You and I are not made to hit the target of life on the outside edge. We are made to hit it in the centre.
Therefore, young folks, be a rifle with a single aim, and make your bull's eye!
There is a poem by a great man called Goethe. It is a little hard, but I believe you can understand it if you study it out, and it is worth a little study. Here it is:
"Are you in earnest? Choose the very minute
What you can do, or think you can begin it.
Boldness has genius, power, magic in it.
Only engage, and then the mind grows heated.
Begin, and then the work will be completed."
XXVII
THE SOLDIER'S OUTFIT—THE BELT AND PUTTEE
Nearly every girl and boy loves a uniform. I am not sure but that grown-up people do too.
Now, a uniform has to be neat. If it is not, it looks the opposite of attractive.
And two things help to make it neat and trim: One is the belt that holds the tunic in, and the other the puttees that fold up the trouser legs. They make the soldier smart-looking. As the modern small boy says, "They are classy!"
And they are so useful.