Why worry?

Marie and I had a short discussion about worry, and judging from news reports regarding the economic problems, the wars, the lack of a good candidate to vote for in the upcoming elections, the health of babies born and unborn, ad nauseum, I recalled a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson that I felt was apropos:

Some of your hurts you have cured,

And the sharpest you still survived,

But what torments of grief you endured

From the evils which never arrived.

I also remember a wall hanging that reflected the needlessness of worrying:

Why worry?

There are only two things to worry about:

You are either healthy or ill.

If you are healthy, there is nothing to worry about;

If you are ill, there are only two things to worry about:

You will either recover or you will die.

If you recover, there is nothing to worry about;

If you die, there are only two things to worry about:

You will either go to Heaven or you will go to Hell.

If you go to Heaven, there is nothing to worry about;

If you go to Hell, you will be so busy greeting all your friends,

you won't have time to worry!

And Calvin Coolidge had this to say:

"If you see ten troubles coming down the road, 

you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you."

And finally, from the tummies of Steven and Justin and FRIENDS:

"Don't worry. Be happy!"

(Remember those days!?)