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OUR LIFE Monthly, published by Ukrainian National Women’s League ol America Christ is Born! ProisG Him! UUith the birth of Christ ond the Neiu Veor Ш0 send best uuishes to oil our countrymen in Ukraine ond in other londs, To those mho ore free and to those in prisons, prison comps ond in exile. M ay the neuuborn Je su s fulfill oil our prayers ond uuishes M ay He shorn us the ш оу to ottoin our highest goal on this eorth, the uuoy to freedom for Ukraine and our nation. The executive Board of UNUJlfl The editors of "Our Life'' EDITORIAL REFLECTION AND REAPPRAISAL December days should not be any different from any other days in the year. It is true that they are shorter, night falls sooner, and the pre-holiday rush puts us in a certain mood. But this is not the reason for the uneasiness we seem to feel at this time. Time seems to pass quickly at yearend, especially with so many deadlines confronting us. Along with these deadlines, a subconscious thought gropes for attention; a thought that necessarily surfaces at yearend: one of examination and reflection. Have we achieved the goals we set for the year past, or have we simply put aside the more demanding tasks and followed the path, or have we simply put aside followed the path, the rut, the highway of least resistance and lowest risk? Have we truly lived through and experienced this year, or have we simply wasted it? We often want to stop or turn back time to do what we have neglected to do. 1984 stands before us, and with it, 365 empty pages of a calender. What will we fill these pages with? What will the new year bring us? The phrase “will bring” is passive and suggests a release from active participation in our fate. But we must recognize that whatever circumstances and what ever situation life brings us, we are solely responsible for the content and context of our lives. Decades of tyrannical rule have not destroyed the spirit of our people nor the spirit of individual sufferers like Wasyl Stus, Ivan Svitlychnyj, Mykola Rudenko and others who do not stray from the path they have chosen in their lives. They have chosen a way of life where there is no freedom of choice, a path which any sense of self-preservation would tell them to abandon. We are shaken by the writings of Wasyl Stus and we remember the fate of the half-blind Yuri Shuchevych. It is difficult for us to see where their inner strength comes from, but by seeing the manifestation of this inner spirit we are perhaps led to believe that our last 365 days have been led out of context. If during these last December days we experience a sense of incompleteness, it is often due to a habit of putting things off “for later”. The year is ending, “later” has passed, and at the same time, never comes. Procrastination seems to be widespread, not only in our Ukrainian community but it is also a growing problem among Americans. Experts have determined several basic causes of the problem: 1) self-doubt, 2) search for comfort and ease, and 3) a passive compliance to circumstances. The last cause is a direct product of the failure of our universities to teach leadership skills.
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