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Show PEOPLE WHO ENJOY MISERY. Strange Affliction That Some Unfortunates Unfor-tunates are Subject To. How can anybody enjoy being miserable? mis-erable? Men do , and so do women. They surround themselves with an atmosphere atmos-phere of gloom. They hug trouble to their breasts. They make mountains out of mole-hills, and there are tears and groans when there should be smiles. Perhaps you have a cynic in your employ. You can pick him out with your eyes shut. He has the blues from Monday morning till Saturday night. He will tell you that he always gets the worst of it from everybody; that his talent isn't recognized: recog-nized: that his genius is wasted; that he isn't getting enough money; that there is no future for him and a lot of tommyrot like that. After that comes the brooding stage. Any man who broods over real or fancied wrongs is dangerous. He is not sane, and he is also a mighty poor workman, whether he is making hoe handles or counting money in a bank. He deliberately destroys his own efficiency and chance for success, and all for the perilous end questionable happiness of being miserable. Cleveland Press. |