Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-02-04
CarclesSness and FOrgetfulnesS.

CarclesSness and FOrgetfulnesS.
The usual excuse of a child for
neglect of duty is d" l forgot" This
may be true, and yet not be an ade.
quate excuse, for it is part of ones
duty not to forget il. Carelessness
and torgetfulness are grave faults in
children, which ought to be corrected
lest they grow into habits. They
are grave faults because they repre-
sent selfish disposition, needless of
the wishes of those who have a
right to direct, and one so absorbed
in selfish thoughts and aims that all
other things are forgotten.
The boy fOrgets to perform some
allotted task because he is at play
and his mind is concentrated upon
his pleasures. He is careless about
his manner of doing work because
he is thinking of something else and
anxious only to be released. His
faults in this respect, though thew
may be trivial in themselves, have
within them the seeds of character
dominated by self. Apart from its
moral faults, such a character is not
fitted for successful career.
Notable exceptions to this rule
may be cited because many men of
great fortune, (Which is one Of the
measures of success,) have been in
tensely selfish, exhibiting no sympa-
thy with their fellow-men in the
fierce struggle for riches and power.
But there is in the career of such
men usually some chance association
which has given them an opportu-
nifty to advance themselves by force.
The individual, as a rule, has no
such opportunity. He cannot elbow
his way to the front, but must de-
pend not only upon his own persist
ent endeaVor, but upon the amia-
bility of those with whom he comes
in contact. The selfish boy, whose
seltishnesS has made him careless,
needless and forgetful, seldom gets a
sufficient start to make his selfishness
Of service to him. He is an indif-
ferent or worthless employe, and for
that reason is denied promotion. If
given the power Of place he might
advance himself by disregard of the
rights OF others, but it is only in rare
cases that an unscrupulously selfish
boy or man can advance himself
through the earlier stages of a ca.
reer. AT this period promotion is
through merit, or supposed merit,
except in rare cases.
The boy whose selfishness renders
him careless or Indifferent acquires
bad reputation with his employer.
The latter does not stop to examine
the matter closely; he does not seek
to learn why his employee does not
attend to his duties in satisfactory
manner. 1t is sufficient for him to
know that for some reason this en-
ployee is forgetful, another atten-
tive, this one careless in his work,
the other particular to do everything
we'll and in the interest of his en-
ployer. With such knowledge he
discharges the careless boy or leaves
him "heWer of wood and drawer
of water" and promotes the boy who
has demonstrated that he is Jealous
and painstakihg. Throughout the
whole course Of the formative Pc
riod of Il young mans business ca
reer this process of selection goes on,
with the result that the boy or man
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of carelessness and forgetfulness,
through his own seltishness, is so
handicapped as to be beaten in the
race. 1t is, therefore, in the inter
est Of the child to prevent the for.
nation of such habits which may
be regarded as, at first, alternately
the results of selfishness and potent
force for the development of selfish.
ness. Discipline of some kind ought
to be employed to admonish the
child that he must remember what
he has been told to do and must dc
his work well, as otherwise he will
be thinking all the time of his own
plans Of enjoyment and grow up not
only careless and forgetful, but sell
fish.-Balt. SIN.
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Two young men were suitors fol
the hand of the same young lady,
One of them said to the other. "BOtt
of us wish to offer ourselves to this
young lady"
That is evident"
But we do not wish to fight
duel over her 2"
81 think not"
"Then i will tell you what we cal
do"
What ?n
Let us toss up for her !"
The other looked moment at hi
rival, and then said, " Very well;
will toss up brick, and if it stay
up in the air the young lady is yours
If ii comes down she is mine I"
If there is anything in feminin
discrimination, the last speaker wol
the young lady.
81 OBSERVE that you are sellin
your ten-cent cigars for five cents
accordin' TO dat sign in de winder, ;
said Weary Raggles to the tobacco