Building Techniques

UNCONSCIOUSLY w? ?r? f?rm?ng h?b?t? ?v?r? m?m?nt of ?ur l?v??. Some are h?b?t? of a d???r?bl? n?tur?; some ?r? th??? ?f a m??t und???r?bl? n?tur?. Some, th?ugh n?t ?? b?d in th?m??lv??, ?r? exceedingly b?d in their ?umul?t?v? ?ff??t?, and ??u?? u? ?t t?m?? mu?h l???, mu?h pain ?nd ?ngu??h, wh?l? th??r ??????t?? w?uld, ?n th? ??ntr?r?, br?ng as mu?h peace ?nd j??, as well as a ??nt?nu?ll? ?n?r????ng ??w?r.

H?v? w? it w?th?n ?ur ??w?r t? d?t?rm?n? ?t ?ll t?m?? what t???? of habits ?h?ll take f?rm in ?ur l?v??? In other words, is habit-forming, character building, a matter ?f m?r? ?h?n??, ?r have we it w?th?n our ?wn ??ntr?l? We h?v?, ?nt?r?l? ?nd ?b??lut?l?. "I will be what I will t? b?," ??n be said ?nd ?h?uld be ???d b? ?v?r? hum?n ??ul.