Show Failures F Believe in Luck LuckY BY Y ANDERSON J. Failures always Yay believe belle In luck I That is not saying that some sue sue- men also do not believe belle In Inthe Inthe I the wonderful freaks Creak that circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances sometimes seem to play Many Inn t i so-called so successful men mon in hl telling the stor story of or their lives point to lo a a. rare combination of circumstances over which thc they seemed to have no control that gave gate them the desired It ity The majority o of successful men successful men in the truest and best sense of or the term h however ever do not believe in luck but hut recognize tho the princIple principle prin prin- ciple that back hack of cr c every effect in this world of affairs there Is a n cau o caus-o o that can with searching he be found out and e established But failures always believe C in luck You dont don't believe it if Then Ihen listen to the men In your our of- of Oce store factory or plant who ho look with envious eyes at the old man mun or o the old mans man's son Hear Bear these failures talk a about out the time thine the they and the old maJ map man were boys together Th tho iho then their They failures according to own talk were just as bright blight Just as wise Just as ready to work and seize opportunity as were the men who ho are arc arenow arenow now their theil SUI superiors but luck didn't t trun run their wa way That's the thc way the they put It The Tho failure always has a good rea reason on for his lack of success lie lIo always attributes it to luck luck that the theother theother theother other fellow has made a good showing In the thc game gamo of life There Is a certain man prominent in tho the affairs of or a certain curtain city who entered the ollice of a a. aCI CI very rich and prosperous business s man some ome y eurs ago Tho The same da day that the young man entered the ollice one of oC his school chums began beZan work worle at the thc same place for fOl t two 0 boys hos welo needed for the accomplishment accomplishment ac- ac of the work ork that was accumulating Tho The second young oung man torla today Is a w wreck r ck on the streets street and andt t whenever er genet er the name of his old time chum I is mentioned always alwa's speaks of oC him as a lucky dog But there was a absolutely no l luck k about It It While the man who since has ha become a failure was loafing street corners and worse places at night the man who has since be become become be- be come a u success was wa WOl woking king at his books hooles at home and amI teaching his young young- younger I er el brothers principles of oC bookkeeping I and anti business that day by day ho Ito was wm learning In his business hours he was attentive atten atten- tive lIvo to the Interest of hi his employer er and andone andone one da day after a remarkably hard clays dav's work whet when his chum had road re refused refused re- re fused to tarr tarry later laler at nt the on account of a party ho he tarried anti and work k for the up UI Iho rho won ready next days day's business That night he attracted tho the attention of his employer employ employ- er 1 as he ne never neer er had done dono before and I when the time tune of or promotion came he hea was a the one that was promoted Was Vas there any luck about that If H I luck consists of hard work honest preparation being on time at the opportune op- op i moment a duty de demands demands de- de mands that one shall be in his place I then luck visited that young man But I it wasn't luck that led to the a advancement advancement advance advance- ment of tho the yo ng man snag It was simply I tho Iho inevitable outcome of a n clearly defined dc- dc fined and exactly stated law Time rIm 0 I and lido tide wait Cor tor or no man mun but they t do bear hear on their bosoms to the harbor of ot success those thoRe who aro are ready when the time is propitious and the thc flood- flood tide comes Occasionally you rou hear of miners struggling for years then striking a arich arich arich rich vein rein You call It luck It isn't luck It Its It's simply persistence patience and pluck winning the victory that sooner or later crowns plucky ones with her laurels laurel This world Is full ull of or whiners grunt grunt- ers grumblers und and Iaz lazy people who jealous of success s of or others al alwa's always always al- al ways was make plausible excuses for or themselves themselves themselves them them- selves but always believe bellee that the successful successful successful suc suc- ones are successful because of luck If whiners whiner an and grumblers grumblers grumblers lers would woul tal take e as much time to investigate In Investigate in- in the reason of their failure and profit by lW their investigations estimations in as they take talo to 10 talk about the luck Iud of the other fellow Cello thc they too would probably probably probably ably bo IJO a success Another thing Failures aro are rarely charitable either cither lo to their fellow ellow failures failures fail ull- ures or 01 to thosa who have made mado good In lit life But nut tho the genuinely successful successful successful suc suc- man generally has a warm heart turned toward the failure and anda a generous appreciative o spirit wide wide- open for the follow who has got there Look out for fOl the man who is always talking luck Tic to link to hang han hanon on to the man who has hns worked an and Is still working his Failures failures way up talking make mako failures failures' Achieving men man talkIng talk- talk log InS achievement achieve e Tho The man to whom you ou listen constantly constantly constantly con con- unconsciously influences your our life and turns your thoughts In his di di- di l- l Listen to a failure continually continually all ally you OU are arc apt to be a failure Listen to to to- a associate with a n S lC success success an and you youW OU W will ill all things equal on your our part be a success But remember failures always believe in luck others believe in work worl I 4 |