The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-26
Under the Auspices
of the
OGDEN TRADES ASSEMBLY
MAKE The BEST OF EvERYrHINe
And po che Best You can.
Time is the present dour
The past has fled
Live today, tomorrow never yet
On human being arose or set.

Time is the present nour
The past has fled
Live today. tomorrow never yet
On human being arose or set.
We are told that To-day Is the day
of salvation" This declaration does
NOT amply alone 10 the spiritual well
farc OF the individual; but IL may
he applied to the everyday temporal
l.fe as well. We sometimes hear peo-
nIe complain Of their lot in life, and
bemoan their iii luck and lack Of op-
portunities Some OF these complaints
are lust: their troubles. or at least.
part of them. having been brought
abont through circumstances or
combination OF circumstances over
which they could have no control; but
the greater number OF our difficulties,
are the Tesult of our carelessness, or
negligence. Or our inability or short
sightcdness In grasping the situation
Tine is the principal element in all
contracts: 81 II you would fulfill the
contract, you must abide by the time
II ,'ou would succeed in any under"
taking YOU must not put off Ill to-
morrow what may be done today; to-
dav * tho time, for tomorrow never
Gomez The reason so many cannot
fal opportunities Is because Of that
constant looking down the nose; the
constant weeping over split milk,
ana that everlasting bemoaning OF
fate. Look up. my brother, Oppor-
tunities are IN the air; not under the
feet. safety lies above. The swimmer
mus, mol look down. else he will i
drown tho man on the pinnacle must
look up. TO insure his balance. Op-
portunities never knock at our door /,
bur once: and if we are not wide .
awake. and open to them at once, they
pass on and are gone forever God
gave MS our cars and eyes 10 use, so
let us no. close them to those small
voices which are constantly calling us
to higher and better things. Let us
set our ideals high and then strive.
day by day using the means al hand.
TO attain them. There is never but
one moment in the world at a time:
and that is taken away before another
Is given A minute lost is lost for.
ever; so then, do it now"
Then again so many fail because
they do not do as we'll as they can.
IL Il thing is worth doing at all it is
worth doing the best we possibly can.
No one ever succeeded by doing things
halfway; only by using the Drawn
aud the brain combined in the effort.
have the great things of earth been
accomplished; and the only secret of
great successes is in giving the closest
attention TO the minuteSt details Ask
the great men-mcn OF real worth.
OF great ability. of sterling integrity
of today. how they attained TO their
present nigh standing. and exalted DO
sltions: and they will, with one accord,
say; BY doing the best they could,
ana by constant study and persistent
cndeayor, to do better' 1t is a sad
commentary on our manhood but
it is true, that many
seem TO think all that Is required OF
them is to do their work in any old
way; then march to the desk. and
draw their pay But you will find
those ave the real Calamity howl.
crs the "way backs" and the also
rams the ones who are ALWAYS at the
bottom of the ladder; always seem
ing 10 climb, and set never ascending.
ana they IL is who are mostly reSpon.
siDle for long hours and snort wages.
and IL they we're compelled to work
on the pian-''that every man should
receive that which he created"-they
wouldn't get much. No. brothers it
Is time that We got over the idea that
We can succeed by shirking our work:
oy doing 1t in a half-hearted slipshod
Let us get down 10 business
and use our brains to further our own
interests. in doing our best at all
llmes and under all circumstances
and then when we ask the boss" for
raise he will have lost half of his
arguments with which to repel our
advances. Let us come TO" and no
matter what calling we have elected
10 follow. let us determine. from This
Jime on, to eXemplIfy the grand sen.
.lnents expressed in the following
beautiful lines:
II cobbler by trade, I VIII make ;
Il my aim
me best cf all cobblers TO be.
But if only tinker. no tinker On
earth
snail mend an old kettle like me