Show U JUST KEEP BUSY when he started in business tor for himself in a field which was over crowded and harsh a friend of mine ran into high stone walls of argement often he was ready to quit why keep on trying be he would ask himself there didn dian t seem to be much ahead but failure I 1 would go home night after night perfectly willing to call it quits with life he told me three times I 1 wondered if it it wouldn t be better to end it all his wife advised him to see the family physician and the physician recommended a psychiatrist the examination lasted three days but I 1 can give you the gist of his becom emendation men dation in three words just keep busy the psychiatrist psychiatrists s explanation ran like e this s the e en end 0 of life e I 1 a no not thought it is action we are made tor for action that we may move and act we have a marvelous system of muscles nerves senses all designed for action tor for doing something the mind responds gleefully to the active life and happiness con fists in the end of action action action happiness depends upon what you do not upon what you have not upon what you think but upon what you do 1 I have observed many times that the most interesting personalities are not those of the lounge lizards or the do nothings they are the per tonalities which have been stamped definitely in the forge of action the minute this friend of mine be gan taking the advice literally he began developing a happy outlook on life began making good in his business I 1 am glad to report that today he is in a thriving way completely happy and well adjusted to his world he has made good because he kept busy my friend added some facets to the jewel the psychiatrist gave him he began letting part of his action take the form of service to others which further added to his happi ness when black discouragement would come to him he would think of something he could do for someone else A cripple in ane block didn t get out much he d take him tor for a ride he d make kites for the kid kids who I 1 lived ed I 1 near by he d go on errands kr for his wife anything of action and service that was bis his field there emerged from hia his discipline something fine in the way of a hu man personality and character and I 1 am not so sure but that this is one of the most vital personality lessons any one of us can possibly learn just keep busy |