y　to　be　succeeded　by　twice　as　many　more。　They　fail　because　instead　of　having　the　barrel　do　the　uplifting；　they　try　to　do　it　with　a　derrick。
  The　victims　of　the　artificial　uplift　cannot　stay　uplifted。　They　rattle　back；　and　〃the　last　estate　of　that　man　is　worse　than　the　first。〃
  You　cannot　uplift　a　beggar　by　giving　him　alms。　You　are　using　the　derrick。　We　must　feed　the　hungry　and　clothe　the　naked；　but　that　is　not　helping　them；　that　is　propping　them。　The　beggar　who　asks　you　to　help　him　does　not　want　to　be　helped。　He　wants　to　be　propped。　He　wants　you　to　license　him　and　professionalize　him　as　a　beggar。
  You　can　only　help　a　man　to　help　himself。　Help　him　to　grow。　You　cannot　help　many　people；　for　there　are　not　many　people　willing　to　be　helped　on　the　inside。　Not　many　willing　to　grow　up。
  When　Peter　and　John　went　up　to　the　temple　they　found　the　lame　beggar　sitting　at　the　gate　Beautiful。　Every　day　the　beggar　had　been　〃helped。〃　Every　day　as　they　laid　him　at　the　gate　people　would　pass　thru　the　gate　and　see　him。　He　would　say；　〃Help　me！〃　〃Poor　man；〃　they　would　reply；　〃you　are　in　a　bad　fix。　Here　is　help；〃　and　they　would　throw　him　some　money。
  And　so　every　day　that　beggar　got　to　be　more　of　a　beggar。　The　public　〃helped〃　him　to　be　poorer　in　spirit；　more　helpless　and　a　more　hopeless　cripple。　No　doubt　he　belonged　after　a　few　days　of　the　〃helping〃　to　the　Jerusalem　Beggars'　Union　and　carried　his　card。　Maybe　he　paid　a　commission　for　such　a　choice　beggars'　beat。
  But　Peter　really　helped　him。　〃Silver　and　gold　have　I　none；　but　such　as　I　have　give　I　thee：　In　the　name　of　Jesus　Christ　of　Nazareth　rise　up　and　walk。〃
  Fix　the　People；　Not　the　Barrel
  I　used　to　say；　〃Nobody　uses　me　right。　Nobody　gives　me　a　chance。〃　But　if　chances　had　been　snakes；　I　would　have　been　bitten　a　hundred　times　a　day。　We　need　oculists；　not　opportunities。
  I　used　to　work　on　the　〃section〃　and　get　a　dollar　and　fifteen　cents　a　day。　I　rattled　there。　I　did　not　earn　my　dollar　fifteen。　I　tried　to　see　how　little　I　could　do　and　look　like　I　was　working。　I　was　the　Artful　Dodger　of　Section　Sixteen。　When　the　whistle　would　blowO；　joyful　sound！I　would　leave　my　pick　hang　right　up　in　the　air。　I　would　not　bring　it　down　again　for　a　soulless　corporation。
  I　used　to　wonder　as　I　passed　Bill　Barlow's　bank　on　the　way　down　to　the　section…house；　why　I　was　not　president　of　that　bank。　I　wondered　why　I　was　not　sitting　upon　one　of　those　mahogany　seats　instead　of　pumping　a　handcar。　I　was　naturally　bright。　I　used　to　say　〃If　the　rich　wasn't　getting　richer　and　the　poor　poorer；　I'd　be　president　of　a　bank。〃
  Did　you　ever　hear　that　line　of　conversation？　It　generally　comes　from　somebody　who　rattles　where　he　is。
  I　am　so　glad　now　that　I　did　not　get　to　be　president　of　the　bank。　They　are　glad；　too！　I　would　have　rattled　down　in　about　fifteen　minutes；　down　to　the　peanut　row；　for　I　was　only　a　peanut。　Remember；　the　hand…car　job　is　just　as　honorable　as　the　bank　job；　but　as　I　was　not　faithful　over　a　few　things；　I　would　have　rattled　over　many　things。
