1974 School Magazine

THE BEACON,S The road was clear And then, on the crest I saw headliglits They came towards me Hurrying, speeding I stood transfixed Unable to drag my eyes away from the glaring beacons I was paralysed with lear and amazement

Then the sharp blast ol a horn Awakened me into reality antl I ran to the edge of the roact Me car roared past a cloucl of dust The brilliant lights turning to red

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^_',J"^ur.!.9 professors who teach the meaning ot lile to tell me what is. happiness" and thei told me glga! philosophicat'^equationi which 9ye1 tne.V didn't..rruly believe. Things we dream of, bul know will never come truel ,,Happiness js " and nothing rang true. I asked professols when I should have asked Tyself. , I went out when I should have gone in. And now I know what happiness mai be because one can't define a feeling bt suifr perfect emotional.harTgny. A feeling of -wanting t,i tuugt at an-v. silly thing and then turning r6und afid cry-ing because you've read somethiie beautifui. A feeling oJ inner peace and security y"et a feeling of being lighthearted qn_d carefr6e, a feetn! of absolute love mixed with a tang of intense hatE which someone experiences whei thev look into someone's eyes a feeling of ut_ter beionging yet at the same time being I complete individual. A self-satis.fied grin ond often'experiences after navlng done some great amount of good. A feet_ t^19, 9t. comptete acceptance oJ what happens anct betng serene through the whole mess oi^life. ., I asked professors .Eut I found out -yrJi. Happiness is_ a conviction of beine lovea'and Ioving .everythins. in a life normaili iitiJ wittr contradrction and hate. Avryl Faragher VIA

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