The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
"GeniaHty" Chosen as the Topic to FoHow-Au
OptimiStS Want to Be Genial and Liked
by Their FeIlow-men

by Their i
gets himself in the portrayal Of a char
acter, becoming so identified with 1t that
the audience IS swayed By the realism Of
the performance. In concentration the
mind should be SO engrossed with its
subject as TO be conscious of naught else.
MARY l. REED.
| 1867 Irving street.
| The word concentration in its full
meaning is the secret Of success and
perfection. for If you have ambition to
aspire to accomplish an object you must
| concentrate the whole forces Of the mind
and body, to the exclusion Of all else. A
simple illustration: In travelling some
years ago on Mississippi River steam
boat two gentlemen occupied the same
stateroOm. one, Col Lloyd Beall, was
shaving, and his companion asked him to
loan him his mirror for the same purpose
when he had finished. Certainly. sir"
and stepping back pointed to a nail on
the side Of the door. His concentration
Of mind on that nail enabled him 10 safe
ly accomplish the act which he desired
! to do. Mn EDELIN,.
LO9 Park road
Continuous concentration means the
even. unbroken flow Of thought. This
form Of persistent thought is not the re-
suit Of spasmodic effort. but Of an un-
intermittent, patient, persevering. well
regulated system. Men devote years Of
their lives toward the realization Of GER
tain desires. Great discoveries are the
result Of long-continued investigation.
W. H. REED.
1851 Irving street.
Concentration is holding Ihe mind or
one subject TO the exclusion Of every
other subject"
It is astonishing how few people thor.
oughly realize the depth OF meaning II
this one word. No one thing, from the
smallest to the greatest. in our daily
lives IS carried 10 completion without
bringing into play this art Of concenua
ton, for. indeed. it is an art II is be
gun by forming the habit OF paying at
tention. by keeping ones mind on wha
ore Is doing Soon a daily task becomes
automatic, becomes second nature" W,
say. AS optimists, we need 20 perfec
our ability 10 concentrate, because W
need all our powers Of concentration I,
lput into daily practice our new resolu
tions for this year and 10 make oul
ideals We have discussed thus far be
come realities vivid with the force Of oul
souls. Divine love works through con
cenration. and we. as human agents
show forth as much OF this love as ",
have the capacity for realizing, anC
through concentration king visible il
daily conduct our ide5 Is. thus demon
strating our powers OF accomplishment
Il IS by constant practice that success,
along any line is attained, and so Il &;
with this concentration. for through con
centratioH all success is attained.
EyANGELINB Z {. DUNLOP.
9s8 University psaCe.
The little difficulties and annoyance!
which are ever springing up before III
call for the exercise Of the stronges
viii power, q concentration Of the mind
and silent but tireless vigil over our ac
tons lest We suceumb to encroachment
upon our good resolves. The optimis
finds that the greatest essential TO IN
successful perpetuation OF his principle
is concentration. It Is required that h
should think much along the line OF hi
fondest hopes and aspirations if he wouI
have them materialize into a reality be
fore his eyes. You know we have L
watch over our treasures. else they sli
away from US unseen. Concentration h8
given 10 me everything that I possess
and when I have not succeeded as we
as / should. it has always been becaus
. OF a vaCillatlng between two things "
should come to understand that in every
thing that we do there are two rising in
iuences which tend 10 divert the thought
in either one or the other Of two ways
p Right here let Us come 10 a decision er
We have lost so much valuable time Le
us be sure that we are right and then z
ahead and 90 not with slow and laggar
step. but with energy and zeal, pursu
undeviatingly the course marked out
the course which leads to better an,
higher things IN this life.
H. SYLVESTER WILSON.
l4li Eighth street northwest.
rhe rays OF light from yonder blazlni
sun
Shining upon a green and tender bud
Will bring to light and life a beauteou
flower.
Great Nature concentrated all her fore
When she imprisoned light in Afric'
gems,
And so success comes from determine.
will
From concentrated thought and earnes
work,
So that the mind and will and act ar
one.
Thus acts are planned and mighty deed
are done.
HORACE V. BISBEE
SO Taylor street.
A man may have the most dszzlint
talents. but If they are scattered upol
many objects he Will accomplish moth
ing. Sir Joshua Reynolds used TO sa
that a painter should sew up his mOutl
, that is, he must not shine as talker-
If he would shine in his art.-WilllaH
Mathews,
Mrs. ". F. HALLECK.
65j Maryland avenue northeast
II we concentrate our thoughts on III
r good the beautiful, the true, crowdin
out the evil ones, We will become beau
, tiful, and good. and true. for, "As
Imam thinketh in his heart so IS he"
It was saying The Lord is my Shep
herd" moment by moment, that KEEP
David going and growing.
Mr.. /. L. BARRING Err.
I I433 Q street.
The ability to concentrate the min
upon the task in hand has been produc
tive of more signal successes than. per