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HOW WHAT

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GET

YOU

WANT

BY

ORISON
Author
of and '*The

SWETT
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TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

PAOS

Something

Touched

Him

II

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want
"
.

24
.

III

Plating

the

Glad

Game

62

IV

Discouragement

Disease
"

How
to

Cure

It

88

The

Force

that

Moves

Mountains
.

.116

VI

Faith

and

Drugs

152

VII

How

TO

Find

Oneself

185

VIII

How

TO

Attract

Prosperity
. . .

.214

IX

Thinking

All

Oyer

244

Heart-to-Heart

Talks

Yoursblp
with
.

279

XI

Our

Partnership

with

God

311

HOW

TO

GET WANT

WHAT

YOU

CHAPTER

SOMETHING

TOUCHED

HIM

The
experience, that

most

valuable
that

thing
that

which

ever

comes

into

life

is

that

book,
that the of

sermon,

that

person,
"

that ^that nature

incident, something
and

emergency, touches the doors

accident, springs
his of

that

catastrophe
man's inner

"Vhich
open

flings
sources. re-

great

within,

revealing

its, hidden

CUB

lion,
alone As

as

the
the

fable forest

runs,

was

one

day

playing slept.
,

in

while

his attracted

mother

the
the

different cub

objects
he would world

his
a

attention,
bit home and
see

thought
the
Before

explore beyond
it, he
find his

what like.
so

great
he he

his had

was

realized
not

wandered
back. He

far
was

that
lost.

could

way

Very
in

much

frightened,
direction
i

the

cub

ran

ally franticfor

every

calling

piteously

How

TO

Get

What

You

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his mother,
with

but

no

mother
he whose

responded.
did
not

Weary
what
to

his when

wanderings,
a

know

do,
taken

sheep,

oflFspring had
his and

been
made

from with

her, hearing
the
lost

pitiful cries,

friends
The

cub,
very

adopted
of grew

him.
ling, found-

sheep
which

became
in
a

fond while

her
so

short that
at

much almost

larger than
afraid
of

herself
it.

times

she would which

was

Often,
look

too,

she

detect

strange, far-off
not

in its eyes

she

could

understand. The
foster

mother

and
until

her
one

adopted day
a

lived
nificent mag-

very

happily
lion

together,
of

appeared, sharply
the

outlined

against
hill.
a

the shook
roar,

sky,
his

on

top
mane

an

opposite
uttered the

He

tawny

and

terrific The with sound

which mother
But his

echoed stood
the
ears,

through

hills.

sheep
fear. reached

trembling, paralyzed
this
cub

moment

strange
as

the
a

lion

listened

though
he
had

spellbound, and
never

strange

feeling which

before until

experienced
he
was

surged

throughTiis

being
The
nature

all had

a-quiver.
touched
a

lion's that
a

roar never

chord
touched.

in

his
It

had
new

before vdthin

been

aroused

force

him

which

he

had

Something

Touched

Him

never

felt before. of

New
power

desires, a strange

new

consciousness
new

nature
a

without answered
roar.

A possessed him. stirred in him, and instinctively, doing, he thought of what he was the lion^s caU with a corresponding

Trembling
bewilderment within

with
at

mingled fear, surpriseand

the
new

powers animal gave

aroused
his foster

him,

the
a

awakened

mother
a

tremendous hill. The

pathetic glance, and leap,started toward

had found

then, with
the lion
on

the

lost lion

himself.

Up

to

his sheep mother gamboled around just as though he were developing into a lamb a sheep, never dreaming he could do anything that his companions could not do, or that he had any more strength than the ordinary sheep. He within him never imagined that there was
a

this he had

power of

which
the

would

strike

terror

to

the

beasts
was a

jungle.
would
at

He
run

simply thought he
at

sheep, and
tremble amazed animals
to

the
a

sight of
Now and

dog
he other him

and

the howl
the

of

wolf.

was

see

dogs, the wolves,

so

which him.

formerly had

terrified

flee from

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

As
was

long
as a

as

this lion
and

thought
retiring
and

he
as

was a

sheep^
he

he had

timid

sheep;
age, cour-

only
and

sheep's strength
hy
no

sheep's
he

possibility could
of
to
a

have
a

erted ex-

the had "How

I
N

strength

lion.
he

If

such

thing
said,
lion?

been

suggested
could
I
exert

him the

would

have of
a

strength
like

am

only
do
was new save

sheep,
what

and

just
cannot

other But

sheep.
when
he came be-

cannot

they

do."

the

lion
a

aroused

in

him,
of the

instantly
the

creature,
the

king
and

forest, with
This his
not

no

rivals

tiger

panther. quadrupled
it would
exert
roar. on a

discovery doubled,
conscious have before But been he for
power,
a

trebled power

and
which

possible
had the had would and there had
not

for the
of

him

to

minute

heard
roar

lion's the
the

lion

the

distant

hill,which him,
of
a

aroused have

sleeping lion within

he

continued would

living
never

the

life have

sheep
that Hon

perhaps
was a

known
of

lion in him. added

new

The
to

roar

the

not

anything
power

his

strength, had
it had

put

into
was

him;

merely

aroused revealed

in him
to

what him

already
power he
a

there, simply

the

already possessed.

