Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-18
FAILURES BELIEVE IN LUCK

Failures always believe in luck.
That is not saying that some success
full men also do not believe in the
wonderful freaks that circumstances
sometimes seem to play. Many so
called successful men, in telling the
Story Of their lives, point to rare
combination of circumstances, over
which they seemed to have no con-
troll, that gave them the desired OPP
portunity. The majority Of success
full men, successful men in the truest
and best sense of the term, however,
do not believe in luck, but recognize
the principle that back Of every eff
feet in this world of affairs there is
cause that can with searching be
found out and established.
But failures always believe in luck!
You don't believe init?
Then listen to the men in your Of
flee, store, factory or plant who look
with envious eyes at the "old man"
or the "old mans SON. Hear these
failures talk about the time they and
the ''old man. were boys together.
They, the failures, according to their
own talk, were just as bright, just
as wise, just as ready to work and
seize opportunity as were the men
who are now their superiors but
'.lucko didn't run their way. That's
the way they put it..
The failure always has good rea-
son for his lack of success. He al
ways attributes it to- luck that the
other fellow has made good show
ing in the game of life.
There is certain man. prominent
Z in the affairs of certain city, who
entered the office of very rich and
prosperous business man some years
ago The same day that the young
man entered the office one of his
school chums began work at the same
place, for two boys were needed for
the accomplishment of the work that
was accommodating. The second young
man today is wreck on the streets,
and whenever the name of his old.
time chum is mentioned always speaks
of him as lucky dog
But there was absolutely no luck
about it. While the man who since
has become failure was loafine
around street corners and worse
places at night, the man who has since
become success was working at hi
books at home and teaching his youni
brothers principles of bookkeeping
and business that day by day he wal
learning
In his business hours he was attend
i've to the interest of his employer, am
one day, after remarkable hard dayh
work, when his "chum' had refuse
to tarry later at the office on accou4
Of a party, he tarried and finished
the work ready for the next days bus
ness. That night he attracted tn
attention of his employer as he neve
had done before, and when the tim
of promotion came he was the on
that was promoted
Was there any luck about that?
luck consists of hard work, homes
preparation, being on time at the OF
perfume moment because duty d.
mands that one shall be in his plac
then luck that led to the advancemer
Of the young man 1t was simply tn
inevitable outcome of a clearly define
and exactly stated law Time an
tide wait for no man, but they do bef
on their bosoms to the harbor of su
cess those who are ready when Il
I time is propitious and the foodtit
comes.
Occasionally you hear of mine
struggling for years. then striking
rich vein. You call It luck; it's siI
ply persistence, patience and piu'
winning the victory that sooner or L
er crowns plucky ones with her Ia
rels.
This world is full Of winners, gru1
ers, grumblers and lazy people, wi
Jealous Of the success Of others,
ways make plausible excuses Z
themselves, but always believe "a
the successful ones are successfully
cause Of luck. II winners, gruns'
and grumblers would take as Dut
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