The Moral Vision
Our Potential is our Wealth
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OUR POTENTIAL IS OUR WEALTH
Psychologists have estimated that man puts to use
only ten percent of the abilities with which he is
born. Professor William James of Harvard
University has very aptly observed, “What we
ought to be, we are not ready to be.” In spite of the
inborn qualities nature has endowed us with the
successes, which should have been ours in this
world keep eluding us for the simple reason that we
quite unthinkingly consent to lead inferior lives.
Then, discontented, we put the blame on others for
not giving us our due. But it is inside ourselves that
we should look if we are to find the reasons for
life’s deficiencies. Constantly viewing others with
envy and a sense of grievance will lead us nowhere,
and can turn us into our own worst enemies. The
fact should be faced fairly and squarely that it is
only if we exploit our own potential to the full that
we shall meet with success. Any other course will
lead to failure.
It is essential, however, to determine at the outset
whether our efforts are directed at worthwhile
