Evening star., 1921-07-09

In life served five years in Ohio State
penitentiary and later received life
sentence in the west. He has been
redeemed through work and even
though behind the walls, he seals
himself up in the envelope, as he ex-
the business world. You may fail
half dozen times and eventually sue
ceed if you are willing to work and
think. Hard work, consecutive think
are the things that help man make
good.
4.-Trusting to Luck.
Even in this day of developed intel
lect and enlightened civilization there
are those who are trusting luck" to
make good. This, that or the other
man who has made good is lucky"
In every game Of chance the odds are
against the player. With odds against
the player. if he plays the
game long enough he will fail. Like
wise IL one trusts to luck he is
doomed to fail. A little scrap of
poem reads:
IF we could see the toll and turmoil
That awaits us down the road,
If our lips could taste the wormwood,
If our backs could feel the load,
Would We spend the day in wishing
For time that ne'er could be
Would we watch with such impa-
| tience
For our ships to come from sea-"
Yes, the surest way to insure toll
and turmoil is to watch with impa-
thence for our ships to come from sea.
Luck is not one of the foundations of
making good. 1t is true that there
are those who at times seem lucky.
1t Is true that luck sometimes places
| men In good positions, but it is also
true that something other than luck
is required to hold the position. In
I nf n 1ttn nIl<r ~,
good position. but it cannot keep
J him there.
5-Inherited Wealth.
| Inherited wealth should also be tab.
ulated more as hindrance than as
an aid. A man once said: "My father
left me a great inheritance" The
!truthfulness of his statement was ap.
that his father left him good health
and poverty. Making good come.
from religion ard work. Those fac.
tors are developed in humble homes
All hindrances. both imaginary anc
real. properly considered by each in.
dividual may be utilized as aids rath.
er than obstacles. Success comes no
from the advantages that we have
but from the obstacles which we over.
come. 1t is the process of overcom
ing obstacles that makes for tn,
character necessary for success.
If you are really in earnest abou
making good. answer these questions
Have you confidence in your ability Il
succeed? Upon what do you base tha
confidH nee? Are you conscious of an,
faults that may interfere with you
progre SIS? Can they be overcome
What are you doing to overcom,
them?
| Some one has said that in order t,
/ achieve success you must keep you
eyes on the stars. your ear to tn,
ground and your nose to the grind
stone. l have never been quite able Il
figure out the physical contortior
Necessary to perform this feat. New
ertheless. If taken in separate dose.
the statement has a meaning. Ger.
tafnly statistics show that the grind
stone feature is very essential an6
that obsta cles are the stepping stone:
| to making good.
(The three remaining obstacles
named by Mr.. Babson have to do par.
ticularly with the hardships that are
faced by workingmen today. The.
! are dealt with in a special article tc
| appear next week. Every working,
man and every employer should read
it,
! Copyright, 1921. Fleming H. Revell Com
pany. First published in this newspaper b.
arrangement with Associated Editors. Chicago.