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Show --r?ZJ Ideos from other editors from the Baesett and Henry County Journal, Baesett, Virginia: Nobody likes a chronic griper, and be who enjoys misery is left to himself him-self to enjoy It There Is danger In our going too far in the selfish Indulgence of berating ourselves If we drench those about us with self-abasement, or harp on adverse conditions which cannot be changed, our complaints will be brushed away with annoyance and disgust. If we would bring out our troubles trou-bles but not make a parade of them and remember that "people are funnier than anybody." our troubles would be controlled. Actually the ability to laugh at one'! self and to And the lighter aide of a situation has become an American trademark:. Such situations situa-tions as pulling the hat down on the wrong fellow's head would be disaster dis-aster in some countries Here you can almost bet diat the victim got big laugh too. Where else can people laugh at and with each other over common misfortunes or mistakes? Thousands of thtnes haoDer. each er all, the world Is made up uf people and people are funny. From the Suburban LUt, Ee Junction, Vermont: A man in West Virginia, who is 84 years old. and very activa, was asked how he keeps going it his age Here Is his answer: "My formula Is to keep busy so tt at the years go by unnoticed; to despise nothing except seLflsh- j ness, meanness and corruption; fear nothing except cowardice, disloyalty dis-loyalty and IndllTerence; covet nothing that Is my neighbor's except ex-cept his kindness of heart and his gentleness of spirit, think many, many times of my friends and. If possible, seldom of my enemies " That Is a whole sermon of an hour's length condensed into a few words The tragedy of it is that not a great many people cany tt out Some may qualify except that they are selfish Others might get a good mark, but they are more or k'si mean. Not so many are disloyal and cowardly but indifference is day that bring laughter and Countless Count-less retelling Old Timers hold regular audiences of younger men with their past experiences; the younger folks listen, learn and laugh The ability to do Just that Is what makes us human bpings Aft quite common And how many people peo-ple there are who are jealous of their neighbor's success The easiest thing in the world Is to extend sympathy to someone who has misfortune It Is not quite I so easy to congratulate one who I hns mud success |