The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-14

expression we VIII use tne terH anu
saw that the turning point of sue
cess" is often based upon the slight
est word or act. A farmer once SAID
to his son: Success is in the mem
tality, it is in your mentality, II IL
IN TO Won to find it," The words
found lodgment in the heart OF the
boy, and he is today the wealthlest
man in his city. After the boy be-
came n successful man he was ques-
toned as to his procedure In un-
covering the element of success. HIS
reply was that he first taught him
self TO be self confident. 81 be-
Iieved that | would be successful /
never permitted encouragement to-
take hold OF me, strove to make
full hand at whatever | was doing.
| was grown in years before ! could
reason out a problem in mathematics,
my mentality was slower than the
average in developing, 1t seemed that
II required more work for me to do
n thing than for others to do 1t,
but | always found Joy in my work,
| was faithful to do every task as
perfectly as | could do it, as one
piece of perfected work after another
was turned out, bigger things kept
coming and they continued to grow
bigger until | have the business
own today and the world is just now,
it seems beginning to open up to.
me-"
He was faithful over few things,
and many things came to him. A
process rendered so simple that So
luton came by patience and persist
ence. 1t is so simple that mankind
is likely to become lost in the mist
in trying to make it more complex.
A second man, who had made a
success along another line of en-
deavor, an orphan boy who had not
been trained in school, was inter
viewed as to the manner in which he
had uncovered the element of sue
cess. This boy left the farm and
I took place on a delivery wagon in
a city. He felt embarrassed when he
took groceries to the fine homes in
the city. He never dreamed that
some day he would own, home like
these. Self consciousness of his pow
erty, of his lack of opportunity, was
ever with him until a woman to whom
he delivered groceries became at
tracted to him by his faithfulness to
duty This woman gave a party al
her home. Shes invited the delivery
boy. He declined She insisted and
made him feel so welcome that he
went.
That evenings entertainment drove
away the mist. He learned he was
like other folks, he saw himself as he
was. The inspiration to be some
body came to him. With a knowledge
that he was really somebody he be-
gan to look the world in the face
without Il doubt. He never hestated
to step up higher when the oppor-
tunity came. To quote the mans own
words, he said: 81 am as careful
never to underestimate man as
am to never overestimate myself.
find my true relation with reference
to other men. never attempt to use
force" In finding his own relation
to other people he was cultivating
what may be expressed in the one
word humility" Humility is a nee
essary element to success. Without
humility man overestimates himself
The man who places too high al
estimate upon his own worth place!
too low an estimate upon others, anC
he has a house divided against itself
which results in failure. If his failure
to use force were to be defined b,
one word, that one word would be
II btuNlthCNNs
Gentleness is constructive. 1t elm
mates vain bossting, it is founde
upon proper respect for others. ii at
tracts friends and unarms enemies
Gentleness is a necessary adjunct t
the successful life.
Poverty is crime against one
self, it is crime against others,
is condition that nature never in
tended man should be afflicted witt
1t is a disconsolate companion.
There is not just so much wealt
that it may be accumulated by tn
few while the many must be in poy
erty. But, on the other hand, th
accumulation of wealth by one make
it easier for another Wealth can n
more be absorbed and withheld fro
others than strength and health ma
be monopolized. There is a plentif
supply for all.
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