The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-06-16

The world owes me living| NO
| All that the world owes you is an Op-
pOrtunity and you can make that Op-
pOrtunity
We too often hear that people are
trained by our schools 10 earn living
and not To live. j grant you that there
- some truth in this statement. For
after all, we should, because of our
education, be able To live happily iii
our own soul.
You say, What can i dog" May l
cali your attention to Jesus Christ, Of
whom as Il boy it was said And Jesus
advanced in wisdom and stature, and
Ill favor with God and man In other
words, Jesus developed mentally, ply
sically, sOtially and religiUusly. Why
mol make His life your pattern?
There will be any number of at
ttmpts TO diSsuade you from the high
purposes and resolves which you have
ma de. All sorts of efforts will be made
by PECULIAR forces in and about you,
10 sidetraCk you and your ability. am
reminded of the story of Gree and the
sirens. Ii is myth, but real an
alive 1t was, you remember, Gree, the
wiz y 49, MAJ AL
ers to her banquet and ira nSfOrms
item all into me swine they make vi
themselves. But one, by name Of
IJITyh chuS, refusing these pleasures,
acted us Il messenger TO Ulysses and
Effected the release and restoration of
The men. When the bewitching music
overlook Ulysses, he wanted 10 be I'M
lied from the mast TO which he had
ordered himself found. But his men
had upon his command, stopped their
ears and therefore, his pleas tC be un
tied went UNDECIDED
1t depends entirely upon you as To
your reaction 10 the several attempts
made to disSuade you from the goals
your youthful ideals and aspirations.
What, after all, is the purpose of
education in general, even including
that of university? So that your
salary check will be larger than mine:
Not 80 many years ago, that was the
general idea, and is still 50 in some
Instances. But again, | am reminded
If the saying Of Jesus in which he
>i.eaks of the talents and the reSpOn-
sibllities connected Herewith. Can We
afford in this day and age, fraught
with peIIlS as il is, 10 make our life
So selfish and self-centered!
Who said there wee 10 new fields
IF activity? Who said that civilization
oUulG moi progress? Who said that there
was no room for young person i'll
our day? Wasn't il Mr. SteinmetZ, the
n eat liza thenEili@al wizard If the Gen
~. III A =, 1.-l,, haf
far as progress and Invention was CON
terned, the great field of social action
was ~ yet uneXplUred and that the
great discoveries in the coming years
would be made III that field! There i
IL challenge for young people. Don't
expect 10 begin 1T the top, rather start
ut the bottom. Forget the idea IF Il
diploma if the sole reason and purpose
IL larger pay check. Rather work
with the idea that the possession Of
q diploma is Il challenge to serve your
fellow men. Even though many fields
are overcrowled. there is still room
for those who would dedicate their
hives in the service Of humanity, in the
social sciences. One great field of adj
venture is that in the study of human
nature" with all its fOllies and foibles
and complexities Develop your abili-
ties with the purpose in view TO serve
mankind everywhere. thereby helping
TO usher in an era of understanding
and goodwill.
In these important years ahead Of
You, do not neglect your bodies. Keep
them clean and strong and fit. The
Apostle Paul says: Know We not that
your bodies are the temple of the Spir-
iif" And neglect not Il continued de-
VI lopment of your mind. DO not make
The mistake at this time, of laying
aside all books. Reading the right kind
of books improves your background
and stimulates your mind. By neglect
Jig To use your mind, you permit it
10 atrophy. Learn these three things
daring the yeats To come namely. pre-
mise great truths keep your mental
Curiosity alive and create charm
which comes from the love Of beauti-
full things; and you will fluid some
thing in your possession which Will
aid greatly in making life worth living.
Another very important factor III
Your life is the practice of your relig-
iuus faith. l have called your attention
10 the third verse Of the 31st psalm.
II is prayer for guidance. The an
Gent ISraelite>. when leaving Egypt.
the land of bondage. had the pillar Of
cloud To lead them by day and the
pillar of fire 10 lead them by night.
When we travel over our roads. we
usually follow the markers. be they
county, state or federal signs. / know
Of one young man, who apparently
never needs 10 follow these signs, be-
cause he has an uncanny ability to go
| In the right direction. He would have
made a remarkable sea-captain or a
pilot on one Of our great clippers now
| flying the ocean airlanes. Most OF Us
always turn in the wrong direction
while he never makes that mistake.
Thus it is in life, most Of Us seem tn
CO the wrong thing if we insisrently
follow our own desires. Therefore we
pray Lead me, guide me-.
You have the bilAe-read il. Yes,
know for some it sounds Old-fashiOaed
but have yOu ever stopped TO consider
lis truth? Read psalm 81 in the light
Of our day and age. Can you fiml any
| thing better than the ten command
ments. or the Sermon on the Mount. on
| the Golden Rule? The bible l commend
10 your careful reading, fer therein
you will find very practical lessons IN
uDSetfishness. generosity, sympathy
goodwill and every noble virtue.