"But many of us are discouraged and disheartened by seeing before us
so many big 'ifs' in the way that we give up trying to gain the height
toward which our eyes were once lifted. [Draw the wall, with the rocks
obstructing the way; put in the letters 'I' and 'F,' and indicate the
pathway. Your drawing will now resemble Fig. 19.]

[Illustration: Fig. 19]

"Some of us may say, 'IF I had not been born in such an obscure place
or in such an obscure family, I might have been a great success.'

"Another might say, 'IF my father had only had the means to give me a
lift at the right time, I might have been a great success.'

"Another might say, 'IF I had only had the chance to go to school when
I was a boy, I might have obtained the education necessary to make me
a great success.'

"One other might say, 'IF I could only work out my plans without
meeting with the discouraging opposition of those who ought to help me
and co-operate with me, I might be a great success.'

"Still another might say, 'IF I had only had the opportunities that
other men have had, I might have been a great success.'

"And so we might stand and look with discouraged hearts at the 'ifs'
before us and stop dead still.

"Well, now, let us look into this a little. Let us search the