Inadequacy Of Attention

The want of accurate knowledge ot what une knows is one great cause of the habit of not giving one's whole mind to what one hears or does, and tends to superficial views, especiallv when living with those with whom superficial views are enough. There cannot be a more unwholesome situation than this - appearing oonstantly what you are not, sometimos better. sometimes worse; the fact is, that werse in any way would be better. All strength of eharacter depends in acting upon - weakness in being acted upon by - others. One sees how, by energyone can take the command of certain people; and clearly one of the great acts of life is in gaining that power over the eharacters around you, whether friends, acquaintances, servants orchildren. It is the same story all the way through. It ia putting precisely the same powers in action that gained Lord Chatham his' ascendancy in the House of Cotnmons, knowing how to Urer san parli from each one of all the surrounding materials. You are to do to your children and servants what you are to do to your own immediate faculties - draw them out, make the best of them. put each to its proper use