Never

again,

after

such

Something

Touched

Him

startling discovery, could

satisfied
a

this young
life. A

animal lion's

be

to

live

sheep's
power,

life,

lion's

liberty, a lion's
him. is

the

jungle

after there-

for There

in

every It is

normal

human

being
of
ing arous-

sleeping

lion.
a

just
stir

question

it, just
that will

question of something
us,

happening
of
our

awaken
arouse

the

depths
power

being,
us.

and

the

sleeping
lion, after
a

within

Just discovered be

as

the
that
to
we

young it live
are was

it had
never

once

lion

would
a

again
when
we

satisfied

the
more

life of

sheep,
mere

discover
we

that
last

than

clay, when
we are more

at

become
that

conscious
we are

that

than
we

human,
shall
never

gods

in

the
to

making,
live

again
clods
of
we

be of

satisfied earth.
We up

the feel
us,

life of
a a new

common sense

shall within
we

power
never

welling
before
the

power

which
and
never

dreamed
same

sessed, posnever

be

quite

again,
will
on

again
a

be

content
success.

with Ever

low-flying ideals,
after up
we

with

cheap
will
ever

aspire. higher

We and

look

up,

struggle
used

and

to

higher planes.
to

Phillips Brooks

say

that

after

man

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

has
a

once

discovered

that
half he
never

he

has

heen
haunt

living but
him will
be

half

life the

other

will

until
tent con-

he

releases
to

it, and
a

again

live
one

half becomes

life.

When
of he is

conscious
of

that

the

ity real-

him,

the

truth

his

being
with

is God,

that

indissolubly
he

connected

omnipotent
force and

power,

feels the
every
atom

thrill of divine
of

surging
he
can

through
never

his

being,
or

doubt He
or

his
can

divinity
never

his be

possibilities
timid,

again.

again
He

weak,
scious con-

hesitating
that
with the

fearful. is in close
He

rests

serenely
in vital

he

touch,

union,
power

Infinite.

feels very

omnipotent being, he

pulsating through
omnipotent
and he knows
arm

his

feels

the

sustaining,
that and child
he

upholding
on

him,
is

his

mission

earth

divinely planned Many

slums
a

divinely protected.
has
was

poor

grown like

up

in

the

believing that
in
his future of the

all the there

other
was

children
no

neighborhood,
for

that

special
out

him,
level

nothing

distinctive,

nothing

dead

of his monotonous

environment;

but

something
some a

unexpectedly

happens, somethmg

some

emergency,

catastroph"
ca

which

makes

tremendous

Something

Touched

Him

7!

upon

the

great

within
to

of

himself,

and that about

he he

is is

suddenly
different

surprised altogether
has

discover those

from

him.
in him hhn

Something
has that he
been he did

touched

him,

something
which shows
power

aroused,
has
not
a

something
know he
the and

tremendous

latent

which and
he
out

before
answers

possessed,
call. He

unhesitatingly
into

goes

the with

great
a

world,

is
never

never

fied again satis-

cheap

success,
or

again satisfied
with
his old

with

his

old

nature

content

environment. There
distinction that
are
men

and

women

who who

have
not

won

in there had ago,

every
was

field such
a

would

lieve bethem

possibility for
it. you

until five have

was

they
years

actually
for

proved

Twentycould
not

instance,
M. have ago
as

persuaded
the
man

Charles
years years

Schwab

that him
one

he
to

later

proved
any

be.

If
a

twenty-five picture
that he
of

had had

given
declared have ''Such
man.

himself
be

he
a

is
man,

to-day,
he have
not

would idea.

such
He I of
a

would

ridiculed
a

the is

would
am

said,
such
a no

thing

absurd,

This
nor

is the

picture
I
am

giant.
an

am

giant,

genius.

just

ordinary.

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

hard-working
not not
even

man."

But

Mr.

