| Show people are often heard to make excuse fo for others who what really constitutes have not succeeded well in a good chance liseby life by saying that they have had ad no chance by mary johnson chattanooga tenn hearing this excuse offered d sometimes sets seta one thinking about what really constitutes constitute sa a good chance Js Is it no not often toften the case that theaone the one who has what ally regarded as the he best chance is the one who makes the most conspicuous failure having everything provided for one fosters a spirit of self indulgence that la nu ruinous boita noita to human character anthe on the other hand a certain amount of hard hardships shipp try th the emetile mettle and something attempted som something ething achieved shows manki mankind nd their own strength and capability A well known united States senator of some years ago is credited with saying to one who spoke of the fine opportunities he MA had given hi his s son eon yes my ion son harshad has had excellent advantages but I 1 havone had one that over balanced them all i what wasat was that asked his friend beginning life without a dollar was the reply was he not right F Is it not a fact that a large majority of the men who occupy positions of the greatest greath st honor and influence today arcemen are men who had to work their way sometimes in the face of almost overwhelming obstacles W should not this be taken to heart by those who have the care qa and training of the next generation and should they not see to it that at the future I 1 effi citizens zens of this country be not surfeited by two many so called advantages of the kind calculated to make weaklings wea klings of them but that the they y have all the real opportunities that a wise and thoughtful foresight can provide and along with them the chance to develop a sturdy strength of character character that is essential to the upward progress of the race |
