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Show . SELF-DEVELOPMENT. W. T. Goffs. Every man, at least every man who works, knows that bia excellence or worth depends upon his growth in capacity to do hia work. Thia is ao true that it does aot admit of dispute, dis-pute, but very few men in any sphere of life fully reslize It. Even those who are beginning begin-ning to realize the importance of individual enlargement or "self development," ade-qiralely ade-qiralely understand that upon thia depends all the favors of fortune. Even these lack knowledge of how to bring about the conditions condi-tions needful. Men turn In every direction' for openings, except the right one. They conclude that their discomforts and misfortunes are wholly due to-outaide causea and influences, over which they have no eontrol. It is ao satisfactory, satis-factory, )-on know, to be able to aay, "I suffer, suf-fer, I hunger, I am overborne. I am driven, I am pressed down, and the 'other fellow' ia to blame." I aay we find satisfaction if not comfort in taking thia view when we think of conditions that may really be very oppressive. But thia attitude of charging all of our ilia to othens will not do. It la aald that "charity "char-ity begins at home." Ho should fault anding "begin at home." Tea, it la true that tha "other fellow," often our employer, some timea our fellow worker -or associate, la unfair, un-fair, unkind and hurtful to na and our in-' terests, and we must, of course, take due no- tice of and exception to auch, bnt not to the diaregard of oar .own shortcomings, faults and weaknesses. "It takea two to make a bargain," bar-gain," it ia aaid. and we all agree that la o. It is just as true thst there are two aides to every question or dlssgreement. "Self development, then, along a tine of personal worth and excellence, resulting io greater personal . rapacity, ia absolutely a necessity. It is a duty, and ia only 'possible of attainment aa we iearn bow. We will take up thia further phase next week and discuss the how, or the science of self-development, both body and mind. |