marcus garvey on real character-gctid34698

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16, 2009 - Saturday

 16, 2009 - Saturday                                                   

Real Character                                                                                                                                                                                      Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey When                  wealth is lost, nothing is lost,  When health is lost, something is lost,  When character is lost, all is lost.                                    >                                                  The man                  of sterning character is the great builder. He is not only a                  builder of himself, but according to his opportunities he builds                  around himself. He builds his enviroments, he builds his                  comunity, he builds his country, and sometimes he helps to build                  a world.                                    >                                                  The                  greatest possesion of man is character. He can well afford to                  lose his wealth, and even his health, because if he has caracter                  he can recover them. So few men pay attention to the most                  essential natural element in good living. If more people had                  devoted themselves to the development of good character there                  would have been less misery and less unhappines in the world.                                                     >                  All men who have conquered in every walk and sphere of life,                  were fellows with good character, that is to say, they were men                  who found the noblest in themselves, who felt that self-development                  and self-growth were the greatest expression of a normal                  existence. Those who have failed to develop the meritorious                  character have become the stragglers who everybody passes on the                  wayside.                                                                     >                                                  With                  sterling character you can destroy a world and rebuild it, you                  can go down into the depths and them rise to the hights, you can                  meet adversity and laugh at it on the way back to prosperity. It                  is only a characterless coward who goes down permanently. The                  fellow with the sterling worth, with the urge of honesty, of                  self-confidence, of nobility, sees no defeat, admits of no                  handicap, nor barriers, he must climb to the surface. Can we not                  inspire Jamaicans to develop the finest and nobler character                  that would make them builders, not only of themselves, but to                  their country? Can we not point them to the deeds of other men                  who have from oscurity lifted themselves to the highest of human                  usefulness all through the development of real character?                  >                                                  The                  chance of raising obove the level of unfortunate men is for                  every one who will ennoble himself by forcing out the good that                  is in him. What good you have in you, please bring it out.                  Nature never made you so soul-less, so character-less, as not to                  have some virtue that can be brought to the surface. Lazy, timid,                  awkward, character-less Jamaican realize that you have something                  in you that is worthwhile. Search yourself and find it. It is a                  noble character that may mean a nobler life to be lives for the                  blessing of humanity. After reading this, make up your mind to                  come out of yourself and let the world know you and of you. You                  can do it.