B10 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 22, 1995

We need to love each |
other all year long

By GARTH FRIESEN
NCE AGAIN,
Valentine’s Day
has come and
gone, as it has for

untold decades (much to the
dismay of romantics every-
where),

Chocolates have been con-..

sumed in massive quantities,

flowers have wilted, and’

Halimark is busy tallying
unimaginable sales.

Now why is it that we as a
society tend to relegate our
virtues to only one specific
day of the calender year?

Yesterday we expressed our
love to our sweethearts. We
will honor our parents on May

7 and June 18 this year, we'll,

be thankful on October 9th,
and we'll be generous and
hospitable on December 25,

it doesn’t seem right.

In all fairness, it’s wonderful
that we set aside special days
throughout the year to pay
special attention to those
things which form the fabric
of our society.

Here’s a suggestion, how-
ever, that will revolutionize
our country: In addition to
loving, and giving, and thank-
ing, and honoring on the days
set aside for these things, let’s
practise these virtues ALL
YEAR LONG!

Onc of peoples’ most basic
needs is the need to feel loved
by someone, yet how many
feel lonely and uncated for,
even though they’re  sur-

rounded by people day in and —

day out. Newborn babies, if
they are deprived of loving hu-

Terrace
reunion
planned

IF YOU know anybody from Ter-
race now living in the lower
mainland or on Vancouver Island,
give them.a call or write a letter.

That’s because a number of for-
mer Terrace residents are plan-
ning a reunion this May in Van-
couver, |

The idea grew out of a 25-year
high schoo] reunion held here last
year, says organizer Margo
Bates,

“Withia a short periad of time
and without any planning, we al-
ready have more than a 150
people interested,’’ said Bates
last week. “‘It’s amazing how

many people know other people

living down here.’”

Bates herself is a good example.
She’s marzicd to Russ Frocse, one
of the neww anchors for the
Vancouver-based U.TV  televi-
sion station. He got his broadcast-
ing start here in Terrace through
Bates’ father, Art Bates, Russ
was in a band here called the
Jurymen later renamed Mother
Pig.

“Several of the band members
are now living in Vancouver and
its almost like we're back to
where we used to be,’’ Bates
notes. Those interested in the
reunion can call Bates at 604-
299-9177 and Icave a message.

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man contact, gain weight
slowly, get sick often, and will
sometimes even dic.

The power of love tmly
makes a dramatic difference in
our world.

Jesus said that the two most
important commandments
were to love God and to love
your neighbor as you love
yourself (Matthew 22), Im-

agine what our world would |

be like if we put these words
into practise,

Our penal system would be
unnecessary. We could leave
our doors unlocked. The resi-
dents at Terraceview Lodge
wouldn’t have enough time to
accommodate all their visitors,

The Volunteer Bureau would
have to hire more staff to keep
Up.

Neighbors would pool their
resources to take down fences,
rather than putting them up.
The possibilities are endless.

A perfect world will never
be realized this side of heaven,
of course, but iet’s give it our
best shot!

A good place to begin is to
recognize the year-round love

that we do witness from day to
day.

The parent who helps out in
their child’s classroom.

The hot meal brought to a
grieving family. A truck load
of firewood for -the ailing
widow.

Even a warm smile and
cheerful ‘‘hello”” to a com-
plete stranger. These may
seem trivial to some, but to the
recipient of such acts of love,
these small kindnesses warm
the heart and meet a very prac-
tical need: the need ta be
loved,

So let’s enjoy and celebrate
special days such as
Valentine’s, but let’s love one
another the other 364 days of
the year as well,

The need i is tremendous, but
if we all do our part, we really
could revolutionize our coun-
try. So what will your part be?

Garth Friesen is youth
pastor of the Alliance Church.
Viewpoint is a column written
on behaif of the Terrace Min-
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opinions are those of the au-
thors.

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