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Show o ; FOR A BAD CASE OF BLUES. " Cheerful people are warned not to read what follows here. It is not even intended for people who have only occasional fits of the "blues." Indeed, this is meant for, persons who are inclined to feel blue pretty near all the time. They may be so depressed by overwork or by illness, ill-ness, that they have fallen prey to the mistaken idea that life is not worth living. ' Often, for them, the normal ways of getting "cheered up" do no good. If you suggest some pleasant cause for hope, there tired minds quickly reject it. They can't go to sleep for thinking how Jbad things are. Now such people should try saying this to themselves: "Well, things are pretty bad; I don't see how they could be much worse; but at least I am ready and waiting to see how much worse they can get." This may seem strange doctrine, but it has been known to heln many a worried man or woman, when better and more helpful means fail. In the first place, it relaxes the strain of restless thinking about one's condition. In the second place, there seems to be something sportsmanlike about this proposal that will apneal to a man if he has any good blood in him at all. Finally, it gives free play, to the instinct of curiosity. At least, one can be curious to see what the next day will bring. Curiosity may have killed many a cat, but curiosity curi-osity itself is a hard thing to kill. And if a man only stands by "to see 'how much worse things can get," still playing his part as best he can, it's surprising how soon he may find things getting not worse, but better. Of course, the real answer to the question is life worth living? liv-ing? is simply, "That depends on the liver." |
