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President’s C omer Mrs. Herbert K. Maiuske President the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario Dcur W l Mcmhcrs: I-ittic \t>t| tttkcii the time to opcn doors of service Itttelv',’ lltivc you opened [hunt with tin ttir til expec- tanci :Intl cnllitistnsm‘y l")c|c:_';Itc\. rcmcmbcr ht)“ you went to Ihc371h Of- Iiccrx‘ (‘onl'crcncc I'uil of optimism tiiid e\cttc'mcnt! Rcmcmhcr the L'Tllllthltl‘iill [hut nus gcncrtitcd tind \(itl rcltirnctl huntc Ircshcnctl tillll rcncucd in your outlook LIHLl rcsoltcd to really put \\.lll1 it, How you hccn able to keep that \I'lill'ls .Ilite and Use ll l'or rc- hllidlilltc' uliicrs'.‘ \tht l\ cnththittsni‘.’ How do \\c define it" Sonicâ€" onc stud ll [lttlx Enthusiasm h it mind uflumc ll ltcttrt ttglotx .I hotly .I-linglc l rc;tll\ liclicw ll‘lh Is how we ttll l'clt its \\L’ rc~ turned to illll' IL'\PL‘(KI\.L' hiimcs ttl'lcr lltc (itlnl‘t'l'fillL'C. Thc question ttppcl‘mml In my lTIllltl \illl Is. "\thit ticttt:||l_\ LllLl hnppcn‘.“ [M then tunic tlic l)i\ll'|L'l «\nntittls l\\ll\ Indccd happ) tlizil | \MIN .ihlc to .IllClkl tcn til’thcm. Although lltc Iiirnitil I\ much thc sttnic. cuch onc ol' thcm \ins LllllL'I'L‘l'll\\lll1|l\||\\ll\l‘ltJIJI.|lll.t\l|l||' .ittd pcruniulit}. l‘llll l’L'tlLlllt‘:' .IllLl stitd_\IIi-:i lltc rcptirts til'thc District ’\Ill‘lll.ll\ iihicli lllc Bliill'tl Directors have rcturncd l ltu\c lit-cit \ll\|lll'l1t.‘tl li_\ Ihcir icprirtcd findings, \‘ii'c .ii’c till \wiitlcrinp uh} Wi. Mcmhers itrc so rc» lttctttitt \\|icn It clinics to takinpI .In ollicc or .I contenâ€" cisliip" St» ottcn iic hc.iI’ the phrases. “I can‘t hc htith- cictl. [ don‘t litiic lhc tunic." Strange isn‘t it “hull cticli onc All [Is \l‘ltllL'\ cutctl} tililtc in thc Irctisur} of time. inch pcrwn lt.|\ liccii gncn ct'cr} do) 34 hours or |4~lll |11|I1II|L‘\ or Stu-ill“ seconds. Ho“ is II that th.Il \Ilmt.‘ pctiplc \L‘L‘ltl to accomplish so much more in L1 tho th.in oilicrs'.‘ l renll} “UlltlL'l' tt‘ Ihosc \\lll| scctii to how the time or \\li\‘ l.ll\t.‘ lhc Iimc I'oi‘ tlll things are conslunth rc- inintlctl Hi this tpiolulitiii ht un ttuthor tinkniiwn. " I lit» Is lhc lWK'E'IHHIHE' ol'.I nc\\ tlu} (ititl has given nic this do} to tixc ;l\ l “Ill. I out wuslc ll or use it ltir good. Whnt I do ttidtt) IN important. tic-cause I‘m cit- cltunging a thl_\ til' [in “he liir it, thn ltilliUl’l’U“ conic». lltt\ llll_\ uill hc pone toroicr. lctn'tng in its plucc stintcllttng lh.Il I |i.i\c trutch Iiir ll. | wunt it to hc 3.1m. not ltl\\, good. not ct il: sticccxs. not lliilttre: in ordcr thin I shut! not rcnrct the price l pttid l’or it." In Wilma l,. Shurl'cr's book. Scrcmti of the Soul. sltc \\ ritcs. "thc tltll'crcncc in people is nitIinh :1 dichr» 4 ence of vision and a difference in the appreciation or time. Time is a flowing stream and many of Us hemul'e on the bank. afraid to thrust our feet into the passing current. While we are hesitating. time slips 3M: golden opportunities pass: and at last. it is too into {5 act." Recently I have attended manyr branch mt‘Eimm that were truly interesting. exciting and enjoyabtp Lip pertences for me. Towuness the actiyity and the tin. play of enthusiasm us so heartwarming At the Hm. meeting I sat back and marveiled and wondered inn how the ladies were going to do all the things that 3m] undertaken. They were firm in their resolve and 4.. fident in their response. I was reminded of A. H. Glasow’s definition: ' .1. thusiasm is energy that boils over and runs doun 2 . side of the pott“ Thnt W.I. Branch was bubbling with enthun . singing with excitement. and spreading happinei .1 every opportunity, I could certainly see tlte t! .t swinging open for those ladies. They realized that “the door to happiness in outward" as Soren Kierkegaard so aptly put it, Several yeurs ago I clipped From a magazine up. ticle thnt dealt with the Inspiration 01‘ Enthusiasm I‘d like to share parts 01. it with you in closing. "ENTHUSIASM 7 that certain something w: mukes us greut i which pulls us out of the medit and the commonplace â€" which builds into us Pt‘ II glows Lind shines â€" it lights up our faces. ENTHUSIASM â€" the keynote which makes Us tlliLl lTltle'L‘h others sing with us. ENTHUSIASM i the maker of friends 7 the nip til smiles i the producer of confidence. It cries to world "I’ve got what it takes." ll tells till men that job is it great job i [halt the house for which we \\i suits us i thttt the goods we have are the bestt ENTHUSIASM â€" the Inspiration which ntake~ "wake up and live". It puts sprtng in our hearts Iuinkle in our ems. rind gives us confidence in 0 \cchs and our fellow human beings. l€NTHL|S|A3M i it changes Ll dead-pan St]l€3p€l"-i into u producer â€" at pessimist to un optimist - loatt‘er to u go-gctter. ENTHUSIASM i if we have it. we should thunk (ii for it. If we don‘t have it. then we should get down - our knees and pray for it." We lit-long to what could be one of the most poi crl‘ul organizations in the world. Let‘s get cnthusimt about it tlnd take the time to work for the thi‘IléVemcll ot‘ its nuns and objectives and help to shape the dt» times ol‘ t'uture generutions of world citizens. "I hanc ti precious little minute. Only sixty seconds in it, Forced upon me. can‘t refuse it. Didn‘t seek it. didn‘t choose it. Btit it‘s up to me to use it. I must sufi'cr ill lose it. Crch account ifl ubuse it'. Just '4 tiny littlc minute 7 But ETERNITY is in it!"