Show Q I Luck and Success I By DR FRANK CRANE Mr Bryan Dryan points out In his autobiography that thai there are three elements of success In the case ol of man Heredity environment and luck Man Is responsible for none of these three If you had been born horn in the center of Africa or of China your chances for prosperity would bave have been much less than they are Ure because you were born in the United States Stales Not only must a Ll man have but he must have opportunity or a place to lo exercise his gUts gifts This opportunity depends upon events over which he ho has no rio control How flow much of a mans man's ability Is due duo to his heredity Is a question of dispute And just what portion of success depends upon the man himself and his initiative Is also a debated question I It seems that most successful men at the cl close se of their the careers careers look back upon their goOd fortune fortun aa na being mixed largely largel with luck after the manner of or Mr Bryan BrSan It is true that as aa has been said it YOU make the best ra rat trap In the world people will beat the track to your door A great deal depends upon who discovers that your rat trap Is the fhe best and what use they mal make e of this knowledge The thought that our success s depends upon forces beyond us and above us must keep us al all humble minded We Ve should all be willing to exclaim ex exclaim exclaim ex- ex claim with Lincoln over Knox's famous line O o 0 why should the spirit of mortal be proud At t the same time the knowledge that our success depends largely upon ourselves must keep us aU all allon al on our to toes s willing to to make the best of every opportunity Perhaps the best explanation is la that success consists In a combination of two things One Is a aman's amans amans aman's mans man's native gifts and the other Is the opportunity for exercising them Copyright 1925 by McClure Newspaper Syndicate I. I |