The road to success

Title

The road to success

Creator

Orevillo, Jr., Maximo

Language

English

Year

1939

Subject

Success -- Psychological aspects

Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Abstract

[There are two qualities which help one very much in traveling the road which leads to success. These are patience and perseverance.]

Fulltext

Ju11e, 1939 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 209 CHARACTER AND CITIZENSHIP SECTION The Road to Success THERE are two qualities which help one very much in travdling the r o a d which leads to success. These are patience and perseverance. I believe very firmly that in order to become successful one must have th-ese two qualifications-one must be patient and persevering. What is pat i e n c e ? It is, I think, the ability to wait and wait, hoping and tr y i n g to a c h i e v e success. One who is not patient becomes discouraged in a little while if his plans are not successful, but the one who is patient is willing to wait for success. He is not discouraged if success does not come immediately. And what is perseverance? That is the ability -to keep on trying-to continue on and on) and never give up. The world's great men •Student, University of Santo Tomas, Manila. By MAXIMO OREVILLO, JR.• have had patience and perseverance to a marked degree. Lincoln, for example, became a great man partly, I think, because he had those two qualities, patience and perseverance. When a boy Lincoln was poor and could not obtain Lincoln was 011e of the world's most successful men. a good education. He was taught elementary reading by his mother. He continued studying until he could read good books. He learned arithmetic by the light from the log cabin fire-place. To acquire this elementary education required patience and perseverance. You, too, cait achieve at least some degree of success if you are willing to keep working -and waiting-in other words, if you have patience and perseverance. I once knew of a boy who failed in his s u b j e c t s in school. When his father asked him why he had failed, he said, "I do not like to continue a long time in preparing my lesson in one subject. I like to change to something e 1 s e . " His father answered, "I think your trouble can be remedied. W h e n you return to school next ] une, have more patience and persevefance in preparing your lessons, and you will get along much 1 better. '1 The boy followed the advice of his father, and gradually acquired the habits of patience and perse(Pfrase turn to page 219.) June, 1939 THE OLD WALL (Continued from page 218) fourth flag to be added to these is the flag of the Philippinesthe flag "•'hich today floats side by side with the American banner, as a sign of local government by the Filipinos and national protection by the United States. Probably i@w of the many people who pass these walls every day stop to think of the history which has been made within them, but a little reflection will bring to mind some of these events. When one rCmembers that a part of the wall now standing was erected before the first settlement in the United States had been thought of, the historical significance of this old memorial will be realized. All in all, the old wall of 1':-Ianila, is, perhaps, the most interesting thing in the Philippines from a historical standpoint, although, to be sure, there are other things of great interest in 1\ilanila and elsewhere in the Islands. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OLD WALL I. Have you ever seen the old wall of Manila? 2. Did the article about the old wall cause you to become interested in it? 3. Would you like to examine the old wall carefully? Why? 4. Do you think Filipinos should know about the history of the old wall? Why? 5. How long has the old wall been standing? 6. In what year did the Spaniards begin to build this wall? 7. What army made holes in the wall and entered the city through them? When? How were the holes made? THE YOUNG CITIZEN IMPROVING ENGLISH (Continued from page 213) 1 1. T h e windows (rattled, moved, were not quiet) when the wind blew. 12. The clock on the mantel (runs, ticks, .goes) . 13. The cat (sounds, calls, meows). '14. The bell (rang, pealed, sounded). 15. The cow (mooed, called, made a noise). 16. The dynamite (burst noisily, went off, exploded). 17. Her teeth (moved, chattered, touched each other in rapid succession) as she spoke. 18. The bird (fluttered, moved, was not quiet) on the grass. r 9. The leaves of the trees (moved, were not still, rustled). 20. The ocean (sounds, is heard, roars). Check. your choice of words with the following key: I. Croaks I 1 •• Rattled 2. Splashed 12. Ticks 3. Clucks 13. Meows 4. Patters 14. Pealed 5. Howls 15. Mooed 6. Crows 16. Exploded 7. Trembled 17. Chattered 8. Strikes with 18. Fluttered 9. Bo~med 19. Rustled 10. Creaked 20. Roars 8. How long is the entire wall? 9. What is the area of the Walled City? IO. How many people are living in the Walled·City? 1 I. In centuries past how many people found refuge at one time within the walls? 12. Do you think the old wall should always be left standing? Why? THE ROAD TO SUCCESS (Conti11ued from page 209) verance. He completed his course. Here are some rules which may help you on th.e road to success: 1. Form the habit of contin. uing at a thing you have begun no matter how hard it is. 2. Do your best to finish what you begin, even though it is done slowly-little by little. 3. Continue at your task, no matter if you have failed many times. In other w9r.ds, have patience and perseverance. The heights, by great men reached and kept, Were not attained by sudden f/;ght, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward, through the night. QUESTIONS I. What two qualities help one to become successful? 2. What is patience? 3. What is perseverance? 4. Have the great men of the world been patient and persevering? 5. Who is named in this ar~ tide as an example? 6. Tell something about Lincoln's early life. 7. Did Lincoln become one of the world's most successful men? 8. Can you name another example? 9. Give the first rule for becoming successful. IO. Give the second rule. II. Give the third rule. 12. Do you agree with the thought of the stanza? This would be an excellent poem for you to memorize.

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