GRUMBLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2803, 4 December 1907, Page 84

GRUMBLING.

(Club Paper by Giulia.) Some people are perpetually grumbling. They get into the habit of it, and the habit becomes necessity, and in time forms part of their existence. They are not content unless they are finding fault with something or somebody. They delight in watching /for things to go wrong so that they may bemoan their misfortunes. Yet many things they find fault with they would not have altered for anything. The perpetual grumblers are a misery to themselves and to all who have the misfortune to live under the same roof with them. Their society is shunned; they are looked upon as bores; and instead of receiving sympathy, they ani their various misfortune* are looked upon with contempt and ridicule. They don't know what they want, and if they did know and got it they would not be satisfied. It is really very cad to hear anyone always complaining-. Of course, a little grumbling now and then does good; in fact, at times it is absolutely necessary. No matter how patient we may try to be things will go wrong at times, and someone displeases us. There is not one of us who has not some troubles, but then grumbling does not lighten the burden. As well as troubles we have our pleasures, and were these taken into confederation more often than they are, perhaps there would be less aimless grumbling. In our darkest hour of trouble grumbling will not lift the clouds. No, nothing but hon«

•nd cheerfulness will do that. We cannot expect onr path through life to be a bed of xoses, and the more we, grumble the more thorns we find. Every cloud has a silver lining. Patience and smiles will see it before grumbling and frowns.