Show I l I J t f 1 4 i z THE TI-IE ART OF CIVILIZED LIVING i There has never been a n time in the history of the world when human beings lived successful successful successful suc suc- lives in isolation Man Ian Manis is a social animal and has always always always al al- al- al ways found some degree of cooperation co operation a necessity But civilized civilized civilized civil- civil I forms of living call for even closer association of individuals indi indi- As we go about our i daily work we are shoulder to I I shoulder with our fellows We Ve I I i work with them theIn we eat with j them We Ve depend upon others others' ito j i I to help us in our recreation and our our amusements We Ve get along only by means of economic association association association as as- wath ith many men and women some ome of them seen and I i others unseen Life under I i modern conditions is is an almost I j unbroken series of cooperative enterprises When the i bion tion is close there are many I occasions for irritation When one depends for so many of his satisfactions upon the conduct of other persons it must inevitably inevitably ably happen th that t he will often be thwarted that there w will be beco co conflicts of interest There will also be clashes of personality wholly unconnected with the interests of any of the parties People thrown together forced to work and play and talk together to- to together together to to- gether will at times get on each others other's nerves If one is isto isto II to get along in such a society must he-must he hem must st his egotism on many occasions He must push wn feelings and wishes into into in in- to the background nd Unless one is is strong in character and well pOi poised eq in mind he will fe feel l the strain of this forced cooperation cooperation cooperation tion which is another way of saying that he will feel the strain of civilized living Only Tho Those e who are finely fitted in I int intellect and character can meet handsomely the require j ments of civilized life To 10 associate associate asso- asso I asso-I with others day in and I Iday Iday day out without showing irritation irritation i tation to live calmly generously generous generous generous- generous i ly and good taking disappointments lightly an and contributing to the pleasant pleasant 1 i iness ness of the associated life life to to i ido do dp all this is to ach achieve eve a dis dis- disi j i manner of living Such an achievement is a mart marl of power a of success a guarantee of happiness American Observer I |