The Holly chieftain., 1900-04-13
THE FULL SIZED MAN.
CHARACTERISTICS THAT 90 TO
MAKE PERI ECTlON.
The Mind Is Ever the lGarter Of the
situA,ioa oa-Chssrfuiness the sure Gaids
to sacosss--Enemi-s sho"ld He For
Eottsn-vieus of Phiiistins.


Eottsn-vieus of Phiiistine.
Success is in the blood. There are
men whom fate can never keep down
they march jauntily forward. and
take by divine right the best Of every
thing that earth affords. But their
success is not attained by the Samuel
Smiles-Connecticut policy. They do
not lie in wait. nor scheme. nor fawn,
nor seek to adapt their sails to catch
the breeze of popular favor. Still. they
are ever alert and alive to any good
that may come their way, and when
1t comes they simply appropriate 1t,
and tarrying not, move steadily on.
Good health! Whenever you 60 out
OF doors, draw the chin in, carry the
crown of the head high. and fill the
lungs to the utmost; drink in the sun
shine; greet your friends with smile,
and put your soul into every hand
clasp. Do not fear being misunder-
stood; and never waste a minute
thinking about your enemies. Try to
| fix firmly in your mind what you
would like to do. and then without
violence Of direction you will move
straight to the goal. Fear is the rock
on which we split, and hate is the
shoal on which many a barque is
| stranded. When we are fearful, the
| Judgment is as unreliable as the COM
pass of ship whose hold is full of
iron ore; when we hate we have un-
! shipped the rudder; and II we stop
to mediate on what the gossips say,
We have allowed hawser to befcul
the screw. Keep your mind on the
great and splendid thing you would
like to do: and then, as the days go
gliding by, you will find yourself un-
| consciously seizing upon the oppor-
tunities that are required for the full
fillment of your desire, Just as the
coral insect takes from the running
tide the elements that it needs. Pic
ture in your mind the able, earnest,
useful person you desire to be, and
the thought you hold is hourly trans
forming you into that particular in
dividual. Thought is supreme, and to
think Is often better than to do. Pre-
serve right mental attitude-the atti-
tude OF courage, frankness and good
cheer. To think rightly is to create
Darwin and Spencer have told us that
this Is the method of creation. Each
animal has evolved the parts 1t need
ed and desired. The horse is fleet be-
cause he wishes to be; the bird flies
because 1t desires to; the duck has a
web foot because it desires to SWIM
All things come through desire, and
every sincere prayer is answered. We
become like that on which our hearts
are fixed. Many people know this, but
they do not know it thoroughly enough
SO that 1t shapes their lives. We want
friends, SO we scheme and chase cross
lots after strong people, and lie in wait
for good folks-or alleged good folks
hoping to attach ourselves to them.
The only way to secure friends is to
be one. And before you are fit for
friendship you must be able to do
without 1t. That is to say, you must
have sufficient self-reliance to take
care of yourself, and then out of
the surplus of your energy you can do
for others. The man who Graves
friendship. and yet desires a self-cen-
tered spirit more, will never lack for
friends. II you have friends, cultivate
solicitude instead Of society. Drink
in the ozone; bathe in the sunshine;
and out in the silent night, under the
stars, say to yourself again and yet
again. Il am part OF all my eyes be-
hold!" And the feeling will surely
come to you that you are no mere
interloper between earth and sky; but
that you are a necessary particle of
the whole. No harm can come to you
that does not come to all, and IL you
shall go down it can only be amid a
wreck OF worlds. Thus by laying hold
on the forces of the universe, you are
strong with them. And when you
realize this. all is easy, for in your ar
teries course red corpuscles. and in
your heart there is the will to do and
be. Garry your chin in and the crown
of your head high We are gods in the
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