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It‘s true. It is always a sign of inherent weakness and the fear that accompanies weakness. You will never find a really strong person, or nation, deliberately indulging in cruelty and the suffering of others. And before we become smug about ourselves, let‘s make sure we are not harboring the same motives while having refined our methods. By that I mean disdaining physical means of causing suffering in favour of emotional and menâ€" tal torture But slowly we are growing up. Inflicting pain upon another is always a sign of immaturity or mental sickness. Governments sustained by cruelty, torture and death have never succeeded and prospered because, as Balzac put it, cruelty and fear shake hands with each other. Parents who would never dream of inflicting physical suffemng on their children too often cause psychological misery through ridicule, sarcasm and emotional deprivaâ€" tion â€" which is far, far more common than soâ€"called child abuse, and more devastating. Geoff Fellows operates the Human Resource Development Institute, Tel. 623â€"1283, providing effectiveness training for husiness and industry. In studying history, students are frequently sickened by the almost total disregard for human life and suffering, and the tortures devised to deliberately impose the ruler‘s will upon others take us to the depths of depravity. But if exhibiting the primitive predatory instinct is the mark of the beast, it is still relatively innocent compared to the use of human intelligence to deliberately devise ways of inflicting pain on a fellow human being, which must be the mark of a devil of a beast. The atrocities committed by the Nazis demonstrate all too well that the savage, brutal side of man lurks close under the veneer of his civilization. And this did not end with the Hitler regime. Amnesty International is still fighting desperately to eliminate the use of torture from almost every country in the world, which indicates that we are still surrounded, in this day and age, by those persons who will willingly perform the most hideous crimes against humanity if they can be given the flimsiest chance of getâ€" ting away with it. PAGE 8 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY Slapstick comedy is based entirely on the simulation of people being hurt and children find this hilarious, but it is something we should grow out of as we become more mature This is an ugly heritage of humankind. It is the racial memory of the predator, the primitive desire to win or perâ€" ish. regardless of the pain inflicted on the prey. This is why millions derive vicarious satisfaction from watching the soâ€"called sport of allâ€"in wrestling and profesâ€" stonal boxing. Even though the former is faked from beginâ€" ning to end, it still is able to satisfy the crowd‘s lust for mayhem. The important thing is that someone must triâ€" umph and someone must suffer, no matter how. As a rule, the more mature we are, the more we tend to be sensitive and less likely to inflict pain, knowingly, upon another human being or animal. Kindness seems to go hand in hand with wisdom. Parents are often shocked to see their children perform some deliberate act of cruelty upon another child, or aniâ€" mal; but this is due to a primitive insensitivity to the pain inflicted on another and children see only the funny antics of the sufferer As we slowly become more civilized, we also become kinder Where do we get this cruel streak? , AUGUST 19, 1992 "Seniors, once they retire, have the same abilities and enthuâ€" siasm they had before they reâ€" tired, but they have a new and added factor which is leisure," Summerhayes says. "They very often have many ideas that they the Wing 404 centre, and a seniors‘ dropâ€"in program â€" at Waterloo‘s Adult Recreation Cenâ€" tre that have recently received New Horizons grants include Waterâ€" loo‘s Project Woodwork, the soonâ€" toâ€"be constructed walking trail at "New Horizons has always tried to get as many seniors as possible involved in something, because people who are involved in things are healthier, happier, more productive, and live lonâ€" ger," Summerhayes says. "The purpose of the program is to provide seniors with the opportuâ€" nity of creating their own proâ€" grams which they will operate and participate in. If you‘re inâ€" volved in doing things, you get excited about life." Locally, the New Horizons proâ€" gram has been assisting seniors‘ groups for approximately 15 years. As a result, Waterloo Regâ€" ion‘s retired residents have the opportunity to lead more active, fulfilling lives, says Stuart Sumâ€" merhayes, a New Horizons field representative with its Kitchener Providing oneâ€"time startâ€"up funding, New Horizons enables retired seniors to establish comâ€" munity projects and programs that will ultimately be selfâ€"suffiâ€" cient, and that will improve the quality of life for many older adults. years, New Horizons Sr;vndes grant money to thousands of senior‘s organizations across Caâ€" A program run by the federal government‘s Health and Welâ€" fare Ministry for the past 20 But if you take a close look at the community you live in, chances are you‘ll find evidence of just how productively your tax dollars can be put to use. Take New Hr')i;i}bixs,â€"t:(;r examâ€" ple. Program provides $$$$ for seniors‘ community projects Complaining about taxes is a favorite Canadian pastime. New taxes, higher taxes, sin taxes. It‘s enough to make the head spin. Deborah Crandall Chronicle Staff Bringing your message home â€" 886â€"2830 office, a field representative goes and meets with the group, exâ€" plains the program and what needs to be done, and works with the group until its application is groups must meet before they are eligible for funding. There must be at least 10 members in the group willing to organize and carry out the potential project, and 70 per cent of the directors and participants must be 60 or older; the group must be able to demonstrate that it will be able to keep the activity going after startâ€"up; and the potential project must offer group or community beneifts, but be nonâ€"profit in would like carry out, but not the funds to do that. So the governâ€" ment (in 1972) thought it would be a good idea to provide groups of seniors with some kind of capital to carry on programs. Those proâ€" grams vary from simple card groups to sophisticated outreach projects. It‘s really blossomed into a very broad program." MMWWWMGQ in Waterloo Park, provide recreation for older adum se e O oo O o t i ee Om viet WOodworklsomofmomloalprognmmmdbyNu There are some criteria that Not. only does New Horizons assist groups in properly applying for funding, but representatives offer advice on how to handle the grant money once it is available, and how to maintain a program once it‘s operating. We provide an administration seminar for groups who are just about to become grant recipients, to go over all the things that are needed to maintain a New Horiâ€" zons project," Summerhayes says. ‘"They appreciate that. It gives them all the information they need well in advance. Plus, they always know they can contact us at the office any time they have any problems." Bob Thompson of Waterloo has dealt with New Horizons on two occasions. His involvement with Project Woodwork (a woodwork: ing program which offers recreâ€" ation to seniors as well as volunâ€" its services to community fpsring (Continued on page 9) completed," Summerhayes says. We are here to assist the group at all phases of the process so they don‘t run into any unnecessary Deborah Crandall photo