Show v o r C 1 rI 4 v vI I I Greatest Sport of All I S 4 V WHY THY are people visited with so many VV vy i troubles in life Why is it difficult to reach success Why does nature curse us us with disease sorrow handicaps obstacles disappointments disappointments disappointments disappointments' dis dis- dis- dis appointments appointments' Theres There's a reason and nd a very plain one Many reasons in m n fact First of all Life is a 13 spiritual gymnasium It is only by encountering encountering- difficult and ree disagreeable ble t tasks and situations that we can dev develop lop in intellect intellect intellect in- in character wisdom We Ve are like athletes athletes ath ath- athletes letes training and exercising to develop strength One sometimes wonders why fine characters have had so many troubles obstacles ob oh- st and disappointments In many cas cases s their fine characters and kindly wa ways s and land tolerance have been developed by bythe the ordeals they have gone through Enjoyment of life is largely a matter of contrasts A steady diet of candy and rich foods becomes sickening To enjoy tasty things one must have eaten long of the coarser and less attractive foods for contrast tenths Nine-tenths of the joy of success is in having fought hard for it Success is sweetest when it is the reward of privation and effort efort far sweeter than inherited wealth T The Th e view from the mountain top is grandest when the climbing has been difficult If one did not nol have sorrow and trouble for contrast he could L not appreciate joy and pleasure A movie thrills us if we see only a few sh shows ws a week To IQ th theatre atre who have the movie p pictures pic plc c- c tures lures before them many many hours every every day the shows shows' are monotonous All AIl is contrast Man pays the full price for everything inthe in ir inthe 1 the long run Whatever he he enjoys enjoys' he mus must I struggle for Without the the- enjoyment enjoyment enjoy enjoy- ment is is' is faint Yes es and nature rewards reward's u us for effort Maybe we do not attain the success success suc sue cess we strive for but we have the re of anticipation the thrill of tie the contest contest the thc I satisfaction of having don done don our our best Quite naturally the man who looks on life in general general gen gen- eral and his job in particular as a game is the thc theman heman man who gets the most pleasure out of life Good health is not appreciated u unless less w we ha have ve undergone miserable illness fo for fOil con contrast So with all else Why be discouraged b by r troubles handicaps or obstacles They ar are ue merely part of the game I |