The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-03
NEVER USE THE WORD "IMPos.
sIBLE," IF you HOPE FOR
SUCCESS.
(By FERN HoWARD.)

by FERN HOWARD.)
We have more physical strength
than will; and it is frequently for an
excuse we say things are impossible.
But few things are hopeless to dill
gence and skill. We may not be able
to make silk purse out of a sow's
ear, or bricks without straw, square
circle, extract sunbeams from Gu
cumbers, or make a black bird white.
But anything that is possible and
proper for any man should be consid-
cred attainable by US.
A young man recently wrote me
the following, 81 have attempted the
impossible and / have failed. | en-
gagged in new enterprise that seem
ed feasible but found that | had no
chance whatever. If the thing were
in the bounds of possibility / could
do it but it is impossible to be in two
places at once and when ! am absent
somenne takes advantage of me.
There are too many obstacles for me
to surmount. It is absurd for me to
try. 1t is contrary to reason. It is
incredible that | should have attempt
I'd such thing. must have been
visionary fool. It seemed wonderful
to me in the beginning but just when
| believed that success was within my
reach, | found that the whole thing
was too much for me. | hadn't suf-
fcient means and | was out of my
depth. ! gave up in despair and am
utterly hopeless"
Nothing is impossible; there are
ways that lead to everything; and if
We have sufficient strength of will
we should always have sufficient
means. 1t is only when we deem a
hing impossible that it is beyond our
reach. When we think a thing is pos
sible we can always attain it.
| know young man who started
tut in business without a cent to his
name. 1t was not very much of
business, but it was one that served
as stepping stone to something
better 1t brought him in contact
With men who had already advanced
ar along the road to success. 1t
gave him an opportunity to study
he methods by which they had sue
ceeded and to profit by this study.
The result is that today he is prom
nent figure in the world of affairs.
In speaking of difficulties in his path
to success he said, 81 never use the
word impossible. 1t is an unlucky
word so | have eliminated it from my
vocabulary. Then I know how to
tdopt myself to all sorts of condi-
lions. If my word is uncongenial |
find way of making it congenial. |
a mnot afraid of an obstacle that
ooks as high as a mountain. Peo-
ole tell me that | undertake things
out of proportion to my size but
have proven that am match for
any one. | owe my success to the
fact that have always believed that
what was possible for man was never
90 hard for me to master"
Frequently things once regarded as
are changed into the realm
not only of the possible but of the
actual.
Whipple once said, "My Lord An
son, at the Admiralty sends words to
Chatham, then confined to his cham
Der by one of his violent attacks of
he govt, that it is impossible for him
to fit out naval expedition within
The period to which he is limited.
lmpossiblev cried Chatham, glaring
at the messenger; who talks to me of
Then starting to his
feet, and forcing great drops of ag-
ony from his brow with the excru-
eating torment of the effort, he ex-
claimed, "Tell Lord Arson that he
serves under a minister who treads
IN impossibilities.'
So forget the word impossible.
Drop it from your vocabulary. There
ire few things that are beyond your
control. Take for granted the truth
# what the great minister said and
read on impossibilities. Build air
astles and make them come true.