The Washington times., 1927-07-04
What Sort of Ambition Should
a Man Have?
The Ambition to KNOW HIS POWERS, to KNOW
THEIR LIMITATIONS. and to Work Accordingly

ambition worth WHILE whether is not well off IF he
remains in the humble place and station Of his birth"
may find in the lonely cottage the village the
big city street Of his birth full opportunity to develop all his
powers to do all the good that IN HIM. to utilize wisely
the uplifting force that call ambition
As general proposition however, cultivated and civilized
human being like cultivated and civilized shade tree de-
mands occasional transpanting Mans destiny is to
about the face Of the earth he sits in spot like
tree gooseberTy bush he doesn't give himself full
chance.
It good for the country boy to go into the city is
good for the city boy into the countryt good
each to study that which he has not
As to the man remaining in the station of his birth
that is impossible.
At bis birth human being Is little better than mass Of
putty. he ID poor, almost bald toothleg deaf and blind
little creature unable to do anything for himself From this
"sation Of his brit" which Is condition Of absolute help
sne and usslessness he may develop to be Of the
great men Of the world Or he may stop and pass his life
q any Of million intermediate stations he may stop
of In hs progress to speak, the first station which Is
that Of physical development and commonplace life.
The force We call ambition Is feeling not only Of restless
and desire for change and achievement but especially
moral impulse TO do good.
We all feel within ourselves force stirring vaguely In
definitely We want to do something and that desire to DO
something It Is based honesty on sound desire to be
useful to other people In the world may properly be called
ambition.
The successful ambitious human being is the one that
Makes THE BEST POSSIBLE USE or HIS OR HER
POWERS
The world full Of perverted emotion which improperly
called ambition.
That perverted ambition Is sshness the vanity the base
less egom that makes refuse to do useful work that we
might do because 1t does important enough to our
vain idea Of ourselves.
The young girl should be ambitious the future and in
the present.
far she will she wants to think Of marrying king or
marrying the little boy around the and making king
Of HIN BY her influence let her do so she wants to think
that she will combine the powers Of Rachel Jenny Lind and
Bernhardt- that won't hurt her.
But she must have ambition right in the present.
She make up mind that she will do what she can
to be useful in the house where she lives and to SET Al
GOOD EXAMPLE wherever she may be.
Whatever good there is in small boys usually based upon
their admiration for girls Of their age Girls should re-
member that they important work to do TODAY n
influencing minds Of the lads with whom thew come in
tact and inspiring In such boys admiration of good char
acter in all its phases
The young boy should be ambitious
And while he dreams occasionally Of being President oil
the United States he have for his present ambition
something simpler and feasible
IT his people poor the highest ambition he can have isl
to support himself and to help THEM
they making sacrifice to give him education that
will help all Of them later the boys ambition should dol
everything his work to be worthy Of the kindness and the
opportunity they are giving him.
Every boy and young and young should have
ambition to understand the public affairs of the country
and if possible to have some influence upon them
The great thing about the Republic in which we i've one
ALL OF THE PEOPLE
Every boy and girl and young and woman should
study political affairs understand public questions and be-
ambitious in little big way help make this land
which money is allowed to control genuine republic
GOVERNED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE
It is proper that young and women should have al
reasonable desire to accumulate money Poverty is slavery
Only the greatest genius do real the face Of
poverty and do he must be endure suffering
and humiliation
Every young should have good honest ambition to
make reasonable fortune to put himself and those dependent
him beyond the reach Of want beyond the whms Of some
other human being.
But the making Of money should be secondary ambition
It is properly speaking not ambition a-only develop
inert Of the instinct of representation.
The real thought Of each Of should dwell on the pos
sbity Of doing something entirely new which will be of
benefit to all the wcrd-or Of doing EXTREMELY WELL
something that is necessary.
Encourage your ambition nurse it. AND MARK OUT
A DEFINITE COURSE FOR IT.
sail through life without compass
gridng directing wthan ship sail across the ocean
without needle pointing in direction all the time
You may change your you may find as your abilities