Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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ACORN JONAS A Ilf.QI'I ST. VICTOR 1’KUSON.

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24 T 13 E A C 0 R N The Apostle Paul puts forth two things which are necessary in pushing ahead to a goal and to achieve success. The first of these is forgetful THE PRINCIPLES ness. “Forgetting the OF SUCCESS things which are behind” is fundamental in success. If we allow troubles and anxieties to accumulate, although each one may seem insignificant, this accumulation will after a time be big enough to crush us. It is necessary to forget all the unpleasant things that happened yesterday, the day before, of probably the past year, in order that they may not drain us of the strength we need to perform our today’s work. However, trouble is not the only factor that we should forget. Past success is another. Many people who have reached a certain stage or achieved some degree of success, or did something that counted, become paralyzed at the fact and are always looking back and saying, Look what I have done,” and it takes all their time and energy to think and tell about it. Self-satisfaction has checked many a bright and promising career and has been the beginning of failure to many. Forgetfullness is only one of the things needed for success. The other is“Reach-ing forth to tne things which are before.” The best things of life are always ahead of us, no matter how much we have learned, no matter how proficient we have become, we are just at the beginning. The dawn of every day should find us in a mood of looking and reaching forward and pushing on. Hence if we adopt the principle of Paul of “Forgetting” and “Reaching” and act accordingly, success, in whatever phase of activity of life we may find ourselves, is inevitable. We should refuse to be hampered by the failures and success of the past, and in doing so, we will find that our progress is almost miraculous and we will broaden out in every sense of the word. i I SOCIKTV HALL.