The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
DON'T BLAME FATE
FOR YOUR FAILURES AND
SHORTCOMINGS N LIFE.

VIC May Not Master Destiny Entirely.
hut We May Play Part il Shap-
ing Our Life.
who vii. tell you that be is help
less creature IN the hands OF fate
unable through any action OF ais
owa 10 change h:s des,!ay. And
thus he would account 10. all his
shortcomings. his failures and bis
:neGcieacies Ea;al!sm is a one
sided philosophy. The fatal!st De-
liev.s that everything is arranged.
predestiaed. ordered from tie be-
ginning OF c.eat;on-that he Is a
pawn in the great chess game o.:
life. a3d that nothing he nay do
will in the least alter his future.
Success vii! change this belief.
Let him acquire money CT .eputa-
ton and he becomes Convinced that
he did influence fate. ate. all: that
he managed. BY the exercise OF re-
naTaable vii! power. to modify ces-
tiny. to struggle n tie graspsas
hand Of fate until; be Influenced its
movement.
lie, him continue through life as
a failure. alc be is still! fasa!.ss-
still persuaded that be las been the
sport OF circumstances. the victim OF
envi-onueat--unab 20 change the
downward course that be has fol
lowed through his sh!fc!eSs. useless
career.
When We look upon the great tide
OF humanity sweeping past Us Ee
can see excuses 70. the position o:
the fata!!S.. The clustering poe;
| who shouted that be was the master
OF his fate, the captain OF bis soul
vas more fond o. words than o:
thought.
All OF Us are TO : large extent
IN the hand OF fate. We are IN
auenced oy environment. by asaoc.a'
tioa. BY birth. by inherited habit.
The crow cannot learn 20 sing
nor the glow wo.n 70 ay. Lacking
the artists eye. a man cannot make
a cartoon. Lacking tae musician:
f, ear, he cannot become r!olialsc.
What ou. destiny IS We are no'
permitted TO see. We may esude!J
predict the future. has!ns our pre-
d.c,ions upon the past. None car
so..ell It with any degree OF &C
curacy.
Beyoad the fact that We are par
OF a great plan and a mighty pur
pose, We know little. Il is ;acon
| ce;yab!e tha: man can o.as Sn'
has looked upon 9 mountain or
thunder storm. OF that any one ca'
re satisfied with himself AID hi:
achievements who has read the bis
tory OF even a brief span OF the pro
.gress OF civilization.
Ambition often carries one IA
along the road to achievement: offer
1, is thwarted by some r:a!ng CIR
cuu.staace or accident
Fortunes. piled Up oy patient toi!
are frequently swept away il a.
hour. Tomorrow keeps its secrets
We may guess a, them: We can nere
know them TIL tomorrow comes.
Brt no man. however arm be tan
| c:es is his belief IN fasal;sn. VII
stand in the path OF a street eas
leaving 70 fate to decide whether o.
shall be :un owe. o. not.
C!ycumsc-!oed as Te are By On
v..oament and circumstance. ever!
man is given the opportunity to suio'
his OWE career. to play really Ia
po,,aa. part II his own destiny.
Fa,al!sm. we're It generally accept
ed. would block all progress. Maj
cannot be ike the lilies OF the Se!d
and tase no though: as to what q
| sha,, ca, O. whecewithal he shal! b.
clothed.
All about him are millions OK 9th
or men. each ease.ly seeking foos
and clothing. and possessed o
enough selfshness to take more tha'
their share II they are permitted to
We cannot live. open-eyed. IN tn'
world without learning that !ndussr!
brings food and shelter. and tea
thought brings advancement.
We canact study the lives OF srea
men without becoming convinced
tha. they would never have beer
great had they left the matter en-
,ire!y TO the disposal Of fate.
Indeed. 1. has been ash;ins sa;'
that has developed the greatness Il
! ,hem--!s!ag undiscoucased out o.
failure ar,e. failure. and learning
something from each failure. that Al
las. enabled them 20 turn failure
!nto success.
In a poem which VII! laSt as iooe
as there IS language. Thomas Gray
wrote:
Full zany a gem Of pu:est ray
! serene.
! Tie dark, uafatho0ed caves OF
ocean bear.
Full many a flower IS oo.n TO blush
unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the
desert air.
Some village Hamden. who with
dauatleSS breast
The little syran: OF bis fields with
stood.
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