The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-12-29, Page 5sharing of misery." Perhaps the or knowledge, the gospel of 4work,
time has come to preach a not forgetting the inherent merit
Philosophy of success, the creed of enthusiasm and dedication.
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Many blessings to be thankful for
By JACK RIDDELL
MPP Huron-Middlesex
At this season of the year, we
all have a tendency to relax with
our families and friends, in our
own communities. We try to
forget for a while the problems
and anxieties of the world, and'
concentrate upon our many
blessings. However, this is not
always easy to do.
Often over the Christmas
Season, we hear the words
"Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All
Men", and sometimes I wonder if
this has become an impossible
dream for mankind.
Today, telecommunications
have transformed the world into
a Global Village. Whatever
happens to one group, or one
110
nation, touches us all deeply. Nor
can we ignore the suffering of our
fellow-men.
Here in Canada, we are, in
many ways, very fortunate
compared with people in other
parts of the world. We live under
a democratic system of govern-
ment, in a land of peace and
comparative prosperity. It's true
that inflation has had a con-
siderable effect on all our lives -
in some cases causing.very real
hardship, but, comparatively
speaking, we still have many
blessings for which to be thank-
ful.
Certainly, at this period in
Canada's history, we are con-
fronted with problems - many of
them quite serious. Inflation has
adversely affected our lives.
Unemployment has reached
crisis proportions - we are par-
ticularly concerned about lack of
job opportunities for the young
people who will be coming on
stream at a rate of about 200,000 a
year for the next few years.
Crime and violence are in-
creasing, particularly in our
cities. The very future of our
country, in its present form, is in
question.
Little wonder that many people
talk about the "good old days"
and bemoan the fact that times
have changed - and not for the
better.
It is, perhaps, some comfort to
remember that, throughout
history, there has. never been a
time or a people which did not
applaud, the past, and worry
about the present.
The Papyrus of Prisse, which is
about 6,000 years old - possibly
the oldest piece of writing known
to man - begins with the words,
"Alas, times are not what they
used to be". One way or another,
people have been saying- that
ever since.
We think of the Reformation as
having been a glorious age, but
Erasmus, who lived in those
days, described it as "the ex-
crement of the ages", The 17th
century, which we consider a
period of adventure, of ex-
ploration and discovery, which
opened up an entire new world,
was said by Bossuet, in the
middle of events, to be "a wicked
and wretched age".
Many people look upon the 18th
century as a period of political
liberation, which witnessed the
French and American
Revolutions, yet Rousseau, in a
moment of disillusionment,
described the times as "a great
state of rottenness in the midst of
which we are living",
One thing is clear, we all of us
must accept some responsibility
for what is pappening today, and
for what the future will bring.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said
"This age, like other ages, is very
good if only we knew what to do
about it". That is as true today as
it has ever been. We know many
of the problems. Somehow we
must find the answers,
Many people feel helpless to
cope with today's difficulties.
There is a tendency, sometimes,
to feel there is nothing one can do
- that someone, somewhere - the
government, the leaders, the
politicians, someone with more
knowledge, more skill, more
power have to take over:
There seems to be little in-
centive to make an individual
effort to improve or change the
situation. If a student in school
believes that, whether or not he
works, he will go into the next
grade, then it is understandable
that many young people succumb
to the temptation to drift through
school.
If a worker comes to believe
that how he works - how hard,
how well - makes no difference to
his job security or his pay, then
there is little encouragement to
do one's best, except a sense of
personal pride. If Canadians
come to believe that nothing can
he done about our serious
problems - rising unemployment,
the situation with respect to
Quebec, etc, - there is a tendency
to let things slide, until they do
indeed get out of control.
Some of you may feel you have
little to contribute. This is not so,
We all have a part to play.
Perhaps, now that we are faced
with . quite serious difficulties,
this is' the time to remember the
old motto "United we stand,
divided we fall".
Winston Churchill once
described socialism' as "a
philosophy of failure, the creed of
ignorance and the gospel of envy.
Its inherent merit is the equal
and difficulties which seemed to
them insuperable, Because of
their efforts and determination,
Canada has become the great
country which It is today,
I believe we owe it to them, to
ourselves and to future
Canadians to do whatever we can
to protect and preserve our
inheritance and the way of life
which we value so highly.
My beet wishes to you all for
the coming year. May you all find
peace, prosperity and happiness,
Times-Advocate, December 29, 1977
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Non-County Councillors
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made as follows:
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-- One Member Huron County Public
Library Board
— One Rep. South Huron Hospital Board,
Exeter
— One Rep. — Wingham and District Hospital
Board
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telephone number), and indicate committee or
board on which you would prefer to serve.
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noon on Tuesday, January 3, 1978.
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