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In work he forgets his sadness, his loneliness, his age. And he said to me one day, "I will die in harness." IX. IN WORK HE FORGETS THE SADNESS HIS LONELINESS HIS AGE AND HE HAS SAID TO ME ONE DAY I WILL DIE IN HARNESS EN
y suddenly find Dr. Conwell bringing his original purpose to pass. When I was told of this I remembered that pickerel-pond in the Berkshires! If he is really set upon doing anything, little or big, adverse criticism does not disturb his serenity. Some years ago he began wearing a huge diamond, whose size attracted much criticism and caustic comment. He never said a word in defense; he just kept on wearing the diamond. One day, however, after some years, he took it off, and people said, “He has listened to the criticism at last!” He smiled reminiscently as he told me about this, and said: “A dear old deacon of my congregation gave me that diamond and I did not like to hurt his feelings by refusing it. It really bothered me to wear such a glaring big thing, but because I didn’t want to hurt the old deacon’s feelings I kept on wearing it until he was dead. Then I stopped wearing it.” The ambition of Russell Conwell is to continue working and working until the very last moment of his life. LY FORGOTTEN THEY SUDDENLY FIND DOCTOR CONWELL BRINGING HIS ORIGINAL PURPOSE TO PASS WHEN I WAS TOLD OF THIS I REMEMBERED THE PICKROUGH POND IN THE BERKSHIRES IF HE REALLY IS SET UPON DOING ANYTHING LITTLE OR BIG ADVERSE CRITICISM DOES NOT DISTURB HIS SERENITY SOME YEARS AGO HE BEGAN WEARING A LARGE DIAMOND WHOSE SIDES ATTRACTED MUCH CRITICISM AND CAUSTIC COMMENT HE NEVER SAID A WORD IN DEFENSE HE JUST KEPT WEARING THE DIAMOND ONE DAY HOWEVER AFTER SOME YEARS HE TOOK IT OFF AND PEOPLE SAID HE HAS LISTENED TO THE CRITICISM AT LAST HE SMILED REMINISCENTLY AS HE TOLD ME ABOUT THIS AND SAID A DEAR OLD DEACON OF MY CONGREGATION GAVE ME THAT DIAMOND AND I DID NOT HAVE THE HEART TO HURT HIS FEELINGS BY REFUSING IT IT REALLY BOTHERED ME TO WEAR SUCH A GLARING BIG THING BUT BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO HURT THE OLD DEACON'S FEELINGS I KEPT WEARING IT UNTIL HE WAS DEAD THEN I STOPPED WEARING IT THE AMBITION OF BRUSSEL CONWELL IS TO CONTINUE WORKING AND WORKING UNTIL THE VERY LAST MOMENT OF HIS LIFE
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