He has still to learn that man cannot live by
bread alone. The making of money, the accumulation of material power,
is not all there is to living. Life is something more than these, and
the man who misses this truth misses the greatest joy and satisfaction
that can come into his life--service for others.
Some men argue that they can give this service and be in business, too.
But service with such men generally means drawing a check for some
worthy cause, and nothing more. Edward Bok never belittled the giving
of contributions--he solicited too much money himself for the causes in
which he was interested--but it is a poor nature that can satisfy
itself that it is serving humanity by merely signing checks. There is
no form of service more comfortable or so cheap. Real service,
however, demands that a man give himself with his check. And that the
average man cannot do if he remains in affairs.
Particularly true is this to-day, when every problem of business is so
engrossing, demanding a man's full time and thought.
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