| Show division of time quiet pleasures to punctuate the rush of life are sought T THE HE rush of life that leaves persons no time for deliberation nor the pursuit of happiness in their own special ways has seemed to reach its apex already there is a trend toward leisurely living the sort that claims the right to dispose of hours not occupied in business or housekeeping in ways of personal choice rather than of group determining today in the modern ways of living time is divided into two units one of which is work the other diversion rather than play As soon as work is over or can be interrupted the time is given over to diversion some persons work most of the time and some persons spend most of their time in diversions the division of hours between these two things is uneven but however divided no waking time is left spare time while each of us should work part of our time it is the matter of how we spend the rest of our time that is now coming under special consideration there is a growing discontent that seems to bode good why should any of us be bound to do in time which is our own what this or that group is doing because at the moment it is the popular thing can we have no evenings to ourselves must we fall in line with the wishes of friends must we do exactly as others are doing whether this means being with them or simply doing such things as they do home diversions shall the rare pleasures of home be invaded or shall we decide to spend some quiet evenings in reading favorite books or delving into those new ones we realize would be liked shall we have time to devote to needlecraft need lecraft to music to studying some language to pursuing some hobby or doing anything to enrich ourselves or to make something beautiful enriching diversions all these things are diversions from necessary work but they are the sort that repay us by making life more worth living and not the kinds that merely absorb attention for the time being and leave ns as depleted rather than replenished if we wish to master time rather than be mastered by it we must use at least a portion of our time when work is through in following out our own personal preferences in our diversions leisure when we do this we have real leisure one definition of which is time available for some particular purpose spare time one great cause for being rushed is trying to do what everyone else is doing rather than determining for ourselves what we will do 4 bell syndicate service |
