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By 'Charlie Martin '
DON'T KNOW MUCH Look at this face I know the years are showing Look at this life I still don't know where it's going I don't know much But I know I love you And that may be all I need to know Look at these eyes They never seemed to matter Look at these dreams So beaten and so battered I don't know much But I know I love you And that may be all I need to know So many questions Still left unanswered So much I've never broken through And when I feel you near me , Sometimes I see so clearly The only truth I've Ever known's been you Look at this man So blessed with inspiration Look at this soul Still searching for salvation I don't know much But I know that I love you And that may be all I need to know . I don't know much But I know that I love you , And that may be all There is to know Written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Tom Snow; sung by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville (c) 1989 by Elektra Entertainment . DO YOU EVER feel you are not getting what you want from life? At times, most people have this sense. Such feelings are the focus of the new hit by Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt, "Don't Know Much." They try to place what we feel in
What's on your mind? Q. Is it OK to date the same person exclusively throughout high school? (Indiana)
A. Some years back, on a daytime TV game show, a man and woman told ho'w they had b~gun dating in their freshman year of high school. For four years they dated each
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perspective by asking what really matters in life. The individuals in the song's story feel that life is passing them by. One says that he still d'oesn't know where this life is going. The other person sees that her dreams, are "beaten"
and "battered.'~ Further, "so many questions" are still unanswered. There's "so much I've never broken through." Yet both have found meaning and purpose in their enduring love. When they view their feelings about life in the light of their love relationship, each can say that "I don't know much but I know I love you, and that may be all I need to know." This type of love is something to treasure. It helps make up for emptiness in other areas of life. However, we should not expect a relationship, even a very good one, to fill all of our needs. Such an expectation puts too much stress on the love and may even injure the relationship. Each of us can discover our deeper desires. We can listen to our hearts and hear our true longings. If our life experience is not matching up with what we desire, it is time to examine the reasons why. God gave us our lives so that we might truly enjoy ourselves. This means finding satisfaction in a variety of areas, for example in the work we do, in the relationships we form and in the interests of activities that we pursue. True satisfaction in life almost always entails concern for others, serving others. None of us lives in isolation. Part of life's purpose is to make a difference in other people's lives. If you feel a sense of dissatisfaction or depression about what is happening in your life, see these feelings as a message that action is needed. Talk with someone you trust and begin to ma ke small, step- by-s tep changes that can begin to create a different life experience. If you also see that a special relationship makes your life more fulfilling, thank this person and use your success in this area of life as a stimulus to reach out for new growth and satisfaction. Your comments are welcomed by Charlie Martin, R.R. 3, Box 182, Rockport, Ind. 47635.
In a general way, one can argue that from the ages of 12 to around 18 going steady with the same person for a long period of time is not By a good idea. In such an exclusive friendship the level of emotional involvement TOM can become high. Too high. The couple may not be able to deal. LENNON' wisely with the new and intense feelings they experience. If they do not deal with them wisely, the results may be sorrowful indeed. Also, the couple may be so other exclusively, and they were preoccupied with their own friendmarried about a year after they got ship that they fail to grow in other areas of their lives. out of high school. In these formative years it is At the time of the game show they had four children. All was important to number among your going well and the couple appeared friends a wide variety of personalities. This helps you grow in your to be happy indeed. So it would not be smart to say understanding oflife and of human 'that a boy a~d girl should absolutely nature. If you focus exclusively on one never, never date exclusively throughout high school or that. person, you may miss completely such an arrangement always will , another even more attractive person. Certainly you will miss the end in disaster. The c~uple on the game show enrichment that comes from knoware showing living proof that a ing well a diversity of personalities. You· also may miss the fun and teen-age romance can blossom into enrichment that come from giving a mature and happy marriage. Does it follow that this dating yourself to a wide variety of style should be recommended? By activities, some of which would be no means. Quite the opposite is likely to take you away for a while from your dating partner. true.
in our schools Coyle-Cassidy Students and staff at CoyleCassidy High School, Taunton, participated in a number of charity drives during the holiday season. Observing the World Harvest Day Oxfam America Fast by conducting a prayer service and sacrificing meals, students raised over $250 in contributions for the world's poor.
Cheryl Benjamin, girls' track; Rebecca Shurtleff and Amy Sylvia, girls' basketball; Todd Ducharme and Robert Diaz, boys' basketball; and Kerry Olivieri, Monica Pirozzi and Diane Carreira, cheerleaders.
At Christmas, students and faculty contributed food items and donated more than $800 towards food baskets for needy area families; also, with over $1000 raised and many donated garments, over 25 packages of toiletry items and clothes were donated to homeless men at Boston's Pine Street Inn. Additionally, through the efforts of faculty member Tony Nunes, Pine Street guests received new duffel bags filled with clothing items on Christmas morning.
• • • • Senior Chad Castro has been chosen as the school's Voice of Democracy contest winner. The contest, sponsored by the local chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars, required entrants to write on the topic Why I am Proud of America. The VFW awarded Castro a scholarship for his essay, which was second runner-up in the Bristol County regional contest.
• • • • . Senior Ann Gedrites is one of 12 students statewide chosen as a finalist in the Century III Leadership Competition. Required to write about how she would solve a problem that could occur in the next century, Ann discussed the inequality of deaf people in society. The state winner will attend the Century III national convention in Williamsburg, Va., this March.
• • • • For the second year in a row, junior Patrick Sweeney was the school's top scorer in the annual Mathematics Olympiad finishing in the state's 95th percentile. In second place for the school was senior Michael Hesshaus, and third freshman James Ladino.
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Winter sports teams cocaptains are Jim Hoye and Dan deAbreau, boys' track; Jean Lincoln and
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Bishop Stang Stella Pacheco, a senior at Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, was recently crowned Miss Teen Boston. Contestants were judged on poise and personality in a sportwear modeling contest, a formal wear event and personal interviews. Stella was chosen from among 165 pa.rticipants tp represent Boston in the National Cities of America contest to be held Feb. 5 in Orlando, Fla., and received a modeling school scholarship, a modeling portfolio and a threefoot trophy.
• • • • Members of Stang's chapter of Students against Drunk Driving are sending cards to stud,nts on their 16th birthdays, urging them to be responsible drivers and to avoid drunk driving situations. A SADD pin is enclosed with each card.
• • • • 1989 graduate Patti Lemoi has earned a varsity letter at Northeastern University. While at Bishop Stang, she earned letters in volleyball and tennis.
F ATHER JOSEPH M. Costa, administrator of St. Vinc~nt's Home for Children, Fall River, recently received a donation from the Greater Fall River Prince Henry Society, a Portuguese-American service organization. The contribution will furnish recreation rooms at the home. Pictured from left: Antonio Alberto, society service project chairman; Ed Oliveira, president; Frank Rodrigues, treasurer.