Evening star., 1924-04-20
WHAT is SUCCESS?
Developing Judgment

is founded upon the same basic expe-s
riences of the ages.
1t would be wrong TO deny that
money is to be desired. But money
is merely ship which helps take
one from one port to another. More
over, statistics teach most cleariy
that money is not the only ship
which will bring one TO the most de-
sired port or happiness. The great
danger is that so many have becomc
so entangled with the ship that thea
nave been unable to free themselves
from il. They board the ship ot
Business" or ''Profession'' wlth the
purpose of using il merely as
means of rendering service, knowins
that real JOY comes only through
such service. However, they become
so entangled with loans, contracts.
engagements and the like that they
never reach the port for which they
started or else cannot discmhar Il
when they do finally reach the port
Would You Like sf.OOO,soO.
Experience shows clearly that
United amount of money, land, at
,ention, power. etc, brings happiness
md contentment more surely than
does large amount Up to 4 Ger
cain point these material things are
necessary and worth while. To tb.
extent that property eliminates or
reduces care and worry, it is a bless
ing and perhaps a necessity. it is
foolish for one to pretend-iu this
day and generat:ou-that one should
have no material things. Money.
land. attention. ease, etc. are Just
like food. A certain amount OF food
is necessary. One can get tenn
porary enjoyment by eating moro
than one really needs However.
when one eats more than a certain
n of 20 49,.
all pleasure derived from tho eating
Hence sensible man voluntarily
stops eating Whcs 40 has reached a -er-
tain point. He thu8 f1ves away or ota4y-
wise disposes OF the balance Of the ftSpd
which he does not need Some day
We shall come TO our senses and act
in the same way with our money.
land and other things as we do with
our food. Moreover. this will not be
a depart but simply a continue
ton of the progress which civiIiza-
tion has always been making.
Does the Rich Man Win.
man is happy as he is working
with his friends and neighbors. So
long as they are all about equally
well off, they are real friends and
real neighborS. However, when ore
either through good fortune or extra
effort, secures more money, land, or
attention than the others, then he
gradually loses his friends. He NAV
have more acQlIa intances than ever
Many more may know him AMI bow
70 him, but his real friends a-S few
This means that a certain amount o.
prosperity and attention is useful in
making and keeping real friends, hut
AFTER reaching = certain point ary
excess IS detrimeut and landicap
Even II one gives away large
amounts Of none. he still finds .rese
gifts a handicap. Many people are
jealous OF the man who can give
away more than they can afford ia
CIV, and II Is only logical that they
should be. HhiS was perhaps WIN
Jesus so earnestly urged anonymous
giving, thus helping the other fellow
without raising the jealousy of thCk.
who would like to give but ..anon-
afford to 10 So. The same spirit i
evident when one EMPLOYER paw
higher wages or gives larger bonuses
tnan his neighbor can afford to nav
or give. The greatest satisf3ctiTI,
comes from paying 4 liberal marka.
wage and then stopping It NAV h.
as oi$aStrous to pay more than one.
pay.
Many men ana women today ar
going through this experience. The,
start in the risa- direction to ac-
cumulate moncy a4t1 land. 10 ACQUIRE
influence and popularity. Just trav-
cling in the right direction, however.
does not bring them to the desired
goal. We must know when to stop or
we shall pass the goal which we are
seeking. Moreover. this applieS IN all
classes and groups of people. A man
is handicapped perhaps by having a
home less attractive than the aver
age; but as soon as he gets one that
Is more pretenttous than tn. home O
his neighbors he kills the very objec-
for which he builds. The man " n.
has the largest and most show
house in q community is never popu-.
lar. Please uote-thiS dos nor H..
pend upon the size or NaIu. of IT,.
y ace itself, but upon its relation
the average place IN tn" conmunitt
Building a $4,000 house in som
wealthy community would not he no
ticed, while 10 build a 500 O90 house
in a small place would cause one 4,
lose the good will Of many of thr
other people.
Observation shows that this apple
even to automobiles. clothes. and
jewelry. 4 woman makes friends h.
dressing up 10 the average standard
but when she drives a better oar
wears a richer coat or more jewell
than her neighbors can anori shr
makes enemies instead OF friends
to the ethics OF this situation I do Nc
feel competent 70 Judge.
''Whaf Sao~~sS"
The question has been a. es.
What is success and .u ou
deavoring diligently 20 suaFvz, ~
problem impartially. IN such 49, no
alysis one must take human nature
it is Hence, these two conclusion
are self-evideut:
az We are not seeking iano. nsoH,.
attention. popularity, and ease tn
themselves but because We beiiey,
that they will bring US that some
thing which we all arc coDsciouSl.
or unconSciously seeking.
(2) That something" requires .
certain amount of land. money, atten-
ton, and ease, but only a relatively
limited amount After this amount
has been reached, any excess is {:
handicap and a detriment. Then w
secure our goal only by giving awal
or by putting others forward Life is
like tuning in radio set, or opening
a safe. The dial must be moved TO :,
certain point; but when we move il
beyond that point we lose even the
results we already had.
Copyright, 1923. Fleming H. Reveil Com
pany First published in this newspaper by
arrangement with Babson Institute, Babson
Park Mass.)