THE ART OF LIVING
by Wm. Henry Cash, Jr. 1949
1927 - 2012
We learn to live to a large extent,
by knowing how others lived.
A well balanced individual does not only live
for himself alone, but he also lives for the service
of humanity.
We may learn from other people, chiefly our relatives
and our close friends.
An unfortunate feature of self-rating is the possibility
of one
seriously over-rating
or
under-rating himself.
Everyone is in certain
respects inferior
to someone
else -
and in other respects
everyone
has
unusual gifts.
WE CANNOT ESCAPE HAVING TROUBLE
OR HAVING PROBLEMS,
BUT WE CAN LEARN TO MEET
THEM CONFIDENTLY
AND TRIUMPHANTLY.
No matter how bad
our situation is, it could be worse.
We have no right to be expected
to be given privileges
until we learn to
use the privileges with
due responsibility.
MOST OF US FIND
THAT WE ARE A DIFFERENT
PERSON AT HOME THAN WE ARE AT SCHOOL.
When a boy or girl has reached college age,
his personality (hers) has changed as well
as his home behavior.
IF A PERSON AT TWENTY IS NOT RADICAL, THERE IS
SOMETHING WRONG; IF A PERSON AT FORTY IS
RADICAL, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS PERSON.
One of our most important tasks in life is to evaluate
accurately our own abilities and potentialities and make
plans for their best development.
Since we have our own lives to live, we must
be the one to discover the occupation that we
are best fitted for.
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THOUGHTS ON THE ART OF LIVING
We are entitled
to the rights of mature persons
in the home
IF
we will also
accept the responsibilities that
accompany them.
HE / SHE WHO IS 40
MAKES ADJUSTMENTS LESS EASILY
THAN WHEN HE WAS 20
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ALL MEMBERS OF A FAMILY
SHOULD MEET RESPONSIBILITES
AND PROBLEMS TOGETHER.
The most distressing type of problem parents,
are those who are not mature enough themselves,
to face the fact that they are
growing older
and that
their children
are growing up and
no longer need their authority.
A PROGRESSIVE DEVOURING LOVE
is a sign of very
poor
parental
adjustment.
We should trust our parents
as friends, and
not
take their services
for granted.
The younger of two children of
nearly the same age is
always under the handicap of
trying to "catch up" with
the older one.
Parents of identical twins must watch themselves
closely to keep from showing favoritism over the other one.
A STEP CHILD has lost
the security of his own family
as he had originally accepted it, and
in its place
he has to accept as a parent
someone who may be a stranger.
Relatives outside the immediate
family, who live
in our home, nearly always
make family life difficult.
We need not to make our
own life to suit our
grandparents, but we may
find that their suggestions
have value.
MY OWN THOUGHTS ON THE ART
OF LIVING
by Henry Cash
IT IS BETTER THAT ONE NOT GIVE
ADVICE UNLESS HE IS ASKED FOR IT.
WE SHOULD BE WILLING TO LEARN
FROM THE EXPERIENCES OF OLDER
MEMBERS OF OUR FAMILY.
THE CHRISTIAN HAS A MUCH
HIGHER PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE
THAN THE NON-CHRISTIAN.
CHRISTIANITY IS
THE ONLY RELIGION THAT
IS ABLE TO GIVE COMPLETE
SATISFACTION.
WHEN ONE THINKS OF THE
RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS PARENTS
HE SHOULD REMEMBER THE
FIRST COMMANDMENT IN THE
TWENTIETH CHAPTER OF EXODUS.
SOMETIMES IT IS NECESSARY
FOR A CHILD TO LEAD HIS PARENTS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CHILD IS
A CHRISTIAN AND THE PARENT IS NOT.
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