The Omaha guide., 1934-06-16

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my whole topic. 1t only leaves me the
chancs to enlarge a little on certain
parts Of the above poem.
Friends, | will ask you to look back
to my Subhead: whether Your Life
is a. Success or a Failure, Depends
Entirely On YOU. Did you ever think
of That? There is no one that can
live your life for YOU but yourself.
People a tell you how to live, the
right way in which to live, what to
do to make your life happier, what
they would do if they were in your
shoes, but that is as far as they can
60. Whether you follow thair advise
or not is entirely up to you. You may
have eve so much talent, but if your
mind is made up not to use that tai
cnt, there is no one that ear make
you successful with it.
Take the first two lines of my
opening poem
You are the one who has to decide, .
Whether you'll do it or toss it aside.
That is true to the very inch of
tn line. If you really want to do a
thing, no matter what any one may
say or do, it is still up to you. No one
can make up your mind for you, or
make you change it once it is made
up, if it is against your will to do it,
In the race of Life its entirely up
to you whether you lead or linger be-
hind. Whether you 60 on even longing
and reaching for the goal that's affair,
cr VIII Their you are contented in stay
ing wh,re you are. 1t may sound fool
ish, but this is a serious topic.
You hear people say, "You make
your bed hard, and you'll lay on it"
Any one with a particle of brains
should realize that. If you do some
thing that wrecks your life and you
did it on your own hooks, you have
no right to expect sympathy Of any
kind.
You must remember your mother
watched out for you. from babyhood,
till the time you are about Is or 16,
when you are supposed, if you are
not crack Drained or detected in any
way, to know right from wrong and
to know your own mind. Your mother
is responsible for your "sins until you
ara twelve years Of age, at least that
is what the bible tells us, and after
that if you do anything wrong or
ruin your life, no one is responsible
but you, and no one will have to
answer for it at the Judgment day
but you. So, youth, I am asking you
to beware, lest you do something
that will not look so nice on your re-
cord, when you come before that
Judgment seat, to answer the Roll
Call. If you know what you want to
do, and have the courage to go with
it, go to it. Let no one sway your
mind, if what you are thinking Of is
right, at least you feel that it is, be-
cause it is all up to you. If it turns
out to be a success, you will not have
anyone to blame for stopping you,
and if it is a failure, there is still no
one to blame but yourself.
You hear people say, ooh, if it had
not been for him, I wouldn't have
done it" Listen, that is just a lot Of
nonsense. Why place your burden on
some n elses shoulder? There is no
one that has a lock and key to your
mind but yourself, and there is no
one that can force you to make up
your mind to do something, that you
know to be wrong, but yourself.
You hear people say, ooh, if it had
not been for him, / wouldn't have
done it." Listen, that is just a lot Of
nonsense. Why place your burden on
some n elses shoulder? There is no
on that has a lock and key to your
mind but yourself, and there is no
one that a force you to make up
your mind to do something, that you
know to be wrong, but yourself.
l will close with this little plea to
/, this young folks, to be careful. Re
member, no matter how much your
mother and fathers minds are set OF
your being a success, or holding a
| certain station in life, if your mind is
not set boldly on the idea, you will
never make a success at it. If you go
on and make your life a success, you
! have no one to thank but yourself.
There may, you say, have been peo-
pie such as your parents, who clothed
you, food you, ETC., but if your mind
was not set on being a success, their
caring is we will say all in vain. Take
this little poem with you, as you
finish reading this topic, and combine
with my poem of last We and see
if it does not help you along the
road Of life, to carry your own bur-
den, no matter how heavy o. how
light it maybe.
Whom have | to blame for my life,
Me, Myself, and I. So if my bed be
soft or hard,-I take the blame till /
die.