The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-23
WORDS OF WISDOM
TO HONOLULU STUDENTS
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today are old tomorrow. The railway
trains that are annihilating distance
today would be marveIs to the forty
miner. Yet steam is being supplanted
by electricity and tomorrow electricity
will be supplanted by some new power.
or will be used in such different form
that it will be unrecognizable. Yet
the electricity that drives our cars to-
day is as old as these surrounding hills.
1t is only that the mind of man has
awakened to it's existence and has har-
messed it to do his bidding. So we
keep working on, subduing new forces
of nature.
But man must do more than MASTER
the winds and all the powers of ma
ture. Above all it is necessary that
he master self. In the body given to
him by God are the possibilities of a
great and glorious future or a great
disgrace. We must give our lives to
him whom we call Father If we
give the best that is in US to our age
and generation we are making the
world richer because we have lived.
Every one Oh you mas pOSS1DiIIlicS III
himself that nobody else has. God has
given Us an exalted station, a little
lower than the angels Yet we must
not expect to become great all at once.
The baseball player cannot go out on
the diamond and line out a home run
the first day. A girl cannot go into the
kitchen and cook dinner at once, she
will make many mistakes before she
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of paper before 1 learned to write. A
flower will not spring from plant the
day it is put into the ground. The ,
plant must grow and prepare to pro
duce the flower, the rain must fall upon
it and the sun shine on it first.
so We can gain inspiration from
our surroundings, from the mountains
and the valleys, the streams and the
trees, from the waves that break on
the curving sands, from all the beau
tiful manifestations of nature. 1t is
no slight privilege to live in this age. .
I'VE all have the privilege of ask /
ing ourselves this question every day, +
Are you satisfied with what you have
done this day toward bringing out the
best in your life?' The responsibilities
of today must be met today, there will
be new ones tomorrow. Have you met
today's responsibilities? Try for one
day to live so as to bring out the best
in your life. I think that the inspira-
ton it will give you will make you
want to make every day such a one.
You must realize that every impure
thought Injuries you not only today
but for eternity. Every unkind word
or deed not only Injuries yourself, but
those with whom you come in contact.
We say that we meet and that We pass
the time of day, but we do more. My
soul touches yours and we are influ-
enced each by the others life for good
or evil.
There are three ways in which each .
life may most fully realize it's posi-
bilities: First, by making the most of
itself; second, by touching other lives
with an uplifting influence, and third,
by recognizing its own dependence on
God. We must keep the upper windows
of our lives open toward heaven, that /:
the light of God may shine in and We
must likewise keep the earthly win
dows open for the influence of ether
lives and that our light may shine
upon our fellow men. Young men and !
women, you soon will be the directors
Of affairs, upon you Will be the re-
sponsibilities of city and nation. Strive
to make the most of your lives that
they may leave an impress of good on !
your fellow men. If evil creeps into
your lives ask the question: If Christ
were here would I do this shing?' and
then ask yourself whether il is not true
that Christ is here today and all the
time. Strive day by day, month by
month. for the best that is in you,
that there may be great returns for
yourself and for others, for so you can
best serve God whom we call our
Father