THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS 



tribute that is its due ; only adhere to that other principle 

 which demands that money shall be your servant, not 

 your master. Therein lies the key to the entire situa- 

 tion: from first to last you must remember that gold is 

 a means to an end, and not itself the end. Cling to 

 your visionary ideals, even while pursuing the sordid 

 paths of the practical business life. If your desire be 

 great enough, you will find a way in time to gratify it. 

 The very fact that you are yearning to get out of the 

 toils of present labor, will teach you diligence and pru- 

 dence, and keep you from the dangers of unqualified 

 Mammon- worship. If your ideal beckon with con- 

 stancy, you will find time in hours of relaxation to 

 recognize its claims. And in so doing you will be 

 developing that other side of your nature in a way to 

 give you freedom from the tyranny of gold. You will 

 prevent, or help to prevent, the lust of material gain 

 from assuming the force of an imperative fixed idea. 

 And thus when you finally have a reasonable competency 

 you may be able to turn aside from business and en- 

 joy a life of freedom. 



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