ewer hope, to struggle to make permanently ours the forces and
potentialities that have been revealed to us.

Even a momentary contact with a character of this kind seems to double
our mental and soul powers, as two great dynamos double the current
which passes over the wire, and we are loath to leave the magical
presence lest we lose our new-born power.

On the other hand, we frequently meet people who make us shrivel and
shrink into ourselves. The moment they come near us we experience a
cold chill, as if a blast of winter had struck us in midsummer. A
blighting, narrowing sensation, which seems to make us suddenly
smaller, passes over us. We feel a decided loss of power, of
possibility. We could no more smile in their presence than we could
laugh while at a funeral. Their gloomy miasmatic atmosphere chills all
our natural impulses. In their presence there is no possibility of
expansion for us. As a dark cloud suddenly obscures the brightness of
a smiling summer sky, their shadows are cast upon us and fill us with
vague, undefinable uneasiness.

We instinctively feel that such people have no sympathy with our
aspirations, and our natural prompting is to guard closely any
expression of our hopes and ambitions. When they are near us our
laudable purposes and desires shrink into insignificance and mere
foolishness; the charm of sentiment vanishes and life seems to lose
color and zest. The effect of their presence is paralyzing, and we
hasten from it as soon as possible.

If we study these two types of personality, we shall find that the
chief difference between them is that the first loves his kind, and the
latter does not. Of course, that rare charm of manner which captivates
all those who come within the sphere of its influence, and that strong
personal magnetism which inclines all hearts toward its fortunate
possessor, are largely natural gifts. But we shall find that the man
who practises unselfishness, who is genuinely interested in the welfare
of others, who feels it a privilege to have the power to do a
fellow-creature a kindness,--even though polished manners and a
gracious presence may be conspicuous by their absence,--will be an
elevating influence wherever he goes. He will bring encouragement to
and uplift every life that touches his. He will be trusted and loved
by all who come in contact with him. This type of personality we may
all cultivate if we will.

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