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THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS M ANY of us, the members of the class of '41, will never again attend school. With these, who are obliged to take their places in the world at once, formal education will be supplemented at once by that training which only experience can bring. Perhaps these are in reality more fortunate than their classmates who can continue their studies, in that they are getting a head start in life. A larger group will leave all close contact with the teachers of their religion. Some, more wise or prosperous than the rest, will be able to continue their studies in a Catholic university or college. But, whatever our ambitions, wherever we may work or study, June 22, Graduation Day, will be an important turning point in our lives. Therefore, since we are setting out in life, it seems proper that we should have some guiding philosophy, some rule for living, which will keep us on the right track toward heaven. Such a thought is well expressed in the following lines by Thomas Campion: THE MAN OF LIFE UPRIGHT The man of life upright. Whose guiltless heart is free From all dishonest deeds, Or thoughts of vanity; The man whose silent days In harmless joys are spent, Whom hopes can not delude, Nor sorrow discontent; That man needs neither towers Nor armor for defense, Nor secret vaults to fly From thunder’s violence. If we wish to be happy in this life, doesn't it seem reasonable that we should first know what happiness is? After deep thought on the subject, we will probably discover that happiness is merely a state of mind. It is that feeling of satisfaction that comes from the knowledge of a job well done. Then, by performing our duties to the best of our ability, we can find happiness in the future. After we have lived our lives, the index by which our success is really judged is neither the size of the estate which we have left, nor the price of our memorial stone, but rather the degree to which we have followed out the command Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself for the love of God”. After our years of valuable Catholic training, we are excellently equipped to do this. As we take our stations in life, whether they be as employers or workers or traders, let us remember that we are first Catholics, then business men. In other words. Justice and Charity, rather than greed, must govern all of our transactions. If we remember always our years of training at Aquinas, we will always be true Christian gentlemen. 18
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The proper and immediate end oj Christian education is to cooperate with divine grace in forming the true and perfect Christian, that is, to form Christ Himself in those regenerated by baptism . . . Christian education takes in the whole aggregate of human life, physical and spiritual, intellectual and moral, individual, domestic, and social, not with a view of reducing it in any way, but in order to elevate, regulate and perfect it, in accordance with the example and teaching of Christ.” His Holiness Pope Pius XI Encyclical on Christian Education of Youth.
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