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^§ in bus have business, art or letters
^‡ that he may achieve something worth while

that the ideal eludes us & is always just a little beyond our
grasp. The young workman ^§ proudly tries to perfect himself in his detail
handcraft ^‡ & 20 yrs. later he is not satisfied. The man of
middle age bends his neck to the yoke in a strenuous effort that he may the sooner
to enter upon his well earned rest & when it is eventide he lives
again only in the efforts of his children. Life is ever an ambition
not a possession. But this ambition is not to be minimized
fo for it is one of the most dynamic Powers in the world
for it transforms & beautifies human life and casts a halo
of glory exaltation upon the trivial & the commonplace. What a
It may seem as if we are getting nothing but in reality we
are getting everything. What a boys earns at school is not a
medal but knowledge. What he earns in after years is not wealth
but character. What Abram Moses received in the end was not
the land of Cannan but God himself the strength & portion
of the human soul. Indeed the pursuit of the ideal is not
merely an advice it is a Necessity, a profound imperative
necessity laid upon us all. We are helped up the steep
way that leadeth to the stars ever refreshed with new hope
ever discovering a new Horizon, Let O that every heart