Show A WORD FOR THE MAN WHO WORRIES by lewis godlove president of 0 the st louis society for the prevention of art etc etc much of the popular philosophy current today is based on the theory you will be lead dead a long time dont worry may not a word of commendation men dation be found for him who worries they are indeed superficial and have little from history who insist that the men who worried have enot not held prominent places in cheka the van ll 11 ot of the forces of civilization the phlegmatic were not those who led the movements resulting in a broader freedom more cheerful environment v viron ment and greater possibilities for forthe the masses it was vas lie he who worried that blazed the way towards every human uplift the pioneers of progress were not they who felt that sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof but on the contrary iary were those who worried because ot of the evils of tomorrow to morrow anti and of the day thereafter chronic content never led a reform never thrilled a patriot never inspired a poet satisfaction never reared a columbus nor a washington nor a lincoln let well enough alone would never have invented a cotton gin a locomotive or a telephone f it was the man who worried because he could not harvest his wheat before the elements injured it that finally caused the reaper and binder to be built it was the man who worried because of the inefficiency of the tal low dip that in the end assured the incandescent lamp it was the man who worried because call s e of oe the uncertainty of meals prepared on the spit that led to the construction of a modern range suppose no one had worried about taxation without representation suppose no mo one had worried about persecution for conscience sake suppose no one had worried about framing our national constitution how bow would the greatest and best of nations have been founded offering oppressed peoples a blessed refuge from tyranny I 1 and despot despotism ism and in the less important but more intimate individual activities worry has been and is the omnipresent and omnipotent element indall progress A salesman who worries to increase ills total ot of profitable orders becomes the manager the manager who worries to better the product and lessen the cost becomes tile the executive head the president who worries that the business may lead in legitimate competition becomes a respected factor in the commercial life of the nation ivorey worry has been and is the mainspring of ambition ambit non it has been and is the incentive to progress it ischo dynamic force lift lifting irig mankind higher all hall the man who borri worries ast the 1 spirit of noble discontent Is 13 manifest in him and tho the spirit ot of noble discontent makes tor for worthy achievement j |