Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1919 — Thrill of Doing Things. [ARTICLE]

Thrill of Doing Things.

Life is made op of trials and satisfactions. The one is to keep up your muscle, and the other is to keep up your morale. The one sets tasks that try the fibers of your nature; the other bestows the mental laurel that marks consciously won victory. The whole process begets thrills that enhances ideas of achievement. The • very idea of doing seems to carry with it the sense of worth and fitness. Instead of feeling yourself driven by the stress of compulsion you feel like an explorer in new regions. Eagh thing done adds to the joy of doing as it brings facility and smoothness ’of operation. The sum of things attempted and finished tells a story of joy known only to the fellow who has felt the thrill of doing things. The biggest challenge ta the healthy man is the chance to do.