The Moral Vision
Aiming Directly at the Target
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unceasing activities, but with a definite outcome of
one’s efforts. Thirdly, one has to take stock of
whatever knowledge and skills one has and bring
out whatever is latent and waiting to be used, so
that it can be tuned up to a peak of perfection. Very
often, it is not so much a question of adding to one’s
knowledge and skills as of developing what is
already there—capacities of which we are
sometimes barely aware. Frequently, it is one’s
initial sense of mission which taps these hidden
resources.
Sometimes it is impossible to achieve distant goals
without the aid of one’s fellowmen, in which case,
one has to develop the capacity to inspire the team
spirit in others. Particularly in highly competitive
situations, it is essential to be able to encourage
other competent people to make a significant
contribution to one’s own performance.
But no one sails through life without bumping into
obstacles and suffering a variety of setbacks. This is
when one must beware of lapsing into passivity.
Then one has to take oneself firmly in hand and
decide to look upon such things not as great gulfs
