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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-03-09, Page 26Page 10—Crossroads—March 9, 1983 T• r By John W. Prince A city of many personali- ties, Toronto ranges from the • cool and cultured to the loud, bright and outrageous. For first time visitors, long time residents point out two good ways to get an interesting orientation to the city. Spend an hour at The Great Toronto Adventure, an exciting and informative multi -media sound and sight show at the Colonnade Theatre on Bloor Street W. near Bay Street. A stroll down Yonge Street on a warm evening can help capture the ever-changing personalities of Toronto. The 2 km (1.3 miles) from The Bay department store at Bloor Street to the Eaton Centre at Dundas is the place to see and be seen any night of the week, and especially on the weekends. Young people in the latest and wild- est fashions mingle with business people in suits, tourists, senior citizens, jog- gers and street vendors., They window shop in some of the city's best, and worst shops, make friends, play chess on street corners, exercise and enjoy the sights, lights and sounds that are Toronto. Of course, Toronto is the more than just a section of Yonge Street. It's 3.5 million people living in Canada's largest metropolitan area. It's a Canadian and interna- tional business, fashion, tra- t anada's vel and entertainment centre, as well as the capital of the Province of Ontario. FAMILY TORONTO , Toronto is a city for famil- ies of any size and budget. The Metro Toronto Zoo, a family favorite, is rated as one of the best in the world. The animals, birds, fish and plants are grouped by geo- graphic origin so that a visit to "Africa" can be followed by a visit to another "contin- ent". Most of the animals live in large natural outdoor enclosures. A full day or more is needed to see every- thing. Comfortable shoes, a sunhat and camera are con- sidered part of the required equipment. Canada's Wonderland, just north of Toronto at Maple, is the country's first full-scale theme park with roller coas- ters, rides, fun activities and a huge man-made mountain with waterfall. The admis- sion covers most of the rides and activities. For a rainy day, or a day out of the sun, mix fun and education at the Ontario Science Centre. The admis- sion cost is minimal, and lively "touch me" exhibits encourage visitors to con- duct their own scientific experiments. Ontario Place, three man- made inter -connected is- lands on the shores of Lake Ontario, is a cool place on a hot day. One of the award- winning playgrounds keeps children busy with water squirters and swings that dip into the swimming pool. World class entertainers perform at the Ontario Place Forum, an outdoor theatre with chairs and on -the -grass seating for thousands. At Harbourfront, 37 ha (92' acres) of restored and refur- bished dockside on Queen's Quay West, the entire family can come for an hour or a day t� do crafts., picnic, sightsee and be entertained. As well' as being great fun, Grapefruit's name How did the grapefruit get its name? One historian says it came about because the fruit grows in bunches like grapes. Another suggests it was because the flavor resembled the grape's. A third thinks the fruit was named for its similarity to the seaside grape of Barba- dos, where the grapefruit originated. No -return boomerang, Australia's aborigines used returning boomerangs for play or for felling small birds, mainly on Australia's east coast. The hunting or fighting boomerang was much heavier, weighing up. to 240 ounces; it was not de- signed to return. The cure for depression By REV. LEE TRUMAN John Littleton, 45, came to me for help because he was afraid he would take his own life. Everything he was doing was so com- pletely without meaning for him that he felt that he stopped caring whether he lived or died. John had all the usual symptoms . of depression: boredom, listlessness and a deep sense of futility. His lack of concern touched his whole life; his friends were bores, his business was a job, and he was cynical toward life and hard-nosed in business. John felt that he loved no one and no one loved him. This included his wife and children. John had enough money that he could follow his doctor's advice. He took a two-month rest cure in a hospital and felt no better for it. John and his wife took a cruise to the Baha- mas for a month, and this left him in about the same condition. It was at this point that his doctor suggested that he talk to me. I asked him about his leisure time, and while he seldom ever played golf, he went through the motions. His hobbies and interests were summed up in the fact that he did not really care about anything. This in- cluded a 28 -foot yacht that he had not had out of the harbor in over a year. I asked him about his business and it was as the. doctor had said. John re- plied that it was all routine and he really didn't care whether it made or lost money. [asked him about his re- ligious feelings and