Show The Bored Are Boring Boring- yv People of Outstanding Personality W Are Interested and Never Blase e yOUNG yOUNG people of today a aJL JL mother writes seem to re rc- regard re- re regard gard it as a sign of immaturity or weakness to be thrilled with anything anything- Their idea ide f d e a of so so- sophistication sophistication sophistication is to appear bored with everything the having-done- having seen all attitude that finds it very difficult to be impressed with anything It is most annoying to find that anything you can offer them for a good time seems to be inadequate that the thrills of your own youth cannot be repeated for them It seems to me they miss missa a great deal I would point out to this mother says a woman writer of international international international note that naturally we can can- cannot cannot cannot not expect that the thrills of our youth will equally impress the t h e young people of this day So much that came to us gradually as colorful experiences are a part of their daily background But there is something definitely true in what she says of a pose of a deliberate care never to seem im im- impressed impressed impressed pressed of a pretense at being bored It may interest such young people to know that that super- super sophisticate G. G G K Chesterton said there are no bores only people are arc bored In other words there can be nothing inter inter- interesting interesting interesting esting about a person who wh is bored That takes Lakes us right down to a bedrock fact that can be observed if we will note people of lag ing personality people whom ev ev- everybody everybody everybody finds ting Without exception they will be people who v i iare are vitally vit interested They are aro never bored never blase They are able to give out what interests others because through their in in- in interest interest terest in things and people about them they are constantly taking in Their main charm is a a. certain aliveness a vitality which has absolutely no relationship with being bored O D Bell Syndicate Service |