CAPT. WALTER F. HENRY
Commanding Officer
CDR. WESLEY E. SKILL
Executive Officer
A DA K.
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EDITORs H. T. DAVIS, YN1 055J or 365
CHAPLAINS CORNER.
The one who•is called-and is-the
"better half" of this partnership
shared a , tidbit from her omnivorous
reading. It seems according to the
"bit" that in order to get the most
from the sun (Vitamin D) one must let
the tan "set" before one showers or
baths, otherwise the vitamin goes
swirling down the drain. Now, you can
carry that good suggestion too far.
I've been around a few who took that
suggestion literally. "Set" or no
"set", Vitamin "D" or no, what they
gained physically they rapidly lost
socially.
However, I likethe idea# We suffer
today from a world full of people who
don't take time to let anything set.
Doesn't make any difference what it is
we seem to be in a rush to try out any
thing so long as we don't have to try
it too long.
I don't know when we started all
this but in retrospect we can see the
signs. Time was when local, state, and
national policies were, made while set
tin' around the stove of the general
store dippin' into the pickles and
crackers. Pickles come individually
packed and th(j crackers have shrunk
until one is ashamed to embarrass his
stomach by agitating with such a mite.
Let it rest. Such days are gone fcr
' (cdnti-nti&d next column)
ever-though I don't see anything as
challenging or stimulating to product
ive thought as the old-fashioned "buzz"
group.
Here are some ideas that were worth
their salt in the past and would appear
to be destined for future cogitation
ideas that we need to ponder a spell,
"soak up" their meanings, and then "let
set" so that they won't be washed §way
by heavy dew. Ideas like;
1. "Take care cf your own" -don't
expect your neighbor to care for your
obligations or accept your responsib
ilities. Let's do away with "Poor
| Farms", County homes, etc.-let's elim
! inate loan companies and loan sharks.
/Cogitate on that for a spell.
2. "Spare the rod and spoil the
chiId"-I rush to add a word of caution
be sure to make such important distinc
tions ass punishment for a reason not
your frustation; never punish for acc
idents, regardless how great the loss;
no child is "bad"; he sometimes does
"bad" things. Anyway, here's an idea
that needs to "set" a spell; some par->
ents love their children enough to give
the backbone a chance to grow.
3. "A man is known by the company he
keeps"-in the same way he is known by
the literature he selects, the appet
ites he encourages,the things he laughs m
at. f
* 4. "You can’t make something out of
nothing"-except trouble.
5. Or if you really want to cogitate
on some ideas long exposed to man's
searching criticism trylheTen Command
ments-"Set" onthem for a spell, absorb *
their stimulatingthought-when you dev
elop a better set of guidingprinciples
all mankind will hasten to your door.
Sunburn, although painful for a time
is soon healed. Soul-burn-the exposure
of the SELF to those deteriorating ideas
which degrade’ and debase-is never com
pletely healed. There is always a scab
a reminder that onetime one was exposed
-too long to harmful thoughts.
As Paul said "Think on these things"
3y Chaplain W. M. Detrick