Chapter 40Grapple!
It has always been so, and the big word in
problem-solving today is «GRAPPLE".
This word "grapple" is the principal admonish-
ment to all who have problems (and who doesn't?). It is
used by psychiatrists, psychologists, personal counselors
and all who would give advice on problem-solving.
When anyone word-and the action it stands
for-is so highly and unanimously recommended, it clearly
deserves our thoughtful consideration-and "grapple" shall
receive it now.
Since grappling is the effective solution to prob-
lems, let's first look at the part which problems have in the
lives of all of us. Not only do all of us have problems, but
we seem to receive a regular daily quota of problems. They
fall upon us much as the grains of sand drop through an
hour-glass. And sometimes it seems with as much regu-
larity. This continuous regularity with which problems