  The　fairy　books　love　to　tell　about　some　clodhopper　suddenly　enchanted　up　into　a　king。　But　life's　good　fairies　see　to　it　that　the　clodhopper　is　enchanted　into　readiness　for　kingship　before　he　lands　upon　the　throne。
  The　only　way　to　rule　others　is　to　learn　to　rule　ourself。
  I　used　to　say；　〃Just　wait　till　I　get　to　Congress。〃　I　think　they　are　all　waiting！　〃I'll　fix　things。　I'll　pass　laws　requiring　all　apples　to　be　the　same　size。　Yes；　I'll　pass　laws　to　turn　the　barrel　upside　down；　so　the　little　ones　will　be　on　the　top　and　the　big　ones　will　be　at　the　bottom。〃
  But　I　had　not　seen　that　it　wouldn't　matter　which　end　was　the　top；　the　big　ones　would　shake　right　up　to　it　and　the　little　ones　would　shake　down　to　the　bottom。
  The　little　man　has　the　chance　now；　just　as　fast　as　he　grows。　You　cannot　fix　the　barrel。　You　can　only　fix　the　people　inside　the　barrel。
  Have　you　ever　noticed　that　the　man　who　is　not　willing　to　fix　himself；　is　the　one　who　wants　to　get　the　most　laws　passed　to　fix　other　people？　He　wants　something　for　nothing。
  That　Cruel　Fate
  O；　I　am　so　glad　I　did　not　get　the　things　I　wanted　at　the　time　I　wanted　them！　They　would　have　been　coffee…pots。　Thank　goodness；　we　do　not　get　the　coffee…pot　until　we　are　ready　to　handle　it。
  Today　you　and　I　have　things　we　couldn't　have　yesterday。　We　just　wanted　them　yesterday。　O；　how　we　wanted　them！　But　a　cruel　fate　would　not　let　us　have　them。　Today　we　have　them。　They　come　to　us　as　naturally　today；　and　we　see　it　is　because　we　have　grown　ready　for　them；　and　the　barrel　has　shaken　us　up　to　them。
  Today　you　and　I　want　things　beyond　our　reach。　O；　how　we　want　them！　But　a　cruel　fate　will　not　let　us　have　them。
  Do　you　not　see　that　〃cruel　fate〃　is　our　own　smallness　and　unreadiness？　As　we　grow　greater　we　have　greater　things。　We　have　today　all　we　can　stand　today。　More　would　wreck　us。　More　would　start　us　to　rattling。
  Getting　up　is　growing　up。
  And　this　blessed　old　barrel　of　life　is　just　waiting　and　anxious　to　shake　everybody　up　as　fast　as　everybody　grows。
  Chapter　V
  Going　Up
  How　We　Become　Great
  WE　go　up　as　we　grow　great。　That　is；　we　go　up　as　we　grow　up。　But　so　many　are　trying　to　grow　great　on　the　outside　without　growing　great　on　the　inside。　They　rattle　on　the　inside！
  They　fool　themselves；　but　nobody　else。
  There　is　only　one　greatnessinside　greatness。　All　outside　greatness　is　merely　an　incidental　reflection　of　the　inside。
  Greatness　is　not　measured　in　any　material　terms。　It　is　not　measured　in　inches；　dollars；　acres；　votes；　hurrahs；　or　by　any　other　of　the　world's　yardsticks　or　barometers。
  Greatness　is　measured　in　spiritual　terms。　It　is　education。　It　is　life　expansion。
  We　go　up　from　selfishness　to　unselfishness。
  We　go　up　from　impurity　to　purity。
  We　go　up　from　unhappiness　to　happiness。
  We　go　up　from　weakness　to　strength。
  We　go　up　from　low　ideals　to　high　ideals。
  We　go　up　from　little　vision　to　greater　vision。
  We　go　up　from　foolishness　to　wisdom。
  We　go　up　from　fear　to　faith。
  We　go　up　from　ignorance　to　understanding。
  We　go　up　by　our　own　personal　efforts。　We　go　up　by　our　own　service；　sacrifice；　struggle　and　overcoming。　We　push　out　our　own　skyline。　We　rise　above　our　own　obstacles。　We　learn　to　see；　hear；　hold　and　understand。
