THE PATH TO SUCCESS

listened carefully to every word and watched the lip movements of the speakers. In addition, he hired two English teachers and he taught them Russian in exchange for English lessons. With these efforts his English soon became fairly proficient, if not fluent.” (Lenin: A Biography, by David Shub, Pelican Books, p.70) The method that Lenin adopted in learning English shows us the way to success in life. While remembering the best traditions of the past, we must add to those lessons with insight and hardwork of our own. This method may require years of toil, and temporary dissapointment, but it is sure to be successful in the end. v Turning over a New Leaf Corruption is a psychological evil, while lack of skill is a technical shortcoming. A psychological evil cannot be removed by technical improvement. If we are genuinely interested in making a better society, we shall have to work for the psychological, or moral reform of the individuals who comprise the nation. Merely bringing about an increase in the number of technical courses available will not make them turn over a new leaf.