he said that religion left him cold; he had once attended church, but it didn't mean a thing to him now. Because of a, family breakup, John was brought up by an aunt who "did her duty," but she had been very unloving in her atti- tude toward him. John had the material things, but not the warm, loving care that opens up the heart of a young child. John's problem had three causes: John first had his life pointed toward emotional coldness by not being loved in his childhood. I would rather see a child without clothes and shoes than not to be loved. The second — John had never learned that to get love from others, you give love. Last, since he had never Your Handwriting Tells By DOROTHY ST, JOHN JACKSON Certified Master Graphoanalyst Dear Dorothy: I wonder what I'm supposed to do with my life. I like music, I like to write, and I seem teed toward selling. Yet, 1 have settled for an 8 to 5 job, getting a minimum of salary, and there's no fu- ture. 1 feel there should be something- better for me. What's bolding me back? — J.M. Dear J.M.: It's your strength of purpose, which is the starting point of all achievement that's miss- ing. You are a man of many talents but they he un- tapped and without direc- tion. Yes, you can get ex- cited, but about nothing in particular, as is told in long t crossings that are weak. Because you can't de- cide, strongly indicated in fading finals on words, you keep changing your mind until necessity causes you to settle for less than the best. You are, unquestionably, as talented as many who have achieved success and even recognition but you lack drive. Too, you are a man who requires much praise, so criticism and op- position blurs your vision. This is detected in large t loops. You can rise above your menial job if you really want to. You have all the talent material you need, whether in music, in writ- ing or in sales. Decide upon one area of achievement and see it through and don't keep changing your mind. It's a strong driving de- sire to accomplish that makes us or unmakes us. But 'it's decision, drive, and doing that run down all the barriers. learned to give love, he needed help in learning to give it as an adult. But to tell him this would be to- tally useless. It is some- thing that he had to be led to do'l This is the technique that worked with John. I had him try to discover what other people were like, beginning by writing Out this sentence and keep- ing it in his wallet: "I am daily learning to under- stand my wife, Betty. I am daily learning to under- stand my children, Alice and Fred." The man was a sharp businessman who knew if - this was going to work, he had to work . the plan. The plan was to take time to do what they enjoyed doing. The next week I had him write all of the qualities he could see in the members of his family. He was to carry this list in his wallet and study it and add things to it as they occurred to him. Whenever he got de- pressed or got to worrying about himself, he was to take this out and reflect on it instead of himself. Two months later he was far enough along that I had him do the same things with his employees. He had treated them impersonally and in an abstract, harsh manner. In less than three months, he was not think- ing of his subordinates as stuffed shirts. but found them to be both interesting and to use his own words, "They're really outstand- ing people." You see, I had John practicing changing his thought patterns, and that is to learn how to under- stand others. The next step in John's recovery was a most im- portant one. It is essential that people suffering from depression replace their old, sad feelings of futility and pointlessness with a strong positive sense of be- longing to something big- ger than themselves. What he needed was to be needed in a definite specific way. When John began to realize that he was the instrument of a higher power and that he was put here on earth with a cause to serve and useful functions to per- form, then life had a whole different meaning for him. Eventually John gained a measure of confidence in himself and his future. His depression was no longer in evidence and I never heard him say again, "Re- ligion leaves me cold." He learned to love and be loved by those around him and he had a new way of living and thinking. John had spent a great deal of money trying to beat this problem of de- pression. What finally did it for him was getting out- side of himself and giving of himself. erson lity city everything including the craft supplies are free at Harbourfront. The stars and planets are on display daily at the McLaughlin Planetarium on Avenue Road just south of Bloor. The adjacent ROM — Royal Ontario Museum — is undergoing re -construction. HISTORIC 'TORONTO Toronto was once known as • Yprk, Hogtown, and various other names, some official and some unofficial. Early historians complained of the muddy streets and the provincial attitude. Black Creek Pioneer Village at Jane Street and Steeles Avenue recalls those days in a green, rural step