The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-12-21

tai City Lodge No. Y, +. A. Nj.
EDITOR RICHARD LLOYD JONES
Many things have been said about
CONFECTIONERY which everyone has
the inherent right to possess and use.
The right kind of courage is that
necessary virtue which is So essential
to the attaining Of all that is good
in man and bringing it out. Without
courage no man can ever hope to over
come the many weaknesses the flesh
is heir to.
Through his son, Jesus Christ, the
Creator himself set the example of
courage. A beautiful illustration of
it was when he overcame the tempter
on the mountain. Though the medium
of courage we acquire ambition and
reach attainment. Just the opposite
is failure and reverses.
Ask any successful man, the man
that possessed the courage to go
ahead, to play his ambition from the
bottom to the very tip-top and he will
tell you that he attained his present
position by courage (hard work and
determination). Some found that by
sticking to one thing in spite of all
odds brought the desired result. Some
times several changes were necessary
in order to better his condition and
to make away for ambition driven for
ward by courage.
No one with the courage to venture
forth remains in certain rut indef-
nitely. A continual changing from
one thing to another is often neces-
sary and advantageous, besides being
one of the principal laws of Nature.
Of course the changes must be made
systematically, not simply jumping
aimlessly from one place to another
like kings on a pawn-board.
The courage to change when ones
ambition calls for greater play is call
ed business. 1t often means the COM
plete changing of ideas, to accept the
plans and ideas of others in order to
attain a definite end and command
more.
So, from the beginning to the pres
ent time, we find that the ambitious
man, the man that succeeded, was the
man that had the courage to do in
spite of all adversities. There have
always been those that are utterly de-
void OF courage simply because they
were completely satisfied, a condition
worse than death itself so unnatural
is it. 1t is not intended that man
should reach a certain limit and stop.
The very order of existence proves
that. A continual struggle but no
limit here on earth.
Richard Rumbold says, 81 never
could believe that providence had sent
few men into the world ready booted
and spurred to ride, and millions
ready saddled and bridled to be rid
den."
A man is bridled and saddled in
the same degree as ne possesses cour-
age. A man is just what he thinks
he is. 1t is right that he should be
ridden if he believes that he has any
handicap that he hasn't the courage
to overcome.
1t is interesting to note that those
people don't last long. They are soon
ridden to death or left behind by the
stronger and faster horses.
When one gets rid Of the belief,
as the Ancients believed, that when
a man was born a milestone of fate
was tied around his neck, and obtains
the right kind Of courage-the cour-
age to ride-then, and not until then,
will he overcome failure and reverses
and reach the height of attainment.
Other articles on Hatred, Honor,
Love and Pity will appear from Mr.
Allison from time to time.