusiasm. Only to
hose who are enthusiastic can come
ecstasy of living. Only to those who
IRE enthusiastic does the horizon of the
.uture show always red and gold. Al
ways the future. Keep your eyes turn
ID that way. Live every moment to the
ullest, but do not forget that the next
me will bring you redder, richer wine.
When Edison, the great inventor,
vas questioned concerning this subject