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Show PPftHQIFl With Tom Griffiths- It was necessary for me recently to sit in the .::-. - . - --.-. ufiiM iVwiii Ui m uwv' tor's office in Salt Lake City. While there I observed ob-served the people who were there to see their doctor. There was a unique system in operation. The patient registered at the desk and then waited until his name was called and was then led to the doctor's office. It was not a happy room. One could almost pick out those who were there for the first time. Their faces showed their concern. Others on a return visit were more resigned and seemed to accept their condition with more reserve. One old gentleman appeared from a back room attired in one of those unattractive, revealing examination gowns. Apparently he was lost. A nurse took him into tow and returned him to the doctor's office. M I sat there observing the sadness of the scene I felt a pat on my back. When I turned around I faced a friend of many years. A great guy with a winning smile and a handshake like a wrestler. We inquired why each of us was there. I explained ex-plained my wife was there to see a doctor, while he explained he had quite a serious kidney condition. Which brings me to the point of this column. We don't know why, but it seems that no individual or family can manage to go through this life without having some sort of serious problems or troubles. While it is difficult at times to endure these trials and tribulations without becoming , a victim of self-pity, yet millions of persons before us and the same number today somehow endure vicissitudes and continue to carry on. When they compare what they are going through with other folks who have it a lot worse it helps them to bear their own difficulties dif-ficulties with more tranquility. Way back around 500 B.C., Solon, an Athenian lawgiver and founder of Grecian democracy, uttered a profound statement which applies with equal force today. "If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place and agree to take an equal share, most of us would be glad to take our own troubles home again, rather than take a portion of the common stock." For example I have a relative whom I revere greatly who has been a dialysis patient for a number of years. At least a third of his waking hours eic spent on a kidney machine. I have another friend who was operated on for cancer. The cancerous tissue was removed but the doctor advised him there are cancerous cells in his blood so there is a possibility that this dread disease will break out somewhere else in the future. Would they trade lives? I doubt it very much. The point is-most of us have problems, either to ourselves or to some member of our family, so we must accept these trials of life and enjoy each day as it comes. There are many things to enjoy. What can match a sunrise over old Timp, or a sunset over Utah Lake. Have you taken time to listen to the song of a bird at sunrise? or stand bareheaded in a spring rain? To fully enjoy ife we cannot pass these things by. There are those who will say, "He is a poetic old fool," but if you develop beauty in your heart you dont need to seek satisfaction in drugs, drink, or over indulgence in f ood. Hitch your wagon to a star, you will never reach there, but it will be fun trying. Nurses Aid Class Offered At Hospital A Nurses Aide class will be conducted at the American Fork Hospital beginning June 20 and continuing through August 17 according to Jeanine Pace, R.N., hospital in-service director. The classes will be held each Tuesday, Wednesday Wed-nesday and Thursday with the exception of July 4 and will run from 8 a.m. until 12 noon. Tuition for the nine week course if $50. This includes the lesson manual and handouts. Students are required to furnish their own uniforms. Enrollemnt is limited to six students, on a first come basis. Pre-registration Pre-registration is required. Applications may be obtained from Mrs. Pace Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Students must be 18 years of age or over, Mrs. Pace said. Further information may be obtained by contacting Mrs. Pace at the hospital. There may be a possibility of job placement for students of this graduating class, it was noted. r y .- .' J J ! ' 1 . 1f . ... . I .. ' A l y ; i I -.-. v j j Vi I, - TRAINING SCHOOL STUDENTS GIVE. Curt , Brinkman, wheel chair athlete, accepts nickels, pennies and dimes, totaling $21.50 from residents of the Utah State Training School. The money went for Easter Seal's crippled children. Two boys at the school, one of which is pictured, collected the funds, telling Mr. Brinkman, "It was hard work to get it all, but we wanted to help you." The boys gathered the money from their co-workers in the campus workshops, others. Swimming Lessons? 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