HOW TO BE HAPPY THOUGH BUSY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 330, 17 October 1908, Page 11

HOW TO BE HAPPY THOUGH BUSY.

A good many peoplo make a busy life an oxcuso for being tired and disagreeable. They ever have a grumble about "I can't do this; I am too busy," and generally make themselves a misery to all around. One is sorry, of course, for tho overworked among us, but tlieso may remember that there is this to bo said: As a rule they might lighten their labours; much of the work of the world is undertaken to please the worker; it gratifies nobody else. The woman, for instance, who slaves at housecleaning could probably loave something undone and nolxidy would bo the worse; , .

The woman who works herself to death mending and making for her children

chooses to do this ,to some for it is quite possible that she could give them more ■ lasting clothing; but she prefers to make often, so that they may have more, or as many, clothes as anyone else. Of course, it is hard on her that she must, either overwork herself or fall short of her neighbours; still, though she is unfortunate in having two such evils to choose from, at least she should choose tho less. And remember that having many cares does not necessarily make one unhappy if one seo to it: ■ That too great undertakings are avoided. That the Tcast-neoessary works are given tho go-by if it is a question of. leaving something undone or getting overtired oneself.

That facing one's duties cheerfully and not grumbling over tliem beforehand makes ihem far easier. \ •

That disagreeables are very often a great deal better than they seem. That nothing is really, worth worrying about, and certainly not worth losing one's temper over. That life is pretty much what we make it, and the busier 1 is the happier so long as we bring that ever-useful common sense to bear.