The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-07-04
Mem and Their Places.

Men and Their Places.
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The boys philosophy was good,
though carried to an absurd degree.
The world and the people would, be
better and happier but for the desperate
strain and struggle to I" keep at the head
Of the class" To strive honorably for
pre-eminence is commendable Just so
long as it does not involve impossibili-
ties. That is, when the individual
aspires to an elevation for which he Is
not fitted and for which he can never
hope to be qualified, he is guilty of in
Justice to himself as well as to the world
for not doing well what he can do.
Many man, having insinuated his way
into q position above his abilities. keeps
his place only by q fever-heat struggle
that costs more than the place is worth.
Better for him and his kind IL he finds
niche somewhere in life's work,
into which he would fit naturally
and easily, and in the possession OF
which he would feel so secure in the
confidence of his qualifications that the
enioyments Of life could be relished at
leisure. He who finds that his work
drives him instead Of being pushed by
him is where he should not be. Not
that men should enjoy an impractical
dolce far niente existence, dreaming the
world away, but they should undertake
that honest and honorable employment
that, while Welding its proper wage,
the exertion will be compensated for
by the knowledge that the work is well
done, and the doing prove in the end q
source of satisfaction. The sensible
farmer does not quit his field to plead
cases in court. nor does the attorney
abandon his books to mistake his fitness
for farming. Both would be failures.
and both correspondingly dissatisfied
with the result Of the experiment. The
tiller of the soil would fnd the tangle
of legal sophistries and mystifying tech
nichalities hundred-fold more burden
some than driving the plow, reaping
grain, or looking after live stock. In
| the same ratio would the lawyer suffer
| in the field. It is better to be first
class book-keeper than q bankrupt,
broken-down merchant. The former
has reason to be proud Of his labors,
while for the latter there is nothing but
| q flock of dismal recollections TO haunt
and disturb what should be the best
| and tranquilest days Of life F.F
In no direction is this unnatural and
| unhealthy struggle manifest more than
| in the rush and wrangie for riches.
Thousands Of men In every walk OF HE
are worrying themselves to death by
straining every nerve to accumulate
more wealth. Not content with enough,
they must have more. It is the getting
Of this more that -spoils the enjoyment
of that already possessed. The Injuries
of life are web enough IN their way, but
when they cost the ease OF years and
come too late to be thoroughly enjoyed,
then does the Voluntary purchaser pay
| too high price. It Is well sometimes
TO leave well enough alone. Many q
man, possessed of enough OF this worlds
/ goods, has essayed to grasp more, be-
cause his neighbor had more, or because
he wanted more than his neighbor. A
large per cent. of this class of men over
reach themselves, and, as q result, find
themselves at last possessed of even less
than they had when the mad, ambitious
race began. They are not conspicuous,
because their failure has relegated
them to the rear. Better to succeed in
an honorary calling than to fail in
something higher. Better to be content
even near the foot Of the class. with the
comforts Of life, than to attempt to 60
higher only to tumble back. He is
wisest who measures himself intelli-
gently, and is success where he is.
There ought TO be less of worry, and
more of contentment; less unwarranted
ambition, and more true spirit; less
false pride, and more honest endeavor
to find the natural level and then make
the most of what we may reasonably
expect of life Forty years Of struggle
to find fortune at the end is less de-
sirable, less satisfactory, than forty
years Of tranquility. He lives bcst who
lives best to-day The savings for fut-
ure necessities should not be made al
the expense of present health and COM
fort. The provident man need not be
miser, and he viii not abuse himself
or those dependent upon him by deny
the honest enjoyment Of each day as il
passes. Men should so live that they
may be steadily at their best, mentally
and physically, and when age comes
they can realize that they made the
most of life and did not unduly discount
! the future. re.-Indianapolis Journal