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Sauna Sale Geof! Fellows operates the Human Resource Development Institute, P O. Box 642, Cambridge, NIR 5W1, Tel. 623â€"0283, providing effectiveness training for business and industry COMMUNITY Fortunately, during the last 20 years, we have seen much blurring of the traditional gender roles, which may be confusing to the tradionalists, but is all to the good; for the sooner we stop role playing, and the more we start sharing our gender traits, the more mature we become as human beings. "Men nobody knows" commit suicide more often, become schizophrenic more often, function less fully during their lives and die sooner than those who feel free to share their emotions with others In every case, it was found t warning signs that "all is not ignored or neglected. PAGE A10 . WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1991 course, this can vary according to a man‘s upbringing and his father‘s role model In interviewing men in hospital, suffering from heart ailments, hypertension, stomach ulcers and so on, it was found that these men had never revealed themselves to others. They were people who placed greater importance upon being respectable roleâ€"players, upon acting a part, than their happiness, selfâ€"integrity, and health. when they disclose freely. They are under stress when theya}e holding back, and it is unrelieved stress that can finally kill. In the same tests, it was shown that women are much more willing to disclose facts about themselves â€" to open up and talk about things that a man simply will not talk about. But, of The normal male has the same feelings and sensitivities as the normal female. It is not a lack of feeling that is the problem, but rather it is having those feelings and repressing them that does the damage We know from tests with the polygraph that when people are reluctant to disclose, they are actually doing more work than when they disclose freely. They are under stress when they are holding back. and it is unrelieved streas that can Finallu £il A man is quite capable of responding to the perpetual play of life‘s events with a broad range of feelings. His thoughts, wishes, and fantasies know no bounds, save those set by his biology and history But the male role and the male‘s selfâ€"structure will not allow him to acknowledge or express the entire breadth and depth of his inner experience, to himself and others. But seeming is not being. If a man is tenderâ€"hearted (behind his persona‘, if he weeps or shows perceived weakness, he will likely be viewed as queer and as a wimp by others, and he will certainly regard himself as inferior to other men. The doctor says that the male role, as pers defined. requires one to appear tough, . achieving, unsentimental and unexpressive [ read an interesting theory on why women outlive men. In a nutshell, it‘s because men have a mistaken idea about the sort of picture they think they should present to the world. As a result, they keep their emotions, their doubts and fears, and grief, bottles up inside them. They become, according to Dr. Sydney Jourard. "men nobody knows." He says there is no convincing evidence to prove that female tissue is intrinsically more durable than that of males, and the most likely place to look for an explanation of the perplexing gender differential in mortality is in the transactions between a man and his environment UP TO $400 OFF ® Enjoyment For The Entire Family ® Be Healthier & Sleep Better! ® Easily Installed In Two Weekends ® All Sizes Available! Macho attitude could be fatal ies ats Allnta ies A diinistiat c iditccd 0i ts vary according to a man‘s upbringing and his it was“found that much earlier in life, subtle nale role, as personally and socially appear tough, objective, striving, well" occurred but were either PERSPECTIVE SuperStore Factory SuperStore House «: Cedar Local corporations, such as Manulife, Union Gas, Bell Canada, Economical Life, the Kâ€"W Hospital, Canada Trust and CIBC, have all conducted internal drives to provide toys for the Angel Tree The Real Estate Board of Kitchenerâ€"Waterlo0, for example, was successful in contributing eight to nine large bags of toys to the drive Zellers on Bridgeport Road in Waterloo assisted the real estate board by offering them a 15â€"perâ€"cent discount to purchase the toys, and opened the store during nonâ€" hours just so they could do the shopping hy 1 CA O ibenamit? ‘"Many companies and offices ar instead of having name draws Aevl mm 39,000 Sq. Ft. Factory J.Z emmmmmmmmenmnees snn i i fls EDW L 1 ( gse?z ty i‘l.?; 32//9‘ $4 year. If support shown so far is any indication, this community won‘t let organizers down in raising the remainder of toys needed. Three weeks into the campaign, Waterloo and area residents have placed 6,000 toys under the big Christmas tree at Westmount Place. And it is hoped that at least another 3,000 will be placed under the tree in the next two weeks to provide gifts for needy children on Christmas morning. Last year, 7,200 gifts were donated to the Angel Tree. Given the current economic situation, the need for toys is higher this year. Aproximately 3,000 families have registered to receive gifts through the Angel Tree this year, 700 more than registered last Evidence of this is the Angel Tree, a community toy drive run locally by the Salvation Army, the City of Waterloo Seniors Division, CHYM Radio, the Kâ€"W Skating Club, and Westmount Place shopping mall. Even in times of a tough economy, the human spirit, and the Christmas spirit, never fails to come through. Deborah Crandal! Chronicle Staff Mary Hogg (left) and Julianne Lichtenheldt of the Kâ€"W Real Estate Board, alongw\vlth Capt. George Evans of the Salvation Army, place bag fulls of toys under the Angel Tree at Westmount Place. Kâ€"W unites to make Christmas special for needy ‘angels‘ Community spirit i 6. x | 44 &« 1 (E + E/.))g‘ $y 1 )7 > ((.{, [ ar * tore â€" o ma s aa 7 1 SuperStore are getting Angels ws for Christmas Toys can be purchased for the Angel Tree unnl. noon on Christmas Eve. There is also a toy dropâ€"off location at the King Value Centre in Kitchener iinaiintin db‘ d a "It really encourages the Christmas spirit, Bugry says. "It‘s the kind of thing that really keeps our community going." [ ne Ange! Iree is a true community effort, Bugry says, from those who contribute time to organize to those who contribute toys. u. w 3 e e en in o o Bet Sn pan In the evenings, volunteers from the Kâ€"W Skating Club man the Angel Tree. Four fullâ€"time Salvation Army staff members are responsible for sorting all the toys received, and another four are responsible for transporting the toys from the Angel Tree to the Salvation Army‘s toy centre. The Angel Tree is a true community effort. Buory TTMIERERL NA w cAt Piven Pu "They‘re really excited about this," she says. "It‘s their way of contributing to something they feel is very worthwhile. They are very enthusiastic â€" it‘s ov'erwhelmmg. I get all tingly thinking about it." Cenien 1 1 1 1 Py 1 lt m ies it droinbtaiindbit : anbdcddd Volunteers from the Adult Recreation Centre donate their time each year to work at the Angel Tree, recording the "Angels" for whom gifts have been purchased. This year, 40 volunteers from the city‘s Seniors Division have covered morning and afternoon shifts at the Angel Tree. And they are enlfiumstic about the job, Bugry says. lon c 29 06 ADOI e JOD, / SayB.. presents for each other," says Julie Bugry, superviâ€" sor of programs at the Adult Recreation Centre and coâ€"ordinator of volunteers who man the Angel Tree "And many schools are doing the same thing." For the past eight years, the names of children from needy families in Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo have been registered with the Lion‘s Club Christmas Bureau. The age and sex (not the name) of each child is placed on a paper cutâ€"out angel, and at the Angel Tree in Westmount Place, members of the communâ€" lt)‘"C?fl pick an "angel " to purhcase a gift for 210 Regina St. N., Waterloo 885â€"1711 e Spas & Hot Tubs e Whirlpools e Cedar Lumber e Cedar T&QG