Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-05
YOUNG MAN, WHAT
OF THE FUTURE?

you is Tue tIdIl udl hCuSu ~ oAouuo
| of adversely and despair, or does the
radiant CLEAN from a sum of promise
illuminate your pathway? Perhaps you
have never stopped to glance ahead
into those mystic years that are to
! come. You are not so busy as you
think you are. Spend few mo-
ments in meditation, and try to dis
Germ the meaning of the seconds that
are relentleSsly licked away by the
little nickel-plah clock on the
dresser.
Are you just one of that vast throng
OF Notwithstanding young
men? What do you expect to be do
ing year from now, two years, or
five? What are you hoping to be
when 1922 rolls around? Have you
ever stopped to reflect?
How many young men let countless
opportunities slip through their fling
crs day after day. Here is a chance
for a bright young fellow to make
some money. 1t is necessary for him
to have a small amount of capital to
take advantage Of the opening. How
many there are, who enviously NUT
ter: IF was only like So-and-So I'd
be able to do something Lucky dog,
that So-and-So.'
You've said it yourself, now haven't
you? Did you ever consider that you
personally were to blame?
Take So-and,So's case, how did he
happen to have that hundred dollars,
or two hundred, that you coveted so
greedily? Simply because he had
foresight enough to provide for his
future. He was probably one of those
fellows whom you never met across
a pool or billiard table, nor who sat
in game Of cards with you. No In.
deed. When he received his pay
check he walked right down the
street to the bank, where he depos.
tied a share OF his earnings, that he
knew would be his on a rainy day.
You took your check to the cigar store,
shook dice, played slot machines,
went to shows, and was a good fellow
generally. Do you know that if you
had saved even half of that money
that you would probably have bigger
bank account than So-and-So?
Did you ever wish that you were as
smart as persons you know? You
never stopped to consider that they
spent their leisure hours in reading
good books, and in studying to better
their education, did you? Why can't
you do the same? You are just as
smart as the other fellow. If it is
hard for you to learn things, remem-
Der that when one of these slow fel-
lows finally gets any knowledge
pounded into his head it generally
sticks there. 1t is just as hard for
him to forget as it is for him to re-
What do you do with your
leisure time?
1t is pleasant to dream day dreams.
Did you ever consider that if you
only think about them dong enough,
and do your share to, secure their
realization, that day dreams will come
true? What is your dream for the
future?
The future holds for you just what
you wish it to. If you have no def
mite idea of what you expect to be,
you can't expect Father Time to ren-
der you any assistance. Instead. you
will probably find few grey hairs
making their appearance, you will be
growing old, and will reach the prime
Of life still dreaming, still envying
those who have improved their oppor-
tunities, still wishing for the things
that might-have-been, still idly refrain
ing from doing anything yourself to
better your personal condition.
Get busy, young man, and decide
what you want to be. Bend every
effort to assure the realization of your
hopes. Recreation and pleasure are
good things. They are necessary to
relieve the monotony of life. But do
not devote all your leisure moments
% having a good time. Start a savings
account. Use some of your spare
time for study. Your future will be
Just what you make it.
W. p. MAcoMeER HERE.
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