All of us have a God within. Some of us choose to be in touch with it and display it, while others mask it and allow it to remain dormant. Enthusiasm is a quality that nourishes success. When people ask me the secret of giving a great talk, I tell them it is being authentically enthusiastic. Be this and you will be loved and forgiven for any flaws.
Enthusiasm spreads joy because there is nothing depressing about it.
It has faith on its side since all fear subsides when enthusiasm is present. It is accepting because all doubt has been banished and there is no uncertainty. Enthusiasm is a choice that you can make right now. A contemporary of Longfellow's, Ralph Waldo Emerson, also recognized the value of enthusiasm. Let us then be up and doing, with a heart for any fate.