p. 164 | Occupation a Safeguard

The S.D.A. Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 8, 1880

FromThe Signs of the Times, Vol. 6, No. 14

Occupation a Safeguard

Life is prolonged by pleasant occupation which fills the mind. The individual whose thoughts are entered and whose ambition is aroused by some attractive enterprise or project seems to live a charmed life. There is less sickness and death among the busy portion of the community than in the circles of the idlers, the retired merchants, gentlemen of fortune and leisure, seekers of mere pleasure and gratification of the senses. The active man can hardly afford the time to be ill. It is not when soldiers are on the march, or in agreeable, active service, that mortality most invades their ranks, but when encamped for an indefinite period, or confined to the dull routine of the barracks after a lively campaign.