The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-03-26
SOMETHING FRO NOTHING.

There seems to be growing dis
position among many people in thi,
country to get something for moth
ing. Tkis trait, however, is more
particularly observable among the
t younger classes. What has engen
dered, and what is feeding such an
idea, it is hard to tell, unless it be
attributable to mans natural an.
tagonism to work, or to that covet-
Gus spirit tina. gets the upperhand
of so many people. All of us look
out upon the worlds bounties, and
desire to have, out are 10th to give
value received.
How many thousands are stand
ing upon the arena of life, looking
towards that which to them, is pos
sible of attainment, and saying we
want this, we would like to have
that, and We desire the other, and
are absolutely ignoring the com
mand thou shalt eat bread by the
sweat of the face" How often do
We hear persons say, Il wish I was
rich, or l wish | had certain pos
sessions" but who are unwilling to
give the labor, toll and patience
necessary to the attainment of these
things These are they who want
something for nothing. They want
riches, comfort and ease; they
want pleasure and smooth sailing in
| life; they want the comforts of life,
but they are not willing to obtain
these things at the purchase price.
They want that to obtain which
others have labored and toiled for
years, and want it for nothing.
} These have wrong view of life;
they have misconception of the du-
ties and obligations that a life in the
flesh involves; they do not compre-
bend to what extent self-dependence
forms the basis upon which every
ones fortune and surroundings de
pend. All, who have fallen in with
| this false idea, must learn the lesson
that something can not be had for
nothing; that equivalents is the
rule of exchange in this world.
J 1t may not be pleasing and in
viting lesson, nevertheless we must
learn that if we would have the
J good things of this world; if we
; would have the rewards that this
world can give, we must give tor
them labor and toll coupled with
patience to wait for their coming.
II we would attain to prominent po-
sitions and eminence among men,
and share the honors of life, we
must travel the road of labor and
perseverance that leads to them. The
obtaining something for nothing is
contrary to the laws of both God
and man.
On this subject the Southern Cul.
tivator says: One OF the most dan
gerous foes to the peace and real
prosperity of the human family is
the idea of obtaining Wealth by
easy and rapid strides without labor
or capital.
When business firm starts out
on such programme it is classed
as a wildcat when coin of that
sort is attempted to be palmed off
on the public, it is styled base and
counterfeit : yet we see daily the
ingenuity of men taxed to the utter
most TO achieve immense wealth, not
by the interest on capital invested,
but by speculations based on what
is not theirs-the future.
Again, we see men by "ways that
are dark" rise to eminence in socie-
ty, assuming virtue when they
have it not, and the inevitable re-
suit is that society is the loser by it.
The effort has been made to obtain
something Tor noting,
In business life, as we'll as in So
cial walks, the surest, safest and
happiest way, is to bedrock your
course on principle Forsyth Ad-
vertiser.
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