The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-15
M eanderings
BY Robert <, Williams, D. G., Phi. c.

unless it is TO his interest to do so.
Self-help is the only help that counts.
Every tub must stand on its own bot
tom" was said years ago. Perfectly
true when applied to humans. You
succeed just in proportion to the
amount Of YOU that you put into the
job.
Men and stenographers come and go.
In common with others of the great
family, they wonder why they don't get
ahead. A little self-analysis would give
the reason. The fondness Of lying to
oneself is the reason that there are so
many leaners. It's fatal to lie to one
self You can get away with it with
the boss and the other fellow. but you
can't with the fellow who walks I'M
der your hat
Socialism means justice. Were JUS
tice applied to-day it would be infinite
ly cruel. Socialism means work for
what you get. Justice means taking
from what you have and distributing
it among those who earned it. Who
/ wants tbat9 That's the reason Justice
is SO slow coming.
s%#*
Expecting something for nothing is
another trait belonging to the self-liar.
We work for what we get, and then
don't get it-ALL. The man who saws
he's valuable usually amounts to moth
ing from a, productive point Of view.
The doer is the only asset, and he's
robbed: but he gets MORE than the
other fellow. A lot of doors will equal
ize opportunities, and opportunities. aft
ter all, are the only democracy that's
worth continental.
A promiser is the bette noir of bust
ness. He keeps back progress. The
promiser is indispensable and final
heart break. Were more people relia-
bic the world. would advance rapidly.
Most people want a job for what it
brings. Twenty such people in mil
lion dollar concern would break it in
wear. When INTEREST is not in the
lob, get out. There's niche for ev-
erybody. The trouble is to find it. A
better social order will be created in
which opportunities will be. greater for
each individuals specialized talents.
Reward merit and faithfulness. If
YOU don't, initiative will die down. And
when initiative dies away the job is UNI
manned. Leave the job that fails to
interest you; leave the boss who does
not reward constructive honest effort.
You only stultify yourself by sticking
in hopes" of kind words and recog-
milton.
There are many men working at less
than saving wages who are capable OF
holding $4,000 year. and more. jobs
if they only KNEW themselves and APP
piled initiative. The above sentence
tvroueht a remarkable change in more
than one persons head. It's all in the
head. You are just what you think
YOU are. Knowing oneself is the most
useful human knowledge. Self anal
vsis rights every vaccilating human.
In the new 'parlance self analysis is call
ed psycho-analysis. You can do II
yourself.
Remember, only two or three people
care whether you live or die. saw a
man killed few days ago. A thou
sand morbid people crowded around
One lone woman mourned because hel
Support was gone. One lone wo-
man out of nearly two billion people
mourns the death of one man. None
Of us are very important. The more
important we think we are the less I'm,
portant we are. No mans going would
upset anything for more than two o.
three day period.
Life is the only persistent thing; it:
perennial. There's lots Of life, So
when the supply is unlimited, leaf
here and there falling amounts to very
little.
Happiness is the aim Of everybody
Each seeks it in a special way One
butchers hogs and purchases his hap
piness with the money customers bring
in. An artist gets happiness by selline
brain creation for dollars. and thu
dollars buy clothes, cigarets, mort
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