Article August 26, 1944 Issue

Signs of the Times

The Opportunity of Duty

with contributions from Robert Quillen, Edith J. McLellan

Williamsport Pioneer
Indiana

One need never despair of opportunity, for it is always present. Perhaps not in just the precise form that we had dreamed of, but gorgeously with each of us. In fact we may be surprised at the form in which it may appear, and extreme alertness in thought and observation is needed to lay hold on it. Therefore, well may we heed the Master's parable of the ten virgins and have our lamps trimmed and ready through careful living, and doing the smaller things which invariably lead to greater achievements.

Success begins when we turn our attention to the task closest at hand. Every house to stand the test of time must have a firm foundation. So every individual must lay carefully the groundwork of the life to be lived. There is no better foundation than good deeds. It may be only a smile, a kind word—even a pure, wholesome thought. Opportunities like these are always present, and the effort required for such manifestation is most minute.

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