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know that this changed world in which we live is demanding new ideas , new ways of doing things , new leaders , new inventions , new methods of teaching , new methods of marketing , new books , new literature , new features for the radio , new ideas for moving pictures . Back of all this demand for new and better things , there is one quality which one must possess to win , and that is DEFINITENESS OF PURPOSE , the knowledge of what one wants , and a burning DESIRE to possess it . The business depression marked the death of one age , and the birth of another . This changed world requires practical dreamers who can and will put their dreams into action . The practical dreamers have always been , and always will be the pattern - makers of civilization . We who desire to accumulate riches , should remember the real leaders of the world always have been men who harnessed , and put into practical use , the intangible , unseen forces of unborn . opportunity , and have converted those forces , [ or impulses of thought ] , into sky - scrapers , cities , factories , airplanes , automobiles , and every form of convenience that makes life more pleasant . Tolerance , and an open mind are practical necessities of the dreamer of today . Those who are afraid of new ideas are doomed . before they start . Never has there been a time more favorable to pioneers than the present . True , there is no wild and woolly west to be conquered , as in the days of the Covered Wagon ; but there is a vast business , financial , and industrial world to be remoulded and redirected along new and better lines . In planning to acquire your share of the riches , let no one . influence you to scorn the dreamer . To win the big stakes in this changed world , you must catch the spirit of the great pioneers of the past , whose dreams have given to civilization all that it has of value , the spirit which serves as the life - blood of our own country your opportunity and mine , to develop and market our talents . Let us not forget , Columbus dreamed of an Unknown world , staked his life on the existence of such a world , and discovered it ! Copernicus , the great astronomer , dreamed of a multiplicity of worlds , and revealed them ! No one denounced him as " impractical " after he had triumphed . Instead , the world worshipped at his shrine , thus proving once more that " SUCCESS REQUIRES NO APOLOGIES , FAILURE PERMITS NO ALIBIS . " If the thing you wish to do is right , and you believe in it , go ahead and do it ! Put your dream across , and never mind what " they " say if you meet with temporary defeat , for " they , " perhaps , do not know that EVERY FAILURE BRINGS WITH IT THE SEED OF AN EQUIVALENT SUCCESS . Henry Ford , poor and uneducated , dreamed of a horseless carriage , went to work with what tools he possessed , without waiting for opportunity to favor him , and now evidence of his dream belts the entire earth . He has put more wheels into operation than any man who ever lived , because he was not afraid to back his dreams . Thomas Edison dreamed of a lamp that could be operated by electricity , began where he stood to put his dream into action , and despite more than ten thousand failures , he stood by that dream until he made it a physical reality . Practical dreamers DO NOT QUIT ! Whelan dreamed of a chain of cigar storcs , transformed his dream into action , and now the United Cigar Stores occupy the best corners in America . Lincoln dreamed of freedom for the black slaves , put his dream into action , and barely missed living to see a united North and South translate his dream into reality . The Wright brothers dreamed of a machine that would fly through the air . Now one may see evidence all over the world , that they dreamed soundly . Marconi dreamed of a system for harnessing the intangible forces of the ether . Evidence that he did not dream in vain , may be found in every wireless and radio in the world . Moreover , Marconi's dream brought the humblest cabin , and the most stately manor house side by side . It made the people of every nation on earth . back - door neighbors . It gave the President of the United States a medium by which he may talk to all the people of America at one time , and on short notice . It may interest you to know that Marconi's " friends " had him taken into custody , and examined in a psychopathic hospital , when he announced he had discovered a principle through which he could send messages through the air , without the aid of wires , or other direct physical means of communication . The dreamers of today fare better . The world has become accustomed to new discoveries . Nay , it has shown a willingness to reward the dreamer who gives the world a new idea . " The greatest achievement was , at first , and for a time , but a dream . " " The oak sleeps in the acorn . The bird waits in the egg , and in the highest vision of the soul , a waking angel stirs . DREAMS ARE THE SEEDLINGS OF REALITY . " Awake , arise , and assert yourself , you dreamers of the world . Your star is now in the ascendency . The world depression brought the opportunity you have been waiting for . It taught people humility , tolerance , and open - mindedness . The world is filled with an abundance of OPPORTUNITY which the dreamers of the past never knew . A BURNING DESIRE TO BE , AND TO DO is the starting point from which the dreamer must take off . Dreams are not born of indifference , laziness , or lack of ambition . The world no longer scoffs at the dreamer , nor calls him impractical . If you think it docs , take a trip to Tennessee , and witness what a dreamer President has done in the way of harnessing , and using the great water power of America . A score of years ago , such a dream would have seemed like madness . You have been disappointed , you have undergone defeat during the depression , you have felt the great heart within you crushed until it bled . Take courage , for these experiences have tempered the spiritual metal of which you are made - they are assets . of incomparable value . Remember , too , that all who succeed in life get off to a bad start , and pass through many heartbreaking struggles before they " arrive . " The turning point in the lives of those who succeed , usually comes at the moment of some crisis , through which they are introduced to their " other selves . " John Bunyan wrote the Pilgrim's Progress , which is among the finest of all English literature , after he had been confined in prison . and sorely punished , because of his views on the subject of religion . 0. Henry discovered the genius which slept within his brain , after he had met with great misfortune , and was confined in a prison cell , in Columbus , Ohio . Being FORCED , through misfortune , to become acquainted with his " other self , " and to use . his IMAGINATION , he discovered himself to be a great author instead of a miserable criminal and outcast . Strange and varied are the ways of life , and stranger still are the ways of Infinite Intelligence , through which men are sometimes forced to undergo all sorts of punishment before discovering their own brains , and their own capacity to create useful ideas through imagination . Edison , the world's greatest inventor and scientist , was a " tramp " telegraph operator , he failed innumerable times before he was driven , finally , to the discovery of the genius which slept within his brain . Charles Dickens began by pasting labels on blacking pots . The tragedy of his first love penetrated the depths of his soul , and converted him into one of the world's truly great authors . That tragedy produced , first , David Copperfield , then a succession of other works that made this a richer and better world for all who read his books . Disappointment over love affairs , generally has the effect of driving men to drink , and women to ruin ; and this , because most people never learn the art of transmuting their strongest emotions into dreams of a constructive nature . Helen Keller became deaf , dumb , and blind shortly after birth Despite her greatest misfortune , she has written her name indelibly in the pages of the history of the great . Her entire life has served as evidence that no one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality . Robert Burns was an illiterate country lad , he was cursed by poverty , and grew up to be a drunkard in the bargain . The world . was made better for his having lived , because he clothed beautiful thoughts in poetry , and thereby plucked a thorn and planted rose in its place . Booker T. Washington was born in slavery , handicapped by race and color . Because he was tolerant , had an open mind at all times , on all subjects , and was a DREAMER , he left his impress for good on an entire race . Beethoven was deaf , Milton was blind , but their names will last as long as time endures , because they dreamed and translated their dreams into organized thought . Before passing to the next chapter , kindle anew in your mind the fire of hope , faith , courage , and tolerance . If you have these states of mind , and a working knowledge of the principles described , all else that you need will come to you , when you are READY for it . Let Emerson state the thought in these words , " Every proverb , every book , every byword that belongs to thee for aid and comfort shall surely come home through open or winding passages . Every friend whom not thy fantastic will , but the great and tender soul in thee craveth , shall lock thee in his embrace . " There is a difference between WISHING for a thing and being READY to receive it . No one is ready for a thing , until he believes he can acquire it . The state of mind must be BELIEF , not mere hope or wish . Open - mindedness is essential for belief . Closed minds do not inspire faith , courage , and belief .