Essays On Work And Culture
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The recognition of such a gift generally brings with it the knowledge of the conditions which it needs for its complete unfolding ; 138 Securing Right Conditions and when that discovery is made a man holds the clew to the solution of the problem of his life. The world is full of unintelligent sacrifice, — sacrifice which is sound in motive, and therefore does not fail to secure cer- tain results in character, but which is lacking in clear discernment, and fails, therefore, to accomplish the pur...pose for which it was made. Such un- availing sacrifice is always pathetic, for it involves a waste of spiritual power. One of the chief sources of this kind of waste is the habit which so many American communities have formed of calling a man into all kinds of activity before he has had time to thoroughly train and develop himself. Let a young teacher, preacher, speaker, or artist give prom- ise of an unusual kind, and straight- way all manner of enterprises solicit 139 Work and Culture his support, local organisations and movements urge their claims upon him, reforms and philanthropies com- mand his active co-operation ; and if he wisely resists the pressure he is in the way of being set down as selfish, unenterprising, and lacking in public spirit.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The recognition of such a gift generally brings with it the knowledge of the conditions which it needs for its complete unfolding ; 138 Securing Right Conditions and when that discovery is made a man holds the clew to the solution of the problem of his life. The world is full of unintelligent sacrifice, — sacrifice which is sound in motive, and therefore does not fail to secure cer- tain results in character, but which is lacking in clear discernment, and fails, therefore, to accomplish the pur...pose for which it was made. Such un- availing sacrifice is always pathetic, for it involves a waste of spiritual power. One of the chief sources of this kind of waste is the habit which so many American communities have formed of calling a man into all kinds of activity before he has had time to thoroughly train and develop himself. Let a young teacher, preacher, speaker, or artist give prom- ise of an unusual kind, and straight- way all manner of enterprises solicit 139 Work and Culture his support, local organisations and movements urge their claims upon him, reforms and philanthropies com- mand his active co-operation ; and if he wisely resists the pressure he is in the way of being set down as selfish, unenterprising, and lacking in public spirit.
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