The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-04-09
Success Magazine.

Success Magazine.
The habit of holding the good will,
kindly attitude Of the mind toward
everybody has IL powerful influence
upon the character. 1t lifts the mind
above petty iealousips and meanness-
es; it enrirheS and enlarges the whole
life. Wherever we meet people, NO
matter If they are strangers. we feel a
certain kinship with and friendliness
for them, if we have formed the good
will habit. We feel that if we only
had the opportunity of knowing
them, we should like them.
In other words. the kindly habit,
the good will habit makes us feel more
sympathy for every body. And if
we radiate this helpful. friendly feel
ing, others will reflect it back to US.
/ On the other hand, If we 90
/ through life with a cold. selfish NEIL
talattitude. caring only for our own,
always looking for the main chance,
only thinking of what will further
our own interests. our own comforts,
totally Indifferent TO others. this at
titude will, after awhile. harden the
feelings and marblpize the affections,
and we shall become dry, pessimistic,
and uninterestin@.
Try this year to hold the kindly,
good will attitude toward every body
} If your nature is hard you will be
surprised to see how it will soften
under the nev influence. You will
become more sympathetic, more
charitable toward others weakness
es and failings, and you will grow
more emagnanimousa and whOlesOuled.
The good will attitude makes us
more lOveable, interesting, and help
full Others will look upon us in the
same way in which we regard them.
The cold, Grabbed, unsocial, selfish
person finds the same qualities re-
fected from others.
HOw much betterit is to 90 through
life with warm heart, with kindly
feelings towards every body, radia-
ting good will and good cheer wher-
ever we go! Life is short at most,
and what a satisfaction it is to feel
that we have scatterd flowers in
stead of thOrns, that we have tried
TO be helpful and kind instead of
selfish and churlish The world builds
it's monuments to the unsplfish, the
helpful, and if these monuments
are not in marble or bronze they are
in the hearts of those whom their in
spirers have cheered, encouraged and
helped.
All of US, no matter how poor we
may be, whether we have succeeded
or failed in our vocatiOns, can be
Il great success in helpfulness, in ra-
dating good will, good cheer, and
encouragement.
| Everybody can be a success in the
good will of business, and it is inf
nitely better to fail in our vocation
and to succeed in this, than to accu-
mulate great wealth and be a failure
in helpfulness, in a kindly, sympa-
thetic attitude towards others.
The habit of wishing everybody
well, of feeling like giving everybody
Godspeed, ennobles and beauties the
character, magnifies our ability, and
multiplies our mental power.
We are planned on lines ofnobllity
we were intended to be something
grand; not mean and stingy, but
large and generous; we are made in
Gods image that we might be God
like.
Selfishness and greed dwarf our ma
lures and make us mere apologies o.
the men and women God intended
Us to be. The way to get back tC
our own, to regain our lost birth
right, is to form a habit of holding
} the kindly, helpful, sympathy, good
will attitude toward everybody.