The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-08

VOL XIV MAN1Eo NJ c. FRIDAY. MAY g. 1859 NO. As
WHEN YOU FEEL THAT LIFE IS WORTH LIVING
year of May days with their delightful anguor and
the shift to bracing temperatures easery winds
blow coasand under skies that clear and suns
that benign would be- in perspective most pleasing
prospect but must realize that with such IN store Tor US
forever, little work would be done
Yet we admit that the long of good weather
during has been delightful experience to all of
who been able to get out through the countryside
and the transformation that has taken place with
has replaced the drabness of long winter newly powed
fields give promise of the abundance of nature months to
and again is the renewed promise that most every
thing all right with the world except be mankind itself
Now we may look forward to spring and summer of
great activity of renewal of old acquantances of antcpa
ton for the fruits that reward our labors in the Autumn
harvest.
ton of our faith firing ZEAL and may be-
gin to understand how foolish mankind be- when having
time in splitting hairs qubbng tres fighting
the nconsequena and forever wasting it's energies while
snarng the crumbs that fall from the table when
has only stand straight pull up chair and enjoy feast
God has been good to in this Coastland as we have
repeated and quite unworthy of us that have done
SO ourselves manifest appreciation for bounty
Too long have accepted blessings so much IMAM
from Heaven" and continued to expect and more
which receiving through almost effort part
Surely the time has now come for all of us that we
must stand feet and more of the respon
sibilities of life have been neglectng too long.
Surely we must realize somtme, that for all that is
given else has had to do than his just
Share of labor needs be satisfied too
We have been the spoiled children of fortune in this
COaStland
NIT it, having paused to mediate and to upon
our favored situation in life
We have been given much of the things which many
other regions have usually done without unless they toed
hard to get them that we have come to look upon them as
a matter of course.
Fortune has been good to that has favored
through strange quirk of providence with numerous
friends who have been in places of trust and Importance to
pass along helpful words in behalf These seeds
fertile SOIL have yielded handsomely in benefits for the en-
joyment of our people.
The time has come when it is necessary for all of us in
the Coastand to think of taking up share of the
happy the of having earned much of what
joy We will have deeper and finer appreciation of the
great bounty through the years that has blessed from
so little effort by ourselves and in behalf.
We need to look back more upon the toll and suffering
and sacrifice that our endured before our own
would stimulate pride and at the same time our
humility Out of this there will of gratitude
which does not prevail.
We must not sight the basic qualities which
pride there must be charity well independence of spr
it, there must be capacity for sacrifice well as willing
Out of all these attributes, may go forward We will
then realize that there time in this short life to waste
in squabbng rfes. We will learn to ignore the
worthy the selfish, the stupid and foolish and brushing
them aside devote energies to aiding the willing and
oc the generous and dedicated who have realized what
Life is all about and who working forward with worthy
goals in sight.
Let US repeat 1t good time of year to get out
through the countryside and observe natures gab the
newly turned fields the farmer at work. the effort and vision
that is going into todays plans for tomorrow harvest
1t is good time for little ntrospection. little soul
searching good for anyone It's results then may
pared with the results of lot of retrospecton.
When the total has been derived, may see
standing clearly before him. lot of luminous markers along
the way to fuller and finer life for all who dedicated
and willing to do for all who unselish and love their
feowmen for all who have of both humility and
PRIDE and particularly for those who of Gods
goodness to all of
If could remember each day. "There is so little time
left and much that ought to dol have failed and neg
ected long to do the things God gave capacity
do then there might be great deal effort of good
of hepfuness in this life One last spur to pride
that few of have done BEST most of have given
far less than we have received"
TODAY is THE DAY THAT COUNTS
Yesterday is dead It has served it's purpose and has
passed into history The life lived yesterday affects
today but odays life should be bigger and and broader