Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-18
SATURDAY. MARCH IS. 1922.
OPPORTUNITY ALWAYS PRESENT


that Il has generally been accepted |
as true. and probably has brought |
more distress and despair TO mankind /
than almost any OF the equally fall |
lacious. though catchy. axioms. II |
has blun,ed the ambitions Of men and |
women and left them without hope, !
n they once had tried and failed, for
It was set down that they would
never have another chance at fortune. |
How II has been drilled and drilled
into the head of youth that opportu
nifty came once-only once--to every
person. and II ne were not ready and
waiting, or did not recognize her, she
would away and never show herself
at our portals again.
What fallacy. What nonsense. How
untrue. how Illogical Is such conclu-
sion. for everybody who thinks and
understands must perceive as clearly
az he can sense any other invisible
entity that we are never without OPP
portunity. II never leaves us. There
Is no dawn that does not bring us
new chances-new opportuniues-for
welldoing, for increasing the worlds
happiness. for supplanting tears with
smiles. gloom with cheer and with
contentment and faith and hope. OPP
portunity never has and never will
desert us whether we would wish her
20 do so or not. We may deliberately
turn our backs on her. OF we may fail
TO recognize her when she comes TO
us. but she Is ever before us. ever
urging US forward, and win always
remain with US 80 long as there Is a
Just and wise providence to guide and
direct our ways. and show us how
To go.
Experience and observation alike
illustrate the fallacy OF the old
proverb. whose wrong teaching has
done no much harm In barring the
door of hope TO all who may think
they have been face to face with op-
portunity once and failed 10 Appro-
pirate its almost talisnsnic power.
Even though we wrongfully confins
the definition Of opportunity 10 a
chance to make money or attain 70
power which 10 far from It's meaning.
the adage does not hold true. for we
can see al about US men who have
won fortunes. not a. the first oppor-
tunity, but at the second OF third or
fourth or fortieth. or who In fact are
never deserted by this chance, and
never faii TO avail themselves Of II
and become masters OF every s,tua.
ton created thus.
Mr.. Rockefeller would not admi
that he has had but one opportunit,
Go succeed or that he was able 10 dis
tinguish and identify the first call o.
opportunity at his door. He will pos
slbly confess that he has had thou
sands. and that he probably missed
innumerable previous ones. Mr.. Ed
son would scout the idea that II on
fails TO embrace the first chance tha
comes 20 him he need expect no other
The electrical wizard has had oppor
tunities by the hundreds. He create
them just as we all must. Such, toe
was Mr.. Carnegie's experience. II
forced opportunity, and out of
coupled with his inherent bushes
ability and insight. came his million,
But like Mr.. Rockefeller he did nc
ind that opportunity had deserte
him when he had accumulated all tn
money desired. and more, for the
came 20 them the greatest opportu
nifty Of ALTO help their fellow mel
Mr.. Rockefeller saw the chance I
aid mankind with his huge forum
both TO Increase the worlds store {
knowledge and 90 lead n great figi
to conquer disease and add 10 man
span OF life. He has brought gre'
light into the minds OF thousands
young men and women. and is secl
Ing. with much zeal. 10 bring healir
and Soy 20 the sick and afflicted.
He has found even greater oppo
tunity In this humane uplifting wor
than he did in his early efforts
make the earth yield up her wealth
oil or later when he WAS able Wi
his huge fortune TO stand fast in n
Wall Street market place and fig