Lake Orion High School - Dragon Yearbook (Lake Orion, MI)

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VD' S.H.A.L.O.M WMM Www-.s..,,,, .fx u-. terested in cleaning people's yards, painting houses, washing windows and other jobs. Project S.H.A.L.O.M. stands for Sharing Helping and Lov- ing the Outreach of Michigan. Shalom is the Jewish word for peace. In addition to having meetings, discussions and helping people, they put together lots of sledding parties, canoe

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ffstruggl s its A biology student watched an emperor moth trying to break out of its chrysalis. It struggled and squirmed to escape its prison. The young man decided to help the moth by cutting the narrow end of the cocoon. The struggle ended and the moth broke out, but its wings were imperfect. lt was unable to fly. Before night it sickened and died. The well- meaning youth robbed the moth of the painful struggle which would have resulted in symmetrical and strong wings. Struggle is nature's road to growth and inner strength. We betray our best selves when we try to avoid the necessity for hard work, for struggle, and for sacrifice. Others are crippled when we provide them with the means by which they steer clear of responsibility. Society is obsessed with the desire to make life easy and comfortable, yet security is a poor choice as a final goal for life. Security is desirable, but not at the expense of great accomplishments. Even suffering makes its contribution when it helps us to develop our highest potentials. lnjustices and inequalities are an inevitable part of life. Often, looking back, the fact that we were forced to battle against difficult odds proved an rd!! advantage, preparing us to cope with a crisis or with a situation which otherwise we might not have been able to handle. What appeared to be an injustice, or a disappointment, became the ladder by which we climbed to higher achievements. Our society encourages individuals, businesses, and communities to turn to the government for help whenever they encounter a difficult problem. Too often they fail to consider that those who receive benefits from the government must be prepared to accept its direction and control. Better by far is the independence which is earned by a combination of hard work and wise planning. Inner strength and the ability to withstand the storms of life are essential if we are to build moral and spiritual fiber. Gothe wrote: Character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world. An unrelenting and painful battle against adver- sity will help you to discover lasting truth and to find those values which stand the test of time. You can have wings! Don't try to escape the hard- ship and struggle out of which come life's greatest rewards. DR. G. ERNEST THOMAS ' F. JOS LAMB CO., 5663 E. NINE MILE ROAD, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48091 l313i 536-3535 TE LEX 23-0324 ewcmeens AND euitoens or svscmi. MAcHiNes AND Au1'oMATioN EQUIPMEN11 Tefend Motors, 653 S. Lapeer Rd. 628-3631 Russ Wise Associates 375 Pinnacle Dr. STEVE McKlNNON enjoys shoveling snow for part of his Youth Group ac- 391-6201 iavmes. Oxford Twins 48 S. Washington 628-7100 F. Jos Lamb Company 5663 E. Nine Mile Rd. 536-3535 Ads 221

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