Article January 1, 1966 Issue

Put Off the Young Man Too

[Of Special Interest to Young Men and Women]

EDWARD CLAYTON SNYDER

When we observe someone walking toward us from a distance, we are not surprised or disturbed by the changes which seem to take place in that one's appearance. When the person approaching is far away, he looks very small. As he draws nearer, he appears to increase in size until he reaches normal proportions; then he seems to grow smaller again as he moves away until he finally disappears from view.

We never believe that the person observed has actually changed. Instead, we understand that the seeming change has all been from our viewpoint.

This is a useful illustration to keep in mind regarding ourselves and others. We seem to begin our human experience as infants, move through a stage of development, attain physical and mental maturity, and then enter a period of gradual decline, which ultimates in our eventual passing from human view.

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