Two things mar our peace of mind and upset our lives — hurry and worry. The result of hurry is strain, jangled nerves, sleepless nights and upset stomachs. The cure is order, system and method. As for worry, it is due to too much imagination. It is fear in its subtlest shape. If a thing is inevitable, we must face it. If disaster looms, we must have courage to meet it.

Thoughts by the late Rev. Paul Osumi are selected weekly by his family.