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, . - ,.x ! le 5S than th#e u#b<5 till i'm so skkmuo i7/& of / _ wnkschv/a#- houorfs... w thcse nsv(^movrs n/vo < //^ bono- id ee 6*mt jt> -jeers md mmts wo ex & t nww ntom nets! /ra ee/v/ce to hfaesomt / /?>f a rjj/w6?.' To be hap By REUBEN GOODE Guest Columnist We all know Freud's conjecture that sex, lust for and between humans, is a primary drive which we remember from childhood and yet r which, in our adult lives, becomes sublimated and diffused into other forms. Following this reasoning, the few pleasures which adults enjoy are disguised, more or less, sexual pleasures. If we could only return to or recapture the bliss of childhood, we could have sexual pleasures as we choose and from these pleasures we could find ourselves in a state of rapture. Joy would then be our prime feeling and life as pleasant as it may be . . . all of this is logical and compact and may easily be believed. Yet there is a paradox. Why are ? children, the most restricted segment of society in regards to sexual intercourse, the most happy part of any community. It may be that it is because children, both agewise and by inclination, take joy in whatever they are aoi ng. mere is virtual ecstacy 01 existence each minute, whether the child be engaged in moodiness, physical play, tears or laughter. There is no reasoning out why to be happy, nor if the world is such that we can be happy if we behave correctly enough to deserve happiness. The child is happy, that is enough. If you are , ? happiness, you need not wonder what hap1 piness is. If you are pleasure, you need not {Applications Ar I fwri I Mlfort TheGamecot fftfftors Garnet &BIc | J Bdlfors The CrucibU Gar 197 BmnIHMiAiw 5 p. Dean of Si A|0|lffiraV9M AF1 WU IHil I Russe i $ /rS %L . U)Ol, Lvtftt AJflf *to- On/ O&AJtrTDev&lCJSf ALLTVrs A/0, Hor, irrts. AM/ftlM/O 7MT / fcYS? COLOfiHOO? M3V0UMH / Oft mfflserthe/sim/os? s~~ i ? zr^ fkw, I J \ r\ Ml?! L J I I LL2 ^ l?l I i I ? py, usefn search far for pleasure and no matter how far n you do search you will always find it. If you ii asked a child why he is happy, if he con- o descended to answer such an absurd question y at all he may reply "Why shouldn't I be." It is g in the adult stage that sexual intercourse takes F on such immense importance. It is because t almost all other pleasures have been aban- r M/* ??ia Miit? 111 llir tirilrl nnrl ?< UUI1CU. 11U lliuic uu wc iuii niciaiij miu auu u free with physical exuberance. We do not climb v trees and sway in the tops, seeing Indian f warparties and enemy ships on the horizon. We 1 do not live warlike adventures, nor fight c galactic battles, save lovely ladies for tne sake of glory. How long has it been since you've had a friend you could abuse or be abused by, hate or be hated by; and the next moment stand together against any odds without fear. When did you last think of courage, honor, adventure. As an adult these are words and ideas, creeds to admire or write novels about. For a child they are ways of life. He lives courageously, honorably and adventureously without thinking of the words. In our lives today, most courage and adventure is channeled into sexual areas; there are no other forms we can see these glorious feelings appropriate to. It is we who have restricted our own lives, no longer believing in heroes, adventures, gods, causes, and saddest of all, we < no longer believe in ourselves. Are our lives i n/lnAnfnitA/i1) A??a ?iroi?i*tAf*c orirl mon fair i auvciiiuico ; ni t vr^ wc*a iivio iiavab, iu?a i Being Accepted :k, Spring Semester 1977 sck, Academic year 1977-i *, Spring Semester, J 977 net& Black, Academic yec 7-78 m. Friday, Nov. 12 1976 tudents Office Pendleton Available In Rm.311-B >11 House Student Media O * Spiritual living: a! V Tn tkn ?v jiv MIV uua%va '"Vi \ Having been a student at x m j Carolina for almost four and oneJ (J / half years, I have noticed an obf \ vious and disappointing state of yV ^ apathy in the students' quest and desire for the spiritual aspect of Jn life. I'm not writing to condemn, EH however, as I too arrived at I Carolina my freshman year with the intent to forget any spiritual sedom taidens and honorable wives? To say we live i a tame age and have little need of fierceness r pride, the fierceness and pride which allows ou to kiss a lovely lady's fingertips as you lory in your own strength, is to say nothing, or does it make your life happy and you great ) yourself to say we live in a tame age. It does lake you happy and great it you live or nagine (they are not distinguishable) adentures, if you are a strong warrior and loving iend, wise and fierce, kind and capable, oday we do not grow up, we grow down. In hildhood our companions are Hercules, ipollo, Venus, Tarzan, Hawkeye, Flash lordon; we are Indian chiefs, lone froniersmen, one swordsman against an army, the irotector and progenitor of mankind. In adulthood we are an accountant, a banker, i lawyer, a factory hand, a traffic director, a [overnment clerk. There is little doubt which ife style will be nobler . . . But as adults we an utilize one ability we retain from hildhood: regardless of how we lived esterday, we can chose how we live today. The ihoice is ours. No matter what the events and ircumstances are which fill our days, we can ive as gallantly as any cavalier, as dutifully as iny Roman, as completely as any Greek. It is ill in how we see the world, in how we choose to ice it. For we all must live till we die; if we do lot live as we wish, who will live our lives for is? __ aasKesmi * Letters to the editor or cc are the opinions of those autl position of The Gamecock. a I CLOSE C ! LAST C ^ II ^DnovA/ thnt IB I V V W V|| ^ ? Tennis Soles: Reg. $11.50 Sa,e$e." T2 ff/ce I I ^ ?p rf^ I B&W SC few! I <c107 Green St. sk and receive teaching I had previously encountered and to begin a different lifestyle here, one in which God and the Church had nn inf1iiMuv> Because God loves every individual and offers each a meaningful life on earth, the forgiveness of sins, and a love for all men, I feel compelled to express this good news with the student body of Carolina and all those associated with the University. God is alive; He's personal and He can be your best friend. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is not just another religious or national holiday, in which chocolate rabKifo /4?rnrl ?%rtrtc o r> rl nnttr S UIIO, UJtU ^550, C4 A1 vl new ouito U1 clothing are displayed. This most undeniable return from death is the event that changed the dating of history, a promise from God that those who come to Him in repentance and confession of sin can be forgivenandhave new life. And best of all, when a person comes to God, through Jesus Christ, who was brutally and innocently slain on a cross, that individual begins a 1 i A. * A. 1 .1 _ 1 personal. inumuie ana eiernai relationship with Someone who loves him more than he can imagine. For Jesus rose up from the grave, is alive, and can be known today, simply by asking Him to come into your heart, the center of all your actions. Now, that's good news; and amidst a world filled with hate, criticism, back biting and even tne apathy that can cause a person to give up hope and watch his world slowly become more like hell than like heaven, I think good news needs to be proclaimed! ROD CULBERTSON senior ^ ?~?v ?lumns signed by individuals [iors and do not represent the j )ut sale :hance \r\ xpensive shoe! I Running Soles: Reg. $10.50 I r M ~jf & A v&r OPERT K>-6 SLES 1 OPEN 9:30 - 5:30 M - F 9:00 - 12:00 Sat. |