iflORB supcgas, continued!
to accomplish i what do X want to bet41 Then
set a goal for yourself toward whieh you
direct all activity directly and indirect*
ly* X ship at sea will not make safety
unless It has a part toward whieh it le
constantly directed# It has been evtl»
mated that roughly 10# of ike people have
some definite aim* while 0C$ are jtdt
drifting*
A college professor onoe finished hit
lecture with these wordst ^/hen you
whistle* whistle something, end vhen you
think* think something* Doing nothing* go
ing nowhere in particular puts value on
your life of sero.w As you decide onr
your goal in life* let me invite you to
consider seriously the basis on which you
make your decision* Is it a desire to
make moneyt This is us ually the first and
predominate question asked by young peo.*
pie* But a good financial return is a
poor basis for determining a goal in life*
'•j is well known that there are many more
suicides among the wealthy than the a very
age population* These with means also' have
more stomach uleers than the average*
lb. ny’have been driven by passion to make
money yet are most unhappy people* Thus
though financially prospered many are un
successful as regards the overall program
of life *
Happiness and contentment would be high
on your list as a basis for a goal* Aik
yourself, MDoes this goal that I have set
for myself ohallenge me and my abilities*
Will it bring out the better part of mo
and make me a greater individual* Also* If
I aohieve my anticipated goal, will it
cause me to make some contribution to the
lot of others easier and more pleasant.
When 1 leave this world will it be a
little better placed because of my little
contribution, ttien las t, but not least,
will the attainment of my goal provide me
a measure of financial securityt
In other words, in order to be success*
ful you do not only need material security
but also the inflow satisfaction of being
happy and oontented in your goal and aim ,
Ihomas Edison v«as asked what he con
sidered his greatest invention. He replied
**I have perhaps made the most uoney thru''
tho growth Of' the moving picture industry,
and I have made more fame through the
phonograph, but X consider the incandescent
light to bd my greatest invention* I havo
never made much money from itj still, I
call it my greatest invention because it
has brought the world so much.happiness*11
After determining the proper goal# and
aim for yourself# go forth to obtain and
seouro it for yourself by exercising a
modern and useable Trinity of Faith#
Courage and Grit*
You will need faith* Many time* your
next move may not bo ^le&r# but you wil^
need to act by Faith* If you always must
wait for clear horizons* you will make no
progress 1a your behalf* Faith* In the
final analysis is a willingness to ven
ture forth on a reasonable hypothesis* Iff
Columbus had failed to act by Faith he
would etUl be sitting on the decks of
the Santa Marla in Genoa*• harbor* Also*
If our forefathers had failed to aet on a
reasonable hypoth^iiR^ the Indians would
still be ohasing the deer over the open
speee8e
teacher was looking over the
shoulder of Henry as he wrote in the fly*
leaf of his textbook* "Henry F* Aehttrsta
Senator from Aricons* Flagstaff*# After
he was thru sohool* he became a clerk for
a while* then he worked as a lumberjack#
Later* after more education* he was a<l»
mitted to the bar to practice lawj then*
following an election* Mr* Ashurst went
to Washington D*C.* as Senator from Ari^
zona* Faith had paid off after many yec.r*
When a soldier deliberately draws fir *
to himself to reveal the enemy position
and Satre his Buddies * we know that- c~ »
age is not gone* but the type of courar.v
yo* will need in attaining your goal i.
of anotner type «wW>ourat>e ta try ag&i'?
and again in the face of the most dis
couraging disappointments*
Abraham Lincoln decided to devote hit
life to his country* He ran for the leg*
islature* was defeated.’Tried for Cor>
gress# and again failed* He applied for
a position in the Land Office# qpd was
turned down* Yet ho was not discouraged#
and oame hack to be President of the
United States| and will never be fbrgat^
ten* That is the type of courage to in -
corporate into your program for success.
Associated with Faith and Courage yc*
will need Grit# Grit is a quality with r
high price. It requires setting yourself
against the easy oourse in life* The
tramp bed celled at the house# and as
he left the lady of the hous£ engaging
him in conversation asked# *How do you
know whioh way to do when you leave her-.
MThat*s easy# iMm# I always put my bat':
to the wind." This is an illustration of
one who is unwilling to pay the price of
Grit.
Julius Cepsar ruled the world, yet,
this uas in spite bein& an epileptic»
ueor^e ,'c.shin^ton Carver, the ne^ro
scientist who mu so much to make the
world better# not only for his fellow po
pie but all of us# was once traded for a
horse* George yestinghouse was called a
fool to think that he could stop.a train
with air#
Many a man has succeeded in life jusvt
because ho would not aooept defeat} in
other words# by sheer GRIT* He lost hi3
job but scoured another# He'lost his
ay bpt earned It back again* His frier.',
lost faith. In him# but he won new frle -■
He lost hie health but by careful living
he regained It* He did not have formal
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