Hillhouse High School - Elm Tree Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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FAITH hy NIICHAEIL COLD The prerequisite of all achievement is faith. Whether one has faith in God, faith in mankind, or just faith in oneis self is of little consequence, for these are all collateral and interdependent. Conversely, the antonym of faith, fear, is the antagonist of achievement, and one can not tolerate the other. Men, like nations, are no greater than the faith which supplies their in- centive. However, one must he extremely careful when choosing the ideas upon which he will base his faith. A recent example of the consequences resulting from misplaced faith can he seen in Nazi Germany, Where a nation put its faith in an idea formulated in a distorted mind, and was utterly defeated. In our highly competitive economy, self-confidence is an integral part of the personality of anyone who Wants to nget aheadf, There is little that is denied to the person who helieves in himself. As Virgil once said. They can because they think they canf, It must not he assumed, however, that self-confidence is the only require- ment for success. One may prosper for a while, as did Hitler, hut Without faith in Cod, all is ultimately in vain. ln fact, all that is really necessary is faith in Cod, for faith in mankind and helief in oneis self follow this naturally. Today we stand on the threshold of the Atomic Age. The door has been opened to an idea which will carry us either to heights never even imagined, or to the depths of destruction. The faith of todayis youth will be the determining factor. Trust in the Lord, and do good,- And He shall give thee the petitions of thy heartf, 37th Psalm, 3-4 12

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