The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-16
By PENELOPE KNAPP.
Elasticity and Freedom.

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ca trdction.-[Cdrlyle.
z ACH human being is launchsd
II upon ,ife's sea with gooo's
amount OF ability and Intelligence
that is to say. each person WIZ -
born normal. Whether we enhance
our natural gifts or permit the" w ~
to waste rests entirely with our
II we would live above tho S''
monplace. the mediocre: II we 49,
keep ourselves from being SWAMI
-, IN the great whirlpool ol .''
binary, we must watch care1ui'S W.
methods OF living. When we VAIN
sit. stand. converse or attire ou'
bodies. we must give thought W wv
true principle of the act ana seen "
bring it within the realm OF 'he a'so
lutte and the beautiful. =,
We build as we so. Ihoush.s w
Grated and ideas assimllateo ana
Rugged to the breast are the p'nlons
unon which we mentally. morai,y
and physically sail upward or gray
itate downward. Il is only by cher
ishinR the highest ideals and by cur
tivatins and elevating self that we
NAV hone to enter the garden OF our
dreams and desires.
Can't Afford Medioerity.
II we would attain to the pinnacle
OF immensely we must study ana ooey
the laws of the universe. we must
know life to be problem In con
t,neencjes and must know that nov
until we have gained roise and con-
tro, Of self can we solve the riddle.
All emanates from divine center,
and to a divine center It must return.
We dwell in the potential forces ~
the universe We are an lnseparab 'e
part OF the great whole. we are I'M
mortal and our inheritance reaches
beyond the stars. Therefore we cam
not afford to live mediocre lives.
Living mediocre life and perform
smaller The minds of the mediocre
results. II you would be a power in
the world you must stand shoulder
to shoulder with principle. You must
stop repining, complaining and Whin-
Ing. Life is not to blame for your
position In the world. You are to
blame for it yourself!
Live in the present. Pull yourself
out Of the mediocre pit into which
you have fallen. Forge ahead! The
future is glowing with beauty! Sue
Tess awaits you Just around the cor
ner. But you must go to him.
The trouble with two-thirds OF the
people who fail Is that they lack I'M.
tiative. Lack go-aheadativeness!
Lack force of character.
Get Out Of Circle.
The mediocre live and move in cir
cles. These circles grow smaller aud
smaller. The minds of the mediocr re
become poisoned, their blood chemi
Gals frozen and their bodies crippled
dwarfed and shriveled. Almost with
out exception the mediocre possess
dropping mouth corners, bumped
back and withered skins. Their at.
utude says palmer than words could
express, Il am a failure"
Compare human mediocres with
human magnets. Analyze the two
classes, and if by any chance you find
yourself belonging to the former, ir
heavens name brace up! Pull your.
self out of the slough Of despond and
unite your forces with the latter class
You can do ii II you will. You have
the ability. You are just as attrac.
tive as any man or woman in the
universe All you need is toninE up
Get busy! Try the experiment. In
side of two weeks you will scour thu
verdigris from your mental, mora
and physical machinery and become
actively alive. It's your duty to your
self and to the world 70 make TIT
very most Of yourself.
Timber up' your mind and YOU