Learn to like what doesn’t cost too much. {bicycle rides}
Learn to like reading, conversation, music. {model airplanes}
Learn to like plain food, plain service, plain cooking. {sunny breakfasts}
Learn to like fields, trees, brooks, hiking, rowing, climbing hills. {early morning walks}
Learn to like people, even though some of them may be different…different from you.
{visiting cousins}
Learn to like to work and enjoy the satisfaction of doing your job as well as it can be done.
{re-siding the shed}
Learn to like the songs of birds, the companionship of dogs. {a brother's friendship}
Learn to like gardening, puttering around the house, and fixing things. {late spring blooms}
Learn to like the sunrise and sunset, the beating of rain on the roof and windows, and the gentle fall of snow on a winter day. {the harmony of nature and home}
Learn to keep your wants simple, and refuse to be controlled by the likes and dislikes of others. {like a child}
~Lowell B. Bennion
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