STOPPING IN TIME.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20265, 6 August 1937, Page 5

STOPPING IN TIME.

WHAT IS YOUR BRAKING POWER? “Of course, I realise now,’’ said Mary, wearily, “ that If I’d stopped before I should probably have needed only a day in bed instead of a week.” She was perfectly right. There are so many people like Mary. They struggle on with violent headaches, temperatures, backaches, and goodness knows what, and utterly refuse to give up. The consequence is that, besides being a perfect nuisance to everybody concerned, they take at least twice as long to recover when they are eventually forced to go to bed. “ Oh, but I can't stop," they say. “If I did, who is going to cook George’s supper, sweep the stairs, and so on?” Well, who? The speakers never seem to realise that possibly, if the worst came to the worst, it wouldn’t hurt George to cook his own supper for once, and as for the stairs —there are dozens of kindly souls about in this world who would be delighted to have a chance of helping —probably your own particular neighbours. Neighbours are really very kind at heart, you know, however noisy lheir children or wireless sets may be at times I “ But I’m very good that way." you are saying, perhaps. “If I have a cold I do slay in bed.” Well, think again. : Uo you ever go on reading in the I twilight, just because you won’t stop I lo put on the light? No? What , about finishing off a bit, of needlework, then? ■ “ It’s such a nuisance to put on the ■ light just for ibis,” you say, and struggle on, ruining both eyesight and : sewing all because you don’t know when to stop. And many stitches to : be unpicked when the light does go . on are your just reward, j You are far too sensible lo do any jof these things, you say? Good, but. i before you dismiss yourself as the perfect “ braker,” think just once again. Do you ever go on talking alter you hear a warning voice inside yourself say; “ i wonder whether 1 really ought to say that?” If you ignore it, you will later come to the conclusion that you have said far more than you should and wish you had stopped before. So stop at the warning thought. You'll never regret it. | Well, human nature being as It is. I suppose none of us can he perfect “brakers," but at least—we can try! i —Home Chat.