The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-05-25
PLAYING LIES GAME

"A recent issue OF the d. petersburg lines gave
over its editorial columns7to Jimmie Bourne. Ac-
cording to The Times that is the name adopted by
Rotarians when speaking of the said Jimmie who
has leaning toward the serious things of life and
who reads much studies men and things and is
somewhat of philosopher Because he saw real
value in an editorial in the Cleveland Leader,
twice printed in that noted newspaper, he asked
The Times to perform service for St. Peters
burg 1t will pay big dividends to any newspaper
in Florida or Ohio or elsewhere to reproduce this
same editorial which is as follows:
This is an editorial which might be headed
Keep your mind on The one important thing, 1t
is an editorial about concentration, about putting
your real thought on some real work.
you don't need the editorial and ought not to
waste time reading it if you are quite sure that
the best that is you being used every hour, and
used to give you the best chance possible.
Among million men there may be one or
two that really play the game of life as good
player plays the game of chess, two men in
million do not need to talk, OF think about the
Importance of ccncentration-bu but all the rest of
us do need to realize what intense concentration
might mean to US.
here isn't man who doesn't want something
that he hasn't got. There isn't one that isn't
planning in more or less aimess way to do some
thing. to get something, to be something. And
there really is not one that could not succeed fairly
WELL at least if he could only Keep his mind on
xo,I gL;,ae o,,J IF of oJboy tb:roe
''Have you ever seen two men play chess,
good player and a bad player? The bad player
begins apologzing for himself before the thing
starts. apologies all the way through, and loses
at the end, even though the queen on other pieces
be given to him in advance.
The good player sits down. looks good-natured-
ly at his opponent. watches his first move, plans
the thing out. WIS smilingly and easily. But his
mind has been on the game.
Life is game. Every one of us must play
it whether he wants to not. And every one
plays the game with the same old parner-time.
AT lfe's table. opposite you, sits Time with
his scythe and at his elbow the stake-success.
Anything that takes your mind off the game
gives Time the advantage. That is to say, any
thing that does not at the same time add to your
power of work and thought.
ime plays against us all, and he nearly always
wins Millions of men and women in the world
are saying every day, If | were younger would
do this or would do that Every man thinks of
what he would do if he had to live over again
the hours during which he let Time win while he
lost.
here is no use going back over the moves
that have been made foolshly. The game is still
on, and it is never too late to win it if you will
make up your mind. concentrate your mind and
brush aside Interruptions.
Time is a good natured old man, he plays
fairly and lenienty He is relentless in his steady
onward pace; he never gives you back the day
that you have given him for nothing That is one
day of The board. But you can win and beat him
in the days that remain, if you will.
Lectures on concentration are needed by young
men especially. For their temptations are the most
numerous Much intelligence is used up trying to
get their minds away from the real work.
Foolish fashions make them waste time on their
clothes. their hats. their looks. when those looks
amount to nothing The man of brains should