back in time Staff in period costume and more than 30 restored buildings re-create life in a typical Upper Canada pre - 1867 village. The village emporium sells homemade fudge, visitors ride horse- drawn wagons, and the huge Dalziel Barn contains the country's largest collection of 19th century toys. Just about every Canadian student knows of the War of 1812 when the Americans and British waged on and off skirmishes over the border. Fort York, the restored mili- tary bastion of the era, is alive with the sounds and sights of a British garrison, ready to defend the village of York. Students in redcoat uniform drill and re-create life at the fort. Mackenzie House is the re- stored mid-Victorian home and print shop of William Lyon Mackenzie. He was the first mayor of Toronto and Leader of the Rebellion of Upper Canada. Therebellion was a failure, and Mackenzie was forced to flee to the United States. The story of inland ship- ping on the waterways and Great Lakes of Central Canada is told at the Marina Museum of Upper Canada. Boats, equipment and dis- plays show the locks, canals and the development of ship- ping from freighter canoes to the massive lake freighters of today. CULTURAL TORONTO Theatre, music and dance are integral parts of the Toronto personality. The National Ballet and the Toronto Symphony Orches- tra make their homes here. The O'Keefe Centre, Massey Hall and a dozen more halls, auditoriums and theatres host a continuous parade of rising and established inter- national stars. Small dinner theatres to the Royal Alex- andria feature everything from contemporary musical revues and Broadway hits to traditional Shakespeare. Jazz, blues, rock, country and classical music are well represented in clubs, restau- rants and lounges. c� The Art Gallery of Ontario sponsors special exhibitions by world famous artists and main„t}5. permanent col- lection '�' anadian art. The Henry Moore sculptures are among those modern artistic efforts the viewee,either immediately loves or Mates. The Canadian • National Exhibition, in late summer, is a free-flowing, exciting. and distinctly Toronto event that artfully mixes a carni- val atmosphere with com- merce and entertainment. The Sunday Harbourfront Antique Market draws thou- sands of Torontonians and visitors to look, touch and marvel over the objects and craftsmanship of an earlier day. COSMOPOLITAN TORONTO Toronto is a city of many cultures. Italian, Greek, Chinese, Caribbean, Jewish, Portuguese and Spanish are among the groups that lend their customs, languages and heritage to the city. Kensington Market is a model of Toronto's ethnic di- versity. There area dozen or more languages, none of them English, reggae music from the Caribbean; fresh fish with their heads'on; live chickens, rabbits and ducks, Oriental noodles and vege- tables. The bright traditional costumes of Africa mix with the somber blacks of south- ern Europe in front of open air stalls, stopping traffic in the street. Gourmet Toronto revital- izes even the most jaded pal- ate. There is falalfel from the Middle East, Chinese hot and sour soup and pastas from Italy, lamb dishes and retsina from Greece, cheesy raclette from Switzerland. The choices are limited only by the capacity to explore and enjoy. Prices range from the best bargain in town to the ridiculous. SPORTING TORONTO Toronto maintains a stub- born pride in its pro sports teams — the CFL Argonaut football team, baseball's Blue Jays and the Blizzard soccer team. Hockey fans will score a 'hat trick at the Hockey Hall of Fame at Exhibition Place. The original Stanley Cup, do- nated by Lord Stanley in 1893, is on display. Famous players' sticks, sweaters and equipment can be seen, along with the photographic history of hockey and cham- pionship teams. Next door, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame honors the greats of other sporting contests. BIRD'S EYE TORONTO From the top of the 600 m (1815 foot) CN Tower, Tor- onto lies like a busy tapestry sweeping in a huge semi- circle along Lake Ontario. Scattered among the sky- scrapers and residential streets are hundreds of green areas. Natural, wooded -ravine areas stretch like long fingers running south to the lake, parks, parketten and playgrounds encourage people to walk, sit and he on the grass, picnic and play. Ferries from the foot of Yonge Street shuttle to the beaches, trees and paths of Toronto Island Park. Wading pools, an amusement park, bicycle and boat rentals — a city playground that is worlds away from the gold and silver glass office towers just across the water in the downtown heart of the city. It's just one more of the many personalities of Toronto. •ti,j,.., It doesn't happen often, but it can happen. You see or hear an ad- A/ertisement that doesn't seem to -be shooting straight. But you're just not sure. To know, you need a copy of the rules. They're the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards. And every advertiser has to play by them. 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