The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-29

- , does not seem like
~ an event for future
~ cause of alarm, but
it is the wedge that
splits the log, and no man ever has
nor ever will indulge in any abuse
of nature except he expects to pay
the price, for a man cannot be i'm
mune from consequences when he
has not cultivated the will power to
resist temptation. Men are consti-
tuted alike; all start off with the
same opportunities to do right, to be
right and to act rig ght. Wealth and
position have no bearing on the
matter; it is all up to the individual,
and he always is what he makes
himself. A man may be a good
poor man or a poor rich man; it is
all up to him. Of course PERSONS
environments have a lot to do with
it, Some have better opportunities
than others; some know how and
when to take advantage of them
and some do not, but be all this as
it may, will power plays prOmi-
Dent part and is the dominant fac
tor in shaping cur destinies, and is
simply intensified determination
the power that controls our action
and says [ WILL and sticks to it with
bulldog tenacity. 1t is power that
may be cultivated. Washington, Lee
and Grant were all men possessed
of wonderful will power. They
moved armies and built nation by
their indomitable will power, and to-
day it is Woodrow Wilson's greatest
asset, his persistent will rA0wer.
Be careful not to mistake obsti-
nancy for will power. A man may
have a stubborn will and persist in
doing something he knows is wrong
to satisfy some personal object This
is not will power, ii is cussednrss
pure and simple and often indulged
in to the sorrow of all parties con-
cerned. A wise man will change his
mind when evidence will justify it
but an obstinate man seldom does,
and why? Because he has not the
will power to overcome evil with
good All men with noble charac-
tiers have will power strong enough
to discriminate and be governed by
conditions as they are and acqulesce
when the means will justify the
ends This takes will power.
Milton, although blind, saw more
beautiful visions and the great mu-
sical composer Beethoven, although
deaf, heard more heavenly music
than you or l can ever hope to en-
joy. 1t is a weakness of men when
we are not aware of what was to
happen to fear the worst, and it is a
fact that when we know the full ex-
tent of any danger it is half Over-it
is the things we do not understand
that we are afraid of. We are more
afraid of ghost than of a rObber;;
we are more afraid of an electric
wire than of a coil of rope, and why?
Because we know the possibilities
hidden in the wire, while the rope IS
in no way connected with bodily
harm. And as self-preservatlon Is
the first law of nature, it does not
require any special effort to exercise
your will power to keep away from
the wire, while the rope we may
handle with impunity.
Happiness depends more on what
is within us than without, and Will
power has it in the making. Some
of our troubles are evils but not
real, while others are real but not
evil. Did you ever notice that we
magnify our troubles and dlthcuI,
ties? We think about them aud
talk about them until they seem
greater than they really are. II a.
man has the will power to face the
Inevitable, look things fairly in the
face, and has will power developed
strong enough he can meet his Dim =
culties half way, and he often hnds
they are imaginary and soon dis
solve into thin air-and will power
viii do it. It sometimes occurs tnat
by some false step we have mlsseo
the road, whether intentional or not'
but BY our will power we may re-
trace our steps and recover what IS
lost, 1t is a noticeable fact that so
many people are foolishly selhsn
That they insist on a course OF ac-
ton that neither makes themselves
or any one else happy.
1t is the duty of every man to De-
GIN with himself and cultivate cheer