Show It Is the Pursuit That Is Important In a talk before the Salt Lake Rotary Rotary Rotary Ro Ro- Ro- Ro tary club recently the Rev Key Geo George e J. J Weber pastor of the First Congregational Congregational Congregational church made church made a point which needs to be constantly stress stressed din in talking about the American way of life Mr Weber Webe em emphasized p has ize d h hd how y the American way was responsible f for r tremendous tremendous tre tre- tre- tre progress in this country It wasn't Americas America's s resources resources which made that progress possible he declared bu but rather the American way of freedom and opportunity He cited the Declaration of Independence Independence Inde Inde- as the charter for our ideals pointing the way to the equality of aUmen all aU allmen allmen men and th the right of all to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness Note he said that it stressed the pursuit of happiness That last last- is an extremely important point point far far too much lost sight of today The American way traditionally did not guarantee anyone h happiness It didn't promise to give an easy life prosperity and content contentment ent to 19 everyone on n a silver platter It simply guaranteed everyone's right to pursue happiness happiness to to strive for per personal onal advancement and joy of ot living It was the pursuit that was important It was the equal opportunity for everyone everyone everyone every every- one to strive tri e to better himself that that- made madeAm Am America rica different from the old world It was that which inspired Americans todo to todo do great things i If U we e arC are to hope to con UI Ameri Amen c. c I i f c i can progress we must continue to stress that fundamental principle of the right to pursue happiness and not pervert it into an outright guarantee of happiness The first way inspires and stimulates a people and a nation The second way enervates s and makes sluggards of them |