The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-03-24
Will Power
And Benefits
Will Power is the Dominating In
fluenCe in Character Build
ing and Success.

ing and Success.
Paper Read Before the ChaattduQua Circle.
1 have written this paper upon the
subject-Will Power. First-Because
l am deeply interested in it myself. Sec
ond-Because hopeit willleadto to con-
siderable discussion, and that we may
all derive some benefit from the same.
Third-Because it gives me an oppor-
tunity of expressing my thoughts.
I do not think there is one member
of this Circle, or of the world for that
matter, who is of mature age, that has
not at one time or another, stopped and
pondered over how many people there
are on this earth; where they all came
from, and whether or not the first two
were created by some Divine Being. If
you have, and come to the conclusion
that there is Divine Being and that
He created us you will certainly have
to acknowledge that it was Master
Mind that created these millions of peo-
pie.
Now, if you studied this multitude
of people, or rather those with whom you
came in contact, questioned, compared
and analysed them, believeyou would
come to the same conclusion that have
that the Master Mind when He created
us gave each and every one task to
perform, thereby causing Us to become
a part of a huge link being forged in
connecting us with this earth and its
existence.
In your study of this multitude you
will find no two created alike, both in
mind and physique, and yet in your
analysis of them you will find in all
probability, thousands upon thousands
engaged in the same business, each and
every one operated by will power as
foreign and distinct from one another,
as day is from night. A great many
of them are successful and many are
failures both from moral and finan-
cial point of view. How can We ac-
count for this to satisfy our material
selves, unless in the beginning when
we were created male and female, each
and every one of us was endowed with
MUD with will power enough TO gov
ern it, subject to the Master Mind that
had predestined our existence on this
earth to fit in with some circumstance
connected with some of the other peo.
pie of this vast multitude, thereby com.
pIeting that portion of the forging OF
the link that connects us.
firmly believe that if you examine
your own existence thoroughly, y ou will
undoubtedly find many instances in il
tending to prove what Ihave just stated
to be fact do not mean to say that
we are entirely governed in everything
that we do by the Divine Being, only
to an extent, just enough to have III
perform that part of our tasks which
lie in connection with some of the othe
inhabitants of this earth.
To get just a little deeper into thi
subject, think when we were all Great
ed by the Divine Master we were en-
dowed with mind and will powe
enough to govern it so as to resist an,
temptation that night beset us and t.
work out in our own way the salvation
of our own souls In the hereafter, n
matter to what business the magne
may attract us; and, you will find as W
grow along in years, reaching toward
maturity, that our will power seems t
grow and thrive through the expires
sion of our thoughts and that we hav
strong desire to express them. So,
must be Natures way ofideepening ou
Impressions, and happy indeed are 20
if you know of soul with whom 20
can converse at your best. But, car,
full indeed must the man be who engage
in business, so that when it increase
beyond certain proportions he does M
lose the salvation of his soul and rigl
at this point where his business reacht
that proportion, is where his will powt