The mirror., 1917-07-26
WHAT is A BOND
A Written Acknowledgment of Existence of Debt
By Mr.. G. r.. d.

By Mr.. G. r.. d.

reinvesting your profits so that
when the day comes you will be
able to clean the slate, cancel the
debt? Or are you just playing
along without purpose, without
right desire so that when the day
comes you'll have to scratch for
just enough to pay the bond and
then have nothing with which to
carry on the business.
You have the same ability as the
next fellow in your particular line.
At least you did have it. You
haven't let it 60 to pieces have
you? You have the same oppor-
tunity as the next one in your
work, in your living. Do you re-
alize this? Are you striving for a
good reputation here?
1t requires self-control, to be al
ways obedient to right thinking.
Obedience to right impulses, right
desires is required in order to gain
the good things in life. And it
takes conservation to right think
ing to have the right desires to
| Obey. You don't dispute this do
you? Why?
Right here, right now, you have
the opportunity of checking your
self up, of finding where you
stand and if it looks as though
nothing will be left for you after
your bonds are paid, now is the
time to get busy and create surplus
for yourself.
Surplus of what? Well, honest
ly now, do you respect yourself
for everything you have thought
or done today? No? You don't
expect others, those whose respect
is worth having, to respect you
more than you do yourself surely.
You will need the respect of your
fellowmen to carry on your busi-
ness. In fact it will take respect
to help pay the bonds.
Were you careful today to do
and think the things your better
self-your real lf-told you to?
When you got mad and jerked
away at it did you accomplish
your purpose! Don't you find
that best action comes through
clear thinking and that clear think
ing is dependent on being calm and
in control of yourself? Were you
honest in your thoughts toward
yourself and others or did you find
some hate, malice or spite trying
to use you!
After all, don't you feel better
when you show consideration to
the other fellow? You can't ex-
pect consideration to be shown you
unless you in turn show some. Is
the victory wherein the other fel-
low is crushed, ridiculed and made
to be seen in the light you know to
be false a real victory? Isn't it
just the insecure interval of time
in which you seem to be in the
lead, not knowing what his come
back is going to be?
So, l say, it takes managing this
life so as to maintain your self-re-
spect. so as to gain the respect of
real, clean, moral fbred men. 1t
requires the slogan of the IL"
guards when the train come to a
stop-''Watch your STEP"
Marden says" Whatever is
worth doing, do it so thoroughly
that it will never need to be done
over again and the world will ap-
prove" What we are doing, this
enterprise for which our bonds
were issued, is worth doing; for it's
being successfully done means re.
admittance into the ranks of So
ciety. We should follow Marden's
advice.
Honor to him to whom honor
is due" You've heard it many
times. Do you honor yourself?
Are you worthy of honor? To be
answered honorably requires much
on your part.
| Your bonds are coming due.
Every day brings the date of ma
turity closer.
How's the Sinking Fund? How's
the Surplus?
i It's up to you.