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Quit Your Worrying!

Chapter 6 VI THE SELFISHNESS OF WORRY

Word Count: 1197    |    Released on: 30/11/2017

the agreeable, the aphorism of the apostolic writer, "No man liveth unto himself," seems to be more than ordinarily true. It is one proof of the selfishness of the "worrier"-whether consciously or

" The worrying wife does not keep her worry to herself; she pours it out to, or upon, her husband. The worrying husband is just the same. If it is

of its victim. It loses its power, too often, when shut up. It must find expression in

hey see or fear, or even foolhardy, let them speak out bravely, courageously, lovingly, and they will generally be listened to. But to have them voice their fretful, painful, distressing worries no one is benefitted, and both speaker and the one spoken to are positively harmed. For an unnecessary fear voiced is strengthened; it is made more real. If one

anting of worry in the mind of another

d the worrier really desires to be unselfish, how can he control his worry

wn sake, care to control the needless worries of my life, I must not, I dare not curse other lives with them.

ngs. Of course the boy, the girl, must be taught to take care of his, her, clothes, but this is never done by nagging. A far better plan would be to fit a punishment which really belongs to the evil or careless habit of the child. For instance, if a boy will persist in throwing his hat an

ets, base-balls, bats, etc. As a rule one application of the rule cures. This is immeasurably more sensible than nagging, for it produces the required

iderably over their chil

ings on "Children as Cabbages." He starts out by saying: "It is well to remember that not all dirt is

her than in nagging. Fall into the habit of doing the wise, the rational, the sane thing, because it produces results, rathe

egor, there is a worrying mother. Fortunately she is swee

ner at "Aunt Purdie's," who was "rale genteel an' awfu' easy offendit." The anxious mothe

no' to dicht yer mooth wi' yer cuff-mind that. Ye're to tak' yer hanky an' let on ye're jist gi'ein' yer nib a bit wipe. An' ye're no' to scale yer tea nor sup the sug

erposed her husband

aboot

nna tell Macgreegor

nt me,' etc

our own home, but let up when you are going out, for your worry worries him, makes him self-conscious, brings about the very disasters you

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