The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-29

drudgery all the more dIstastetul.
The best way 10 overcome the
paralyzing habit of indecision is 10
learn to depend on yourself, Make up
your mind 10 throw all the light pos
sible upon the subject in hand at the
time, weigh and consider the matter
thoroughly, and then decide finally,
once for all. You may make some mis-
takes at the beginning, even after eN'
ercising your best judgment, but you
will gain enough in force Of character
TO compensate you for such errors, for
you will be surprised TO see how you'
reasoning faculties will grow when
trusted. how you will increase youI
power TO do things" and get them out
of the way once and for all.
Do It Now.
A great foe to decision Is the habit
Of putting OFF, proCrastination. 1t 10
destructive to the energy that does
things; 1t paralyzes the power &c
achieve, Every moments delay makes
It harder and harder for the procras'
tinator to start, 1t is the beginning
which is difficult, "the first step that
COSTS as the French say,
There is a story of a boy who agreed
during his fathers absence to NOV
three acres Of grass in as many days
The boy looked over the field the frsl
morning and decided that tho wor(
could be done in two days. So hi
spent the day playing with other boys
The second day he had even less am
bition to begin the task, and he whis
pered to his accusing conscience tina
the work could certainly be done II
one day, and went off again to play
The third day, however, the field ap
peared much larger than on either o
the preceding days, and the boy sa
down awhile to think before he bega'
his work, Lulled by the hum OF Thu
insects, the soft grass and the coo
shade of the trees, he fell asleep Whel
he awoke it was noon, and he went Il
his dinner. As he could not possibl.
NOW three acres in one afternoon, h
went off to play again with his DO.
friends, Next day II ralned, and |
continued the next day, and the next
until the already overrlpe grass wa
ruined.
You may have come from a hesital
ing family. If INDIGESTION runs In tfs
blood you inherit, rouse yourself an
strange this insidious foe before /
a D your energy and ruins you
chances in life. DO not wait till to
morrow; begin to-day. Take up tn
first important duty that awaits per
formance and concentrate your min
and effort upon it until II is accom-
plished. Then take up the next tas
In the same way. If you have this TN
fortunate habit of putting off, resolV
that whatever you do you Will deyot
all our energy to overcoming It an
not allow your mind to wander, to bal
ance motives, or to hesitate. Shun tn
fatal habit of putting off as you woul
the temptation to commit crime. Tn
moment you feel the temptation
dawdle, Jump up and go at some tas
with all your might. Begin right, bu
be sure to begin right away,
Don't Mortgage Tomorrow.
Procrastination is more than "a thit
of time" 1t ruins your opportunity
every moment lost" said Napoleon
"gives an opportunity for misfortune,
Procrastination robs you OF freedol
and makes you a slave to your unpel
formed duties, fearsome and tremblin
for the effects of your neglect. Ho'
can you expect to succeed when you
to-morrows are always mortgage
with debts which should have bee
!, paid to-day?
} Tomorrow" It is the devils mo
to. All history is strewn with Il
brilliant victims, the wrecks of hal
8 finished plans and unexecuted resol'
: tons. II is the favorlte refuge
sloth and incompetency, Strike viii
the iron is hot and make hay viii
r the II shines" are golden maxim
8 Cultivate the power Of quick decisic
and put these maxims into daily pra'
tice, and your weakness will becon
8 strength, your capacity will enlart
h enormously, and your life will be mat
successful beyond what you now dee
possible. Prompt decision and sublin
d audacity have carried many a ma
h over crises where elaboration or hes
g tation would have been ruin. No OF
s can hope to succeed in these day
when everyone Is either pusher
pushed, who has not positive for
such as comes from the power Of rap
and firm decision. The nan who hes
a tates, who stands still, not KNOWN
4 which way to go, will very soon fiji
n himself pushed to Il side by fore
h full men.
= Copyright, 1864 sBy Joseph MEd1Dwies
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