Schwab He

has has

yet

fully found
all

himself. that it is
He

discovered

the

man

possible
has

to

develop,
out

or

anything
of

like

it.
in

only

brought
may

part
some

the

giant

him.

gency Emer-

time

call out

the

rest, the

ger big-

giant.
There
women
are

plenty
our

of

young

men

and

young
day to-

in

great
not

industrial
be
year

institutions
to

who

could in of
the
a

made

believe
be

that

perhaps
positions
and

single
great

they

will and

filling
power,

responsibility
there. successful
in

yet

possibility is
the the in soldier
a

The

futm*e is the

great

general,

executive, ranks,
in

slumbering
clerk
many

the

to-day.
a

Many
is

futiu^e

superintaident,
humble in
waiter

manager of

to-day
errand

filling the boy,

or

position
a

ofiice
or

boy,

restaurant

hotel.
of
new

Every
in
new

discovery

powers,
you

new

assets

yourself, stimulates
efforts,
instances
to
new

tremendously
We have

tc all

endeavor.
an

seen

where

ordinary

clerk, with
been of

seemingly
promoted,

ordinary ability, has

and the
the
new

suddenly
tonic

stimulus,

the of

vancemen ad-

hops

further

success

10

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

ought
no

to

teach
how

us

that

in

every

human

being,
are

matter
enormous

successful

he

may

be, there

still

undiscovered
man

possibilities.
capable
of

It
not

is the the
man

you you

are

making,
is
most

have You
to

become,
cannot

that

important
this
a

to

you.
asset

aflFord to imused.
of

carry As

enormous
man

your

grave
not

business
lot of

you

would in the

think

having
no

idle

capital

bank,
Do
are

drawing
you

interest, uninvested,
that this
is

imused.
what you

realize with nitely infi-

exactly
You have

doing
you

yourself?
more

assets

within

valuable
not
use

than

money

capitaL
This
was

Why
what

do
you

you

yoiu*
a

capital?
man

is

would

ask

business
all
not meet
a

who time

ing pinchhe

along,

worried
could

the

because

thought
his notes,

he

his

obligations, pay
amount

when
the

he bank.

had

large

of

idle

capital
inan
cause was

in

You You
are

would
more

declare

the
be

foolish. have
you

foolish

you

immortal
use

capital lying Why

way

idle hitc'
V

Why along
on a

don't
in

it?

do

you

this

little one-horse
you

all your
so

little

capital when

have
assets

much

used
use

capital, so much
them?

reserve

Why

SoMETHiNQ

Touched

Him

11

Try
know like
to

to

bring
you

out
never

that have

possible
done

man.

You

that
its

it to

anything
not

possibilityas
out

yet.

Now,

why

plan
great

bring

this

enormous

residue, these

unused
has
never

resoiu^ces,
come

this
out

locked-up
you?
feel You it.

of

ability which kiiow it is

IPbur tell you
ition, intuthat you
use

there.

You
your

instinctively
instinct, your

ambition
rnan

there

is
ever

much

bigger
or

in

you don't

thdn
you don't

have

fov/nd
don't

v^sed.

Why
him,

him,
call don't

why
him
you you

you

get

at

why

you

out,

why
the
and

don't

you
to

stir him

up?

Why

get

spark

this

giant powder

within The
man,

explode
of

it?

finding
the unused function

the

larger

possibiUties

of

part, the
New

undiscovered

part

is the

of the

Philosophy.
sorts

Itjrnay
"

be lack

covered of

under

all

of

debris

doubt,
worry,
venge, re-

self-confidence,

timidity, fear,
hatred,
These

uncertainty,
envy,

anxiety,
selfishness.

jealousy,
may all

be

neutralized How

by right thinking.
often
it

happens

that who

men

who

have
sidered con-

long
well

been

*'down-and-out,"
"nobodies,"

have

been

"good-for-nothings,"
changed

not
as

balanced,

have

suddenly,

12

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

though touched quickly become

of

by
men

magic wand,

and

have

of power,

Something miserable and from quickened their spirit, liabilities they have suddenly been converted into valuable assets to their community. John B. Gough was an intemperate nobody. All at once, apparently by accident, he was converted. and Gough Something touched from being a slave of the bottle he became its miserable From master. a example he was and into a tremendous transformed uplifting he Before force in the community. inspiring he was to himself down; came dragging men after he responded to the call of the divinity within, he was leadinghundreds and thousands and of men to take the pledge,to lead cleaner
nobler When kitchen lives.

others I

ers helpinspirers, happened that

youth working as scullion in a in Italy first got a glimpse of a great

a

poor

painting,the sight aroused

him which
a

something
before felt.

