Show chos to blame by LEONNARD LEONARD A BARRETT I 1 I 1 there Is a good deal of 0 self pity to ID the world which plays havoc with the p s yi y c b I 1 c centers self pity destroys 14 initiative self iou cou arol and ambition tile the false notion entertained by some persons that the world owes them EL a living Is both danger berous 0 u s and pernicious ni some of our college graduates have the idea L that a job should be furnished them as one of their inalienable rights they forget that a person regardless of his culture Is riot not entitled to a reward beyond his capacity to earn it we are emerging from the worst depression in the history of our country many who ho were not able to weather the storm sought refuge in self pity which in some cases led to self de st ruction self pity always seeks to place the blame on some other person or condition and not upon ones own judgment when a person builds a house he should remember that storms blow hard and fire destroys if he be a wise mise builder he will take precautions and hive lightning rods placed on the roof of 0 his house and will seek protection against fire and storms through adequate insurance it if he does this he will be secured against the ravages of the elements if he falls ails so to do whose fault Is it if the elements play havoc with his hia building ile he certainly cannot justly place the blame upon anybody but himself A storm in the economic world struck hard upon the financial structures many persons set up proper protection in some cases speeded recovery where this protection was absent the inevitable was the result no house built upon sand band can withstand the liance of storms while self pity dominates the minds of some persons the contrary attitude Is discovered in other experiences A man nho suffered a very heavy loss financially remarked that perhaps it was worth it because he discovered the value of his own health and who his were that man had something thin left to build on when the finer resources of the mind and soul are burned out by worry and self pity nothing remains upon which another structure can be built the only enduring su substance s ance upon w which e any permanent recovery Is possible lies iles within ft western urier union |