Evening star., 1924-05-18
WHAT is SUCCESS?
How Big Men Work

there is not such rebellion there
may be a collapse Yet such col
lapse Is unnecessary. With thsf
| growth of democracy the power Of
| the people is constantly increasing
| With the ballot we can accomplish
at any time what heretofore couffft
| be accomplished only through revo-
luton. Even the wage workers are.
| fast accommodating property-they are.
becoming interested in factories.
stores and banks. AS the masses bess
from economic collapse is much IessAs
Ihe danger today lies in the possi-
plilty OF spiritual collapse, that
people Will fail to get the right per-
| true meaning of success. we seek
false gods and entirely miss the fact =
| that the success which we truly want
Is success which brings with il
happiness.
Happiness is a spiritual quality. IT,
comes from within. A clear con
science and freedom from worry are
absolute essentials to happiness Oft
en- happiness is entirely Independent
of outside conditions. Amusement lis
NOT happiness; 1t is only a counter
teit Material prosperity is not happi-
ness; and Its only relation to happj--
ness Is In SO far as it supplies cer-ls
tain material needs and alleViates-
worry, After this point has been
reached more material things be-
come a burden; their usefulness
ceases, and they tend to destroy, in
stead of increase, ones happiness. %
Outliv1ng Our Usefulness.
AT the point where any more money!
or property places a man in the
position of the creditor of the CONT
munity, or the landlord of the towns
or the big employer of the district,
at this point money ceases to bring
happiness. From that time on hisy
health tends to decline, his worries
increase, his friends fall away. He
no longer is arriving. He has reached
and passed the climax of his success
| Many may say: But think of alLo
the good he is doing building up the
town. employing great numbers Of
people, and being able to accomplishg
so many things" Perhaps So but,
does not someone else usually carry
on" equally we'll when he has passed
away? Never has a business man
| lived whose place was not quickly
filled, and often by a more efficient
man. IS
Men have performed great service as
pioneers and builders, but after that
staged has passed their usefulness
has waned. Would it not be far better
for the community and the industry
if, after reaching this certain point.o
such business men had determined to-
make other men creditors, develop
other men landlords, and bacRd
other men to become large employ-u
ers? We criticize other for putting
all their eggs into one basket" Yet
in building up fortune along pres-e
ent conventional lines are we not,
putting our eggs into one basket"
Yes-and, moreover, we are putting
them into basket with many holeso>
We are missing happiness We are
not succeeding. Why? Because we are
losing the spiritual power which,
comes from helping others: we are
endangering our health and we are
increasing
ries.
Tragedy of Prominence. -
1t is my good fortune to know inti--
mately number of prominent men,
Some of these are prominent because
, of their wealth, others because OF.
their writings, and others because of.
; special service rendered. None of.
!. these men is as happy today as,
when he was less prominent. They
, have today more acquaintances than
formerly, but no more friends. Their
prominence unconsciously develops a.
; many who used to know them vel!
1t may be partly jealouy and partly
the fault Of these individuals thems4
selves. Men have learned that It IS
they need simply because they
can afford to buy the food. Man
men also learn that it is as
} land or fame than they need. simply
because they know how to do so9
| Statistics indicate that happiness
is the result of moderation in every
. thing. Men who see life in the truest,,
perspective are the most succe eSS1u!+H
No matter how much money, fame or
power one has, unless these things,
, bring with them happiness there
no true success. Statistics also wou3de
show that happiness comes from do:s
ing what is right-right by ones seic
and right by others.
Analysis of True Success.
Now as to further analysis OF
success. After getting a foundation Of
religion on which to build with
true perspective of what is really
|, worth while, we erect the six walls
of the structure-namely, integrity
industry, intelligence, initiative, in
tensity and interest in ones work.
These qualities should be used in
the spirit of service and not for per=o
sonal aggrandizement. but to succeed
man must possess one or more cot.
them to a very remarkable degree
and all to some degree. On the foun-
dation of religion We must so live and
will be clear and our habits good. Wa.
J. should live naturally and healthfullys
We should control and direct our
minds so as to eliminate worries anr
anxieties. These qualities and CONF
ditions are fundamental to true sue
cess. Further than this, we shouldS
choose the form of our lifework for
which we are best suited and should
understand the law of action and re
action and its bearing upon all our
activities. If we will accept this as
our analysis of true success, We shalt
reach the goal of the highest sue
cess and happiness, we shall attain
an inward satisfaction of accom-
plishing well a predetermined pur-
pose We shall then not care for
either the plaudits or the criticisms
of the crowd. ~
copyright, 1923. Fleming H. Revell Company
| First published in this newspaper BY ar
rangement with Babson Institute, Babson
Park, Mass.)