GIVING AND GETTING

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jan 29, 1902

GIVING AND GETTING.

ONE of life's paradoxes is that he who gives gets. The way to success is by surrender. They who are most lavish of their own life are the ones into whose lap the world pours the richest treasures. Thousands of hearts are starving to-day simply because they are stingy. They have withheld themselves, and in the withholding have grown lean and poor. The fat and prosperous soul is the one which is liberal with itself, which offers itself as food and strength to every needy man and cause. There is no secret for greatness like the secret of giving—constant and unsparing giving of self's best.

Not they who seek to get—to gather to themselves the world's best things, and thus find satisfaction—but they who bountifully offer themselves in sympathy and service to the world, learn life's deepest joy.

How shall young men and young women secure greatest success?—Simply by offering themselves on the altar of the world's every-day needs. Largeness of life, fineness of character, honor of the honorable, love of all, will crowd toward the young person who unselfishly labors to serve men through commonplace days and weary nights. In ways humble and high, by means insignificant and great, give up your best talents to all whom you can by any means help, and reward in time and eternity is certain.—Forward.