DON'T WORRY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 208, 27 May 1908, Page 5

DON'T WORRY.

There i are people in the world who worry over the "veriest trifles, and seem to enjoy doing itr,too. ' To such (says a wise writer in "The World and His Wife'") it is.ttorso than useless to sayf " Don't worry! " They simply couldn't live if thoy didn't; and, by a strange Fate it generally seems to happen that these worriting'' souls escape Life's, biggest trials and worries, and extract all the " comfort" : they need out of minor difficulties. It is just as useless, too, to advise a poor, distracted fellow-creature, in the.throes of a great trouble, "not to worry." How can he or she help it ? They don't want to worry any more than they want to grow old, but worries come. They're not there in response to a cordial invitation; arid no one would bo fcdish enough ;to sit down and deliberately say : "Now I'll worry for a while—it'll bo a change. I know- it's not good for me, and it'll prolably age mo quickly. Still, I'll do it for the fun of the thing. Of course, yoa and-1 can't imagine any sane person'doing such a thing; yet it seems to me,< that those well-meaning folk who go about the ■ world telling others "no't to . , worry " are-labouring under 'the strange , delusion that those among their follow- ; ; creatures'who have! worries and troublos to contend against—and,are, most likelyj" fed-. ' ing completely overwhelmed by them—de--Übcratcly .choose to -have them, ; .and; even revel, in them,, in., spite' .of the alarming fret ' that if. tliey go on T worrying they ; will soon • look old. • • - . ;i For my part, I think the people.,who look upon themselves as heaven-sent comforters, wnose-mission in life is to strongly : advise other people" not'to worry," would do much . better to leave their afflicted .fellow-creatures ' ;to> fight against 'their"; own emotions and feelings, and help them to remove the 'cause of the worry. Then, when that is gone, the ' worry will go too. - . These "don't worry"" philosophers mean well. They aro kind-hearted, sympathetic : to an extent, and undoubtedly have great 1 faith in. ..the ..efficacy of .'their ..favourite pre- ■ scription—so long as they are recommending it to others. But do they always follow it I'don't; think so, for;tho most, powerful will in the world cannot' rule circumstances; and it is when, conditions , and circumstances "gang agley " that, troubles - arise. -And the man or woman who can ■ entirely refrain from • wprrying when' things' go wrong must:sarely be more.than human. •: -If vfb- could all ,'go through' life" without • worries of any kind, and be happy and merry from morning till night; of course wo should feel young, and look young-; but,- until . such a blissful state of things-can be . realised, it doesn't seom : much use for .those who are' free .from care at. the to be' constantly, advising ' their, harassed fellowcreatures " not to worry."