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Show SENSITIVENESS HURTS A MAN Affliction Often Results in Absolute Ruin of Persons Who Are Inclined to Be Ambitious. In an article called "now I Cured Myself of Being Sensitive," a writer says In the American Magazine: " 'Wagner, you've got ability,' he cried, 'but you'll never get anywhere In this world until you quit tearing yourself to pieces! I've watched you for the last three years; twice I've had it In mind to push you up a notch in the office, and every time I've passed you and picked some one else, because I I knew you aren't fit to handle other men. No man is fit to handle other;, t men until he has learned to control' j himself. You can't, you're too blamed-sensitive. blamed-sensitive. "'Little setbacks break your heart.: j A letter of complaint comes in from: . I some customer and you take it as a , personal criticism, and lose a day's- j work brooding over it. You see me in: conference with some of the other men; j and you stab yourself wonderii why; j you weren't invited and imagine that - j I have turned against you. Y-ou hear; about some one who Is making more j money than you, and immediately all far fields look greener. You're a fair-' . . ! ly useful cog in your present job, and; it might put me to some annoyance to lose you. But you'll never hold a big job until you can forget your own petty self and learn to laugh when the world takes a crack at you. Hanged if I don't think sometimes it might be better if you were to get out and try your hand somewhere else.'" |