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Montreat Coliogo
SUCH I S LIFE
How do you think of life? You can’t
live in a vacuum for you're constanly
surrounded by people. "People?" you say,
(say it any way you wish) but, nevertie-
less, in this day and time they are ines
capable unless you are a hermit (and if
you are, you wouldn't be reading this }•
Since people constitute your da i ly
companions (Unless you're a wolf-child
or something worse,and I don't think you
are) you must "endure" them in Vj.ew of
the fact that SUCH IS LIFE.
How many times hawe you said either
aloud or silently—"such is life"? Per
haps you've said it in disgust, in hap
piness, or to console someone. Such is
life is greatly determined by those a-
round us* Also, remembor others have to
live and you also greatly determine how
they say "such is life*" Everyone knows
exactly what you contribute to somoono
Oise’s life and in want manner you do so.
Are you the ones who continually ar
rive late for chapel? Imagine the hor
ror of the speaker to glance up and see
figures moving in tho aisle I Ho immed
iately thinks ho has antagonized you or
else borod you out of tho morning ser
vice* On second look ho notices you are
being seated. His thoughts? "How dread
ful that they missed tho first and best
part of my talk." You say, "Such is
life," Yos, for ho has had tho "lifo"
scared out of him and thus his wol 1 -
planned program is now slightly askew*
Your little comments show just how
you view lifo* They are observed i n
different ways by different people*
From some wo gain tho impression that
they think ovory one olso is " mentally
deranged" but himself.
"Anyone would bo crazy to leave Mon-
treat and go homo I" A Freshman cor-
h
Jotobor 15,_
tainly has a healthy view of life* How
ever, "I'vo only been hero two wook s
and it seems like a lar" is just a
picture from life’s other side*
Thoro are some who are so conscious
of tho feelings of others that thoy have
a Masters dogroo in tact* But, lot tho
unsuspecting victim pay them a sine o re
complement—what a horse laugh they got
from tho "tactful" person who has boon
complimontod* Those people ought to load
Emily Post on hav to accept a complinont
graciously. Even though your dross is
so old you literally have one thread a-
oross each shoulder, you can surely give
a gracious "thank you" whon somoono say^
"It's boautifuli" But such is lifo*
Hew many of you enjoy aftor -*dinno r
spcakors? No doubt, many of us would
strongly dony boing one cursolvos* Noror-
tholoss, tho girls who work on tho cafe
teria lino may havo you pictured as ono
ospocially if you aro tho typo who can
dawdle over a third cup of coffee until
tho olovonth hour* Oh woll. Such is lifo-
but remombor thoy must live "on and on ”
whilo thoy aro waiting for you.
Webstor dofinod lifo as a period bo-
tv/oon birth and death. Elvis Brossl o y
took advantage of it and now ho has a
"Lot of Living" to do* Somoono said,"on
ly tv/o things aro certain: "Doath and
Tajcos." Ho forgot that you had to live
to pay taxes and tho last I hoard you
hciVO to livo until you dio* Somo people
only livo to tormont others—this wo can
gather from tho case that-whon a mandiod
his wif0 would not inherit his f or t u no
until sho married again* His reason? Ho
wanted somoono to bo sorry ho died* Oh
woll, such is lifo and wo each havo t o
livo, in doing so would that wo could say
virith tho poot—
"Lifo is real and lifo is earnestI"
By - Joan Mash