Show Little lights onBy on LIVING LIVIN G By Dy MARIA LEONARD Dean of omen ity of Illinois O p Western Newspaper Newl Union THE SUN LIT TOPAZ TOPAZA J O A ONCE NC when leaving France Trance I re rev received as a n gift girt a n charming little necklace of ot silver and lapis lazuli In With the gift gUt carne came to methe mo me mothe mothe the story of ot the maker of the necklace neck neck- lace A little Frenchman who owned a tiny shop In the Latin LaUn quarter of ot old Paris always s 's Informed Informed Informed In In- formed his patrons I am nm told that he made his Jewelry with gold silver all sil ver vcr and love One day an American lady asked asker to see the most beautiful thing In Inthe Inthe inthe the shop Without hesitation he brought from a high shelf shelt a n tiny liny box and showed his visitor a n necklace necklace necklace neck neck- lace containing a marvelous topaz which he had bought after the war from a noble nuble French family I wish I could buy it it the lady said tf To her surprise he responded r f fam 1 r ram am so happy that you cannot Though I need money moncy badly I nee need Its beauty more Always when I Iam Iam Iam am tired and disheartened he In the window window win win- said I 1 hang bang my topaz dow the sunlight comes through h It Iton Iton iton on my work bench then can I make things more beautiful If It that would sing In all hearts each day day to to make things more beautiful what a different world we could mal make e of ot this ol old planet Wars would cease Hearts of or selfish greed would change and share with their neighbors We can enn make more beautiful the lives of ot those we meet each day Early one morning some time ago I was walking up the beautiful elm elm- bordered walk on the university campus The day was glorious There was still sun that untouchable freshness In air all trees and grass that only spring mornings have It made ones one's spirit dance I met a professor with his accustomed cane cano and brief case going to meet his hisel el eight ht o'clock class One look at his frowning unhappy face with mouth drooped and self centered downward downward down down- ward look and my spirit halted surprised that here was one while while walking under Gods God's vaulted elms constantly looking down No o topaz In the window of his soul thought I. I A few steps further I met a n freshman girl whom I knew was having a n hard financial struggle struggle gle worl working Ing long hours after after- school but oh what hat a morning face she had radiant and lovely I When the sunlight comes through the the topaz of ot happiness It will illumine Il Illumine illumine il- il lumine not only our lives but others others oth oth- ers a as the sun-lit sun topaz made radiant radiant radi radl ant the thc tired heart of ot the little shop shop- keeper t COMING LEISURE N NOT OT long ago a young graduate of two years declared that now her college da days s 's were over o life Ufe held little tittle for her as she did not need to work and she bhe hc was tired of t play piny Iam I Iam am nm bored with society In particular and with life In general she added with a sl sigh h. h Here she was talented with a wealth of leisure time on her han hinds hands s and had made of ot It only an nn Idling time In Instead tead of ot n a growing time Ones leisure Is time to Invest I r told her It Is not time to spend Time spent Is gone time Invested Is saved Leisure Is not unoccupied unoccupied unoccupied pied time the time the dictionary notwithstanding notwithstanding standing 1 I What an nn irretrievable mistake e for countless generations to have been brou brought ht up on Too long have we ae been training 1 our children to think and plan their lives In terms of or dollars rather than time Investment Money spent can always be he re re-earne re earned re Time should be bU budgeted 11 like e money now V Is eted Children should be taught ht to expect the largest possible dividends from each day of or 24 hours Parents lo lose e nn an opportunity for forgiving forgiving giving their children an early life lite lesson on successful living when they fall to keep on training them In their play time as ns we hear so often run away and play Play Piny Playtime Playtime time In childhood becomes leisure In adulthood Leisure In America Is coming leisure that In the past has been beena a n gift to the rich only will soon be he part of ot an nn average overage mans man's day In order to spread the work worl of or the world to more heads and hands some folk toll will be forced to work workless 1 loss less hours so that others may work at nt all for every very one who has to live ought o to have hl a chance to work worle Work Is a n blessed privilege e. e so sn Is 19 leisure Only the man who ho appreciates elates clates work can cnn fully funy appreciate leisure and I am om beginning to Its full tulle think can cnn appreciate life to est The true test of an nn educated person person person per per- son Is that he ire can enjoy enjo himself when alone and not have ha to pay another another another an an- other to amuse him Life Ufe holds hohls no re recreate rec boredom for tor the man who can reate his soul In his leisure time not Lifes Life's enrichments come to us through the use of our mon money r but time Since through the use of our the American goal oal has been riches are aro what rather than enrichment coming cowing we going to do with this leisure t I. |