  We　may　become　very　great；　very　educated；　rise　very　high；　and　yet　not　leave　our　kitchen　or　blacksmith　shop。　We　take　the　kitchen　or　blacksmith　shop　right　up　with　us！　We　make　it　a　great　kitchen　or　great　blacksmith　shop。　It　becomes　our　throne…room！
  Come；　let　us　grow　greater。　There　is　a　throne　for　each　of　us。
  〃Getting　to　the　Top〃
  〃Getting　to　the　top〃　is　the　world's　pet　delusion。　There　is　no　top。　No　matter　how　high　we　rise；　we　discover　infinite　distances　above。　The　higher　we　rise；　the　better　we　see　that　life　on　this　planet　is　the　going　up　from　the　Finite　to　the　Infinite。
  The　world　says　that　to　get　greatness　means　to　get　great　things。　So　the　world　is　in　the　business　of　gettinggetting　great　fortunes；　great　lands；　great　titles；　great　applause；　great　fame；　and　folderol。　Afterwhile　the　poor　old　world　hears　the　empty　rattle　of　the　inside；　and　wails；　〃All　is　vanity。　I　find　no　pleasure　in　them。　Life　is　a　failure。〃　All　outside　life　is　a　failure。　Real　life　is　in　being　things　on　the　inside；　not　in　getting　things　on　the　outside。
  I　weary　of　the　world's　pink…sheet　extras　about　〃Getting　to　the　Top〃　and　〃Forging　to　the　Front。〃　Too　often　they　are　the　sordid　story　of　a　few　scrambling　over　the　heads　of　the　weaker　ones。　Sometimes　they　are　the　story　of　one　pig　crowding　the　other　pigs　out　of　the　trough　and　cornering　all　the　swill！
  The　Secret　of　Greatness
  Christ　Jesus　was　a　great　Teacher。　His　mission　was　to　educate　humanity。
  There　came　to　him　those　two　disciples　who　wanted　to　〃get　to　the　top。〃　Those　two　sons　of　Zebedee　wanted　to　have　the　greatest　places　in　the　new　kingdom　they　imagined　he　would　establish　on　earth。
  They　got　very　busy　pursuing　greatness；　but　I　do　not　read　that　they　were　half　so　busy　preparing　for　greatness。　They　even　had　their　mother　out　electioneering　for　them。
  〃O；　Master；〃　said　the　mother；　〃grant　that　these　my　two　sons　may　sit；　the　one　on　thy　right　hand；　and　the　other　on　the　left；　in　thy　kingdom。〃
  The　Master　looked　with　love　and　pity　upon　their　unpreparedness。　〃Are　ye　able　to　drink　of　the　cup？〃　Then　he　gave　the　only　definition　of　greatness　that　can　ever　stand：　〃Whosoever　will　be　great　among　you；　let　him　be　your　minister；　and　whosoever　will　be　chief　among　you；　let　him　be　your　servant。〃
  That　is　we　cannot　be　〃born　great；〃　nor　〃have　greatness　thrust　upon〃　us。　We　must　〃achieve　greatness〃　by　developing　it　on　the　insidedeveloping　ability　to　minister　and　to　serve。
  We　cannot　buy　a　great　arm。　Our　arm　must　become　a　great　servant；　and　thus　it　becomes　great。
  We　cannot　buy　a　great　mind。　Our　mind　must　become　a　great　servant；　and　thus　it　becomes　great。
  We　cannot　buy　a　great　character。　It　is　earned　in　great　moral　service。
  The　First　Step　at　Hand
  This　is　the　Big　Business　of　lifegoing　up；　getting　educated；　getting　greatness　on　the　inside。　Getting　greatness　on　the　outside　is　little　business。　Much　of　it　mighty　little。
  Everybody's　privilege　and　duty　is　to　become　great。　And　the　joy　of　it　is　that　the　first　step　i