Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 2, 1965 Page: 1 of 32
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HERALD
Official Organ Of The; Slavonic Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texas. Founded 1897.
BENEVOLENCE HUMANITY B ít O T II E R ÍI O O D
Postinaster: Plea.se Se ml Form .7579 with UndeHverahle Copies
VOLUME 53 — NO. 22 to: SUPREME LOUCE, SPJST, P. O. Box 100, TEMPLE, TEXAS — JUNE 2, 1965
FROM THE EBITOiťS DESK
Š E LF - RELI ANCE
As one grows older and reflects back
npon the years past, how and where
mistakes were niade, one must come to
the conelusion that the person of
worthwhile achievements is the man
who has accepted full responsibility
for his own suiccess, and, conversely,
the man who dkbťt make it relied too
much too often on too many others
and not enough on himseltf. The earlier
in liře we realize the foliy of relying
too much on others, the better. Others,
consciously, or unconeiously, fail to
realize or recognize this failing, and
look to others to make them suceess-
ful.
♦ *
Every man must ifinally work out
his own destiny, and must himself do
do the job which is his to doi, no mat-
ter how much he may háve been moti-
vated by others and to what degree.
Each must determine his own “finál
score”, his own “batťing average,” and
his own record of performance. No
one else can do this for us.
♦ ♦
This is not to minimize the very im-
portant motivating roles played by
teachers, adults, ministers, and others.
All of our live-s háve been touched, to
some degree, by those who háve sought
to help us and whose advice and coun-
sel we háve sought. Just atoout every-
body has a mentor, secret or not-so-
secret, who knowingly or unknowingly,
has guided many ojf our footsteps by
■QUOTEIS . . .
“Doing tor people what they can and
ou,ght to do for themselves is a dan-
gerous experiment. In the last analysis,
the welfare of the people depends on
their own initiative. What ever is dome
under the guise of philanthropy or
sociál morality which in any way less-
ens initiative is the greatest crime that
can be committed against the people.”
—Samuel Gompers, founder of the AFL
* *
“Money brin.gs you food, but not ap-
petite; medicine but not health; ac-
auaintance but not friends; servants
but not loyalty; days of joy, but not
peace or happiness.”
—Henrik Ibsen
advising, coaching, or inspiring us by
their fine examples. Yet, none of these
could do more than per form the simple
act of helping us help ourselves. The
teacher can inspire and teach, but
some day, the student must stand
alone; he must finally be accountable
for his own performance. He must one
day “hit the balí” himself, and no none
else can do it for him. Sometimes, it
appears that too many of us, particu-
larly among the young, think that
some sort of gimmlck will come up
out of nowhere and catapult us into
instant success. There is a certain
reliance today upon gimmickry, hop-
ing all the time that we just might be
t,he lucky one to fall heir to some in-
stant gimmick of success. Hard work,
perseyerancei, honesty, and self-re-
liance are still the main rules by which
a person achieves success in the USA,
no matter' what the gimrnick-lovers
may try to telí you. Yes, there are a
few people who háve succeeded hand-
somely with some kind of a gimmick,
but with a national population of 190
millicn, what are the chances of hit-:
ting this gimmick jackpot? No matter
how successful someone else has been
at something-, their score can never be
countcd as our own. A man has come
of age when hc comes to the con-
clusion that he must look within him-
self for his destiny in life, and not to
others.
“My Mistakc”
How often do you hear the state-
ment, “that was my mistake?” Are you
brave and big enough to say it when
you really should? Maybe yoiťve never
thought of yourself as being a brave
person, but it actually takés a good
deal of courage to openly and pub-
licly admit a mistake. Many people
are too cowardly to admit they are at
faiult, even when they are convinced of
it themselves, and even when it would
be much simpler and quicker to do
so. The lengths some people will go
to avoid admitting a mistake some-
times borders on the ridiculous and
silly. Your personál stature will be
enhanced if you do. There is a eom-
mefn Latin expression: Errare hu-
manum est — “to err is human ” Wliy
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Morris, Nick. Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 2, 1965, newspaper, June 2, 1965; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth626653/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas.