My own story (1934)

Page scan 000255 from My own story

Record Details:

Title:
My own story
Date:
1934
Publisher:
Boston : Little, Brown, and Company
Volume:
My own story
Leaf #:
000255
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 30, 2024
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MY OWN STORY a child. He taught and lived that God is Love, that life is love, that fear is death. How I wish I could pass that on to young folks who are just beginning life! It was Mark Twain, wasn't it, who said, "I have had many troubles, most of which never happened." A lot of us could say the same thing with just as much truth. We spend the best part of our days anticipating trouble. It's more fun to look forward to joy and it's a great deal better for the digestion and blood pressure. For years I made myself miserable worrying about things when I might as well have been celebrating the impending arrival of good fortune. Now I proceed on the sensible assumption that if lightning is going to strike me, it will strike anyway. Meanwhile, I shall make a point of cramming as much happiness as possible into the good hours that are mine. Worry and hurry are twin scourges that kill off more people than all other diseases combined. I'm for fewer and smaller worries. There is only one thing in this world to fear and that is — fear. It is the most corroding, the most damning, the most craven of all human emotions. Living has always been a delight to me. Even when things were at their worst, I took a lusty joy in fighting back. I hate to leave this gorgeous crazy world that has 219