Arizona sun., 1950-07-07
TIES THAT BIND
BY BABETTE TROCHE'

that you had lost your door keys?
The frantic first few minutes of
search almost overcame you {.
remember? Do you recall how you
"took hold of yourself" and
quietly tabulated the places you
had gone during he last few min
utes before yous missed the keys?
Then you retraced your steps, and
came upon the keys, where you
least expected to find them.
Similarly, I wonder how many
of us have suddenly discovered
that we are losing the great joys
of living, grasping too eagerly at
! the stars, when the rainbow is in
our reach.
j Last week each day I strove to
find a happy person. I must admit
that my striving bore little fruit.
However, I met many people whose
assets for happiness far surpassed
their liabilities.
If you were looking through the
advertising section of the morning
paper for a job, and came upon
this ad: Wanted: Experienced
salesman or woman to sell HAP
PINESS. Only expert sales people
need apply. If interested write
post-office box "a, Phoenix, Ari-
zona. What qualities would you
list?
This application might aid you:
Post Office Box "a
Phoenix, Arizona
lDear Sir,
In reply to your ad: Experienced
salesman wanted to SELL HAPPI-
mess, I am writing to make ap-
Iplication for the position.
I possess the following qualifica-
tions which I believe will make
me desirable person for the job:
1. I try to like people for what
they are, and not what I would
like to make them be.
2. try always to think of the
Igood side of person rather than
list is faults.
3. I choose my friends on the
basis of what they have in their
souls rather than the clothes they
wear, the size and beauty of their
homes, or the make of their cars.
4. 1 try to see the violets, lilies
and roses in my path instead of
trying to build a highway to the
ImoOn.
5. avoid insisting on doing what
1 like, but try to like what have
Ito do.
6. Each morning I start out with
a clean slate rather than recall
the errors of yesterday.
7. believe that each individual
has a distinct contribution to make
to life.
8. I avoid casting shadows where
there is sunshine.
9. I think that others have as
much right to their opinions as. I
have to mine.
10. I avoid thinking that the
world owes me a living, I am will
ing to work for what I get.
II. I keep my troubles to my
self.
II. do my work cheerfully, and
find pleasure in doing it.
13. close my door to discour-
agement, failure, disgust, hate,
prejudice, and fear.
IA. I try to think good thoughts.
Is. I have chosen the following
as the greatest values in life, and
each day I am growing toward
achieving them: A good reputa-
ton; a clear conscious; an appre-
citation of nature; peaceful heart;
the knowledge of having giving
Happiness to others; trained and
lwell filled mind; satisfaction from
duty well done; faith in the out
come of right; contentment; and
lwell adjusted social relationships.
In the course of your day plan
to allow a few minutes to calmly
take yourself to task. In the same
Iway that you went about finding
Iyour keys, check this list for
Happiness. Sooner than you
think, you, will be salesman for
HAPPINESS. editors note: This
is a new column contributed to
the Sun, and deals with the social
lproblems of home life in this COM
munity. If you would like council,
lsend your request to this paper
in care of Troche'. Everything
sent will be confidential and only
published at YOUR request. in a