I am a terrible worrier. I worry about everything. Mind you I can sit down at my typewriter and tell you how to beat the worry habit but I cannot do it myself. My doctor has often said to me, "if you take some of that advice you dish out on the radio, you'd be a happier and healthier man.” This may be so. I am, however trying to overcome the worry habit. When things start to get me down, I drag out an ancient copy of Time magazine. There is a story in it about a young soldier who is badly wounded on Guadalcanal. He was hit in the throat by a shell fragment. When he had had seven blood transfusions, he asked for a notebook and pen. After he had written the note he handed it to his doctor. It said "will I live?" The doctor replied "yes". The soldier wrote a second note. It read, "will I be able to talk?" Again the doctors reply was “yes". The soldier handed him the final note which said "then what in hell am I worried about?" Maybe it would be a good thing if you stopped right now and ask yourself that same question. Someone once figured out that in the average lifespan, 90% of the things in our life are right, and about 10% are wrong. With odds not good, you and I are both pretty silly to be worried most of the time.
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