The Washington herald., 1913-07-27
Place and Power to Real Worth;
Man Is Daily Tried and Tested.
Bv C. S. MADDOCKS.
By C.. S. MADDOCKS.

Laziness has a subtle attra ctiveness for
many well intentsoned people. In their heart
of hearts they know this. yet such hold do
they allow 1t to gain on them they ind 1t nee
essary to blame somebody for something. for
what they miss or do not gain. because OF
pure laziness. They find the efforts they are
forced to make una ppreciated. Anything that
costs them so much they imagine must bs
worth much more to the world than It will
ever bring. Therefore they think they are
being imposed upon. .-.
In many sorts Of work II Is Just that little
more Of effort the lazy man never makes
which Is so much. and makes also the little
less which is such worlds away. The lazy
man generally looks upon himself as q mar
tyr He sees that he has worked right along
beside another man. and. a. he thinks. do
ing Just as much. who has now left him far
behind in the race. 1t must be that there
was some unfairness somewhere or he would
have been advanced also.
Most employers have working for them two
kinds Of men-one sort whose work and life
will bear any NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. whose
work and life will not Tho employer has
more and more use for the former. He
uses the latter only when he must. and
likely he does impose upon him. We all
does not inspire our respec. and may in
spire our great disgust. A wholesome. ear
nest, active man cannot help despise the
shirker, the shifty fellow who wants to get
something for nothing. and at the same time
be thought as good as the next man.
Worth makes the man and want Of II the
fellow;
The rest is all but leather or prunella.'
.
Real Worth Not Imposed Upon.
In nine cases out of ten the man Of genuine
worth is never imposed upon. To begin with.
he has reason to have a pretty definite con-
viction that his own estimate of himself will
be the worlds estimate. Conscious worth
keeps a man from being oversensitive about
what others think Of him. The man of genu-
Inc worth recognizes his limitations go thor
oughIy that he is rather likely to have fair
estimate Of his potentialities. On the other
hand, the man who has not genuine worth
often point blank refuses to recognize his
limitations at all. and, on the other hand.
he has such bloated notions Of his abilities
that he who runs may read that they are not
wholesome or to be relied upon when ;ners
comes a time of need for Drawn and muscle.
The man who Is always feeling he 10 being
imposed upon has to stand on his dignity.
and 1t Is likely. therefore. to stand out On him
like a sort Of Precipitation from unwonted
exercise. whereas true dignity IL part OF .
mans inner makeup.
1t is great fun for the Psychologist when
two rascals OF this sort get yoked up In part
nership. although It IL often q sorry day for
the community, for humanity enough the men
who are most likely to feel imposed up.n
often develop great skill in really and truly
imposing upon others. AZ to the relations
Of two such partners. SO fearful are they Of
each other that like all guilty th.y spill
themselves in fearing to be split. In other
words. they fail In the long run. even though
seeming success crowns their efforts either
temporarily or permanently.
The balance Of two pans has q tendency
to even itself. and no man Of . set Of qualities
which holds one end down presents natural
situation.