Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-07

objects, but since they are so near at
hand, and can be seen any day, they
the neglected and we are In danger
Of not visiting them at ALL II Is much
easier to postpone nearby pleasures or
recreations than to postpone those that
seem to be more distant II one has
horse and carriage In the barn. he feels
that he can ride any time he chooses,
and the result Is that he postpones rid-
Ing and rides but little. n he did not
have q horse and carriage I'm his barn
be would have n greater desire to ride
and might ride oftener, The habit Of
postponement with the business man Is
fatal 10 his success. know man who
inherited from his father n large and
profitable business and with IL a large
amount Of property. This man made
failure Of the BUSINESS which he inher-
lied, Notwithstanding the favorable cir
cumstances connected with Il. and has
made a failure OF several other enter
prises / found on investigation that
II was his habit to postpone important
questions that came up daily for adjust
ment When matters OF importance
demanded attention he would lay them
aside. After time these difficult af-
fairs could not be decided upon. since
the hour for decision had passed, there
fore he escaped the difficulty. but his
| indecislon was secured at great expense
In many Instances. Men OF affairs who
| have numerous questions to decide
hourly and daily, form the habit OF act
ing rapidly, postponing nothing. These
| men have learned that TO postpone is
to entangle affairs beyond reparation
How many people make the fatal mis-
| take OF postponing the time for enjoy
ment In life, These men start out in
| youth, sacrificing the present They say
to themselves, viii postpone the pleas
ure OF today for the pleasures Of to.
| morrow, but when tomorrow comes
| they continue 20 postpone, and by and
by they find themselves getting ola and
gray-headed, having lost much Of the
desire TO enjoy the things that might
have been enjoyed in youth. and yet
they continue TO postpone making the
most OF He old age and wealth have
arrived, they are able 10 have ANYTHING
! Their hearts desire, but they have
| formed the habit OF saving their money
and OF depriving Themselves of Meas.
ures and comforts. and they find Il
/ difficult 10 break away from this habit
| Their friends and noighbors can see
| that these aged people are not making
| the most of lie but are losing oppor-
! tunitles, These aged people cannot homo
| to spend many more years on the earth
! therefore they should loosen their purse
/ strings and spend their money more
| freely. but IL Is impossible: they have
| formed the habit Of p0siponing the day
| ot pleasure until at last they sink into
! their graves death being the one thing
they could not postpone.
This Is an age when people POSTPONE
getting married Men do not marry at
as early an age as they did In past
years. Their excuse is. that they wish
! 70 accumulate money enough 20 live i'm
style and comfort before they take a
! life partner As the years 20 by those
mon become more critical. and moro
| hard 10 please. thus the question OF
marriage is further postponed. bv and
by their habits Of life are So firmly
liked upon them that it rs difficult fo
| break away from bachelor lfe. Tho
taci is, marriages should be contract
or when people are young. In youth
habits of thought and action are NOT
iiNed, and young people can thus mod
thsir opinions or habits 20 suit each
other thus preparing The vov f1 a
long and happy life But when ATE
comes ON our habits are So firmly ay,I
as 20 DO almost unchangcable Thereof,
we are not so well qualified for mar
RED lie
Many people start out IN life with
The idea that they are going to d,
much good In this world. but they saw
TO themselves that they cannot begin
40 once ay they are not 1Hia therefore
hey postpone the day OF doing good
instead of doing q little good even al
nat early period and con iur'n- On In
crease o. as the years 50 by. Many
Young people ID not join tha chms .
IN youth. thinking they can better al.
FORD TO DO so when they are older. and
his post1onoment often leads TO their
never Joining any church Thus thov
lose much In the way Of character
building that might have been f.crrrd
not only To- themselves hut 10 others
We must remember that doing good
work Is a matter Of habit auI ID Nc a.
not cultivate this habit IN oar youth Fe |
must not expect to have 1t Ia our old