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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 VOLUME 62, NO. 31 AUGUST 7, 1974
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Sunday, July 28th we attended the District VII YAD in Floresville, at Lodge No. 107. District VII President Bob Bayer reminded your editor that he "wants to help put District VII on the map, in which effort yours truly will certainly aid him. District VII DYC Maxine Pay -liskawhvefurt paiclrs. We enjoyed the day. DYC of District V, Marlene Caraway and her husband Tom, and SYD Dorothy Massey were present to help boost District VII on to greater achieve merits. Something to think about -- A man who had become very prominent was recently given a dinner. In the course of a speech which he made, he said that there had been a time in his life when he would have been overwhelmed with joy if someone had invited him to .a dinner like this, but no one thought of it then. Now, when he didn't need such things, he had more of them than he could attend. After Lindberg made his famous flight to Paris, he was wildly acclaimed and honored wherever he went. But before he had won fame, it is said he tried to find some influential person to encourage him in his attempt, and encountered only discouragement. After his success, the whole world came to his assistance, but he did not need it.
TO BE HAPPY If you want to be happy, begin where you are. Don't wait for some rapture that's future and far. Begin to be joyous, begin to be glad, and soon you'll •forget that you ever were sad. If you want to be happy, begin where you are. Your windows to sunlight and sweetness unbar; If dark seems the day, light a candle of cheer. Till its steady flame brightens each heart that comes near. If you want to be happy, begin where you are. Tune up daily discords, till out of their jar. New harmony rises, rejoicing and sweet, And onward, in music, go your feet. If you want to be happy, begin where you are. There sets in each sky a joy-bringing star. Live bravely beneath it, through cloud and toward light, And under its radiance your path shall be bright. Too often we give the cheers when not needed, and withhold them when a little encouragement would be like a cup of cold water to a thirsty man . . . We cheer the winner in the game when he doesn't need the stimulus, The one who has made a good struggle and suf-
fered defeat is the one to be encouraged . . . and how rarely he gets it. When men and women face the difficulties of life, and the goal seems impossible, that is when a few words of praise and cheer will do wonders! Never hurry. This is the advice given to young mountaineers by a veteran Swiss' guide. He continues to emphasize that it is most important to go slowly, yet steadily, not try to see how fast one can climb, but, on the other hand, not to loiter aimlessly. By all means pause now and then to enjoy the view and determine the next objective. It is not a weakness to be deliberate. Instead, it is a sign of competence and the ability to combat contrary conditions. As regards our working at our regular job or a special task, if it is done irregularly, by fits and starts and in a hurry, it is much exhausting, much more really laborious, than if taken slowly, steadily, and without the bustle of seeming industriousness. Hurry not only spoils work, but it spoils life also. A venomous tension builds up -vhen a man is crowded, or is being rushed. Things go wrong and unexpected obstacles appear. Temper gets out of control and that's