Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 3, Number 3, DeMotte, Jasper County, 1 June 1933 — Gesture of Thought. [ARTICLE]

Gesture of Thought.

Shading the eyes with the cupped hand is another old attitude. Young persons do this only when sunlight is so strong that it is dazzling, and the shade which the hand affords is welcome. Aged persons frequently as-

sume the posture when they are trying to concentrate. It shuts out distracting sights which disturb the mind as too strong sunlight dims the physical vision. As a matter of fact, merely closing the eyes has the same advantage. So let this gesture of shading the eyes with the hand be scrapped for the sake of youthfulness. There are so many delightful things which maturity alone can supply, that adults should give themselves the benefit of them, without letting gestures of age betray their advancing years. A Spring Paean. One finds it difficult to be grouchy when there is paean of thanksgiving ringing in the heart. It quells depressing and disagreeable thoughts. The sight of spring flowers, the fragrance of blossom-filled shrubs, the sound of singing birds, even the patter of gentle raindrops which revive the earth and its gardens, all conspire to make one grateful. It is a time of happiness. There is a natural affinity between happiness and gratitude. When a person is happy, the mind is grateful instinctively, and this attitude finds its reflection in a happy countenance. Such an expression sends a glow through the heart of those who see it. It is a friendly look the happy person gives, and it is a happy look which it invariably gets in response. There is a glorious infection about fine things just as there is a miserable infection about disease-carrying germs. The germs of gratitude and thanksgiving are contagious. They are among the fine things of life. We pass good feelings along by happy expressions. They are inviting just as sour expressions are repelling. ©, 1933, Bell Syndicate.--WNU Service.