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Show Page 22—THE HERALD,Provo, Utah Sunday, February 21, 1971 BETTY CANARY HappinessIs An Elusive Intangible A teacher in a Chicago high schooltells me he asked his students to list what they most wanted in life. The 16-year-clds had “happiness’’ near the top of every list, while ‘“‘money” ranked low or last. Other wants mentioned in this informal surveywerestrictly according to personal taste and included ‘‘a snowmobile,” and, “a clean Lake Michigan by 1972.” The last was obviously listed by the ciass optimist After the unsigned lists were collected, the class had open discussion. The instructortells me that, to him, the mostinteresting and puzzling part of the discussion was about“happiness.” “Most of them seemed to think happiness was some- thing you GET,” he says. “Not buy it, but get it somehow.”” “i was amazed,” he said. “They seemed to think lucky ‘ones get it while unlucky ones simply fail to run intoit.” I didn’t find their thinking so surprising. I’ve heard too manyadults talk about happiness asif it were something found without effort or design, somewhat like a silver | bracele! ick up off a sidewalk one day and, be it’s never listed in the lost-and-fourd classified ads, e you keep. And haven't we all known someone who regarded | happiness sori of benign disease one catches without | conscious exposure. The kind of sweet sickness where a | physician would prescribe only sugar pills and a two- | iaonths trip te Florida during the winter months, the better to prolong theillness, The Chicago students rejected the teacher's suggestion that “we make our own happiness.” To them, “making” it suggested manufacturing, which could only bring about anartificial ersatz article at best Perhaps he should have said “we create . .” andit would have been moreto their liking. Weall like to think we have an artistic flair and “creating” happiness would be more acceptable than manufacturingit Or, we might say we “produce” it. This could conjure up visions of growing our own happiness from natural sources, using the labor of our own hands and minds. We don’t reject a flower border in a city park or a field of wheat in the country as a manufactured product. Yet neither is ‘got’ nor “discovered.” Both come about as the result of careful preparation of the soil, good seeds, fertilization and careful tending. ae euROpEan bealth spa OPEN HOUSE YOU'RE INVITED Come see the west's heat therapy rooms, equipment valued at Bring your friends! newest and most luxurious health spa with elegant pools, lush Greek-Roman classical decor and the latest exercise over $100,000! This you've gotto see! (Adults only) OPEN HOUSE HOURS: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21st. 1:00 - 6:00 PM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28th. 1:00 - 6:00PM “ALL AMERICAN” TWO-AND THREE-PIECE outfits are greatfor “going places and doing things”this spring. This 100 percent dacron polyester suit, top, is young and unpretentious althougl. still the classic three-piece suit. An added plus is the versatile long sleeved, stocktied shirt. The sensational, slim ottoman ribbed 100 percent polyester knit coat ensemble, below, is dramatically outlined in contemporary twotonestripe detailing. The basic short sleeved dress underneath is grect on its own, SAVE NOW! A limited numberof preferred memberships are available. ms Ms 0 ie a RCE ZG ides | Fe pases CALL 255-7750 The Spa HasFacilities You Need : 703 South State Orem, Utah Steam Baths — |