within It
vealed re-

he
new

had

never

artistic
am a a

"I, too,
this inward

claimed, impulse, and he expainter!" Following

call,he got
a

chance

to work

in the

studio of

famous

and artist,

became finally

Something

Touched

Him

18

greater
had

artist

than

the him. who all

painter

of

the

picture

which
How
menace

inspired
men

many
to

had
at
once

been

positive
turned
Some-

society,
become

have

about
^

and touched

inspired
awakened faces the It

leaders! the
from

(ything
and

them,

God

within,
to

they turned
the

their
lower
to

darkness

light, from inspmng

illumination but the

higher,
may
or a a

and

plished accom-

grand
book,

things.
a

have flash

been of

an

lecture,
gave

divine

that

them
it
was

glimpse

of themselves, them
on

whatever turned

it started

right road,
from
to

them
to

from
from

ugliness
enemies

to

beauty, society
The
into
one

wrong

right,

of

great

benefactors.
of

transformation Paul the

Saul
of of

the the

persecutor
Gentiles
is

great

apostle
instances

of

the
a a

grandest
flash
of

self revelation

through
What whole Saul
on

divine
would

illumination. be effected which when him the

a

revolution
if

in the touched denly "sud-

race

this

something
to

his

way

Damascus,
roimd touch
wrong,

there from

shined could

about
all

light

heaven,"
who
are

human

beings
the

going

the

"nobodies,**
the de-

"down-and-outs,"

the

discouraged,

14

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

spondent,
!
race

those
a

who

have

fallen the dead

by

the

side way-

What

leap toward
if all these made made
anew

millennium

the be

would

take
and

souls

could

awakened

by this mysterious vengeful

of the

something
of

which
the If

the

persecutor
teachers of
kindles enmen

Christians

greatest
this divine

Christianity!
a new

spark,

which

fire in human

hearts, makes
out

out

of

beasts, and
and
of

good

citizens
could

of

hoboes,
in

drunkards
the

criminals, aU,

be

ignited
would

breasts
from
one

despair

and

misery

vanish

the
has

earth.
once

When
a

discovered when
him

or

uncovered

bit

of

his

divine
upon

pattern,
it to

enough
to
see

light
the

is

thrown

enable

divine, immortal
ture, the
he will of
a never

plan
be

foreshadowed
content
;

in he
can

his

na-'

until
no one

imcovers

rest

the

pattern

and

do Such dims

this
a

by living
life

coarse,

low,
on

sensual

life.

puts

film

the

ideals, and

the

spiritual vision.
The have have
to

world
even

has

right

to

expect

those

who who

partly
their be
a

discovered
of
to
more

themselves,
their
divine work

become
up
to

conscious

origin,
a

hold

heads,
little

do

their

little
to

better,

dead-in-eamest,

Something

Touched

Him

16

live

on

higher plane,
general
their than

to

set

little better have The

it needs
or

ample ex-

in

those

who

not

yet

tasted needs

of

hidden
more

power. than

world

great

inspirers

great

lawyers,
It needs

physicians, clergymen
the
Lincolns steel
more

statesmen.

than

it needs

road rail-

magnates,
or

magnates,

great

ciers finan-

great merchants.
the consciousness lion

When touched

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been

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have
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something
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responded
those
about

to

which

appealed

to

you.

18

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

No
at
a

matter

where

you
or new

hear
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this call, whether Christian Science

tion, conversaor moved re-

New

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meeting, during
or

philosophy
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reading place
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within
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answer

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call and

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to
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touched

higher,
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to

new

philosophy, however,
the undiscovered forces within

especially appeals
of
us,

part
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to
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hidden, latent
not

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people who
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philosophy
new

acts

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leaven in the
new ing mean-

giving
the
man

life,new
In
one.

force,

individual.
in the

short, it discovers
stroys, It neutralizes, de-

old

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things which
and it which

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new

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new

develops

forces, unlocks
man.

sources re-

enlarge the

Something

Touched

Him

19

During
new

the
or

past hundred
new

years has

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single
added

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chemistry,
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change
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laws

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physics,
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out

miracles scientists
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inventors

invention,
have

great
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same

called
laws

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qualitiesand
years I

during
identical

the

last hundred Sir

Isaac

Newton
same

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laws

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of

chemistry,
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physics
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which called
one

Edison
out

using to-day,
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inventions

discovery.
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centuries

nature,
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law, is the
ago,

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of in strides

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intelligence,in efficiency,
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disclosingto
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20

How

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ions, conditions
of matter

the

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selves.

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intelligence ii
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everything
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nature,

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ages.

man't

journey
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philosophy
part
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us

especially appeals
which
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to

unknown

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ters

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discovered,

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Something

Touched

Him

21

that

until

we

find
is

at

least
more

measure

of

faction satisWe
thing somenever

there

still

to

discover. there
we

have

an

instinctive

feeling, that
in life have
an

is

sublimely
yet
found,

beautiful
we

have

because

never

yet
that

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satisfied.

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have

intuition
our

this

something
that soul's The this done there their
it will

satisfy
the

inmost

yearnings,

quench

soul's

thirst, satisfy the

hunger.
orthodox churches undertook
and
to

find
have

satisfying something,
much,
yet many
a

while members

they

church

feel that
vacuum

is still

tremendous,
unsatisfied

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hearts,
in their

longings
centuries

and
of

souls.
balm

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of

hunting

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Gilead,

the

elixir which

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less
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difficult
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chucches
are

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it

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frequented.
church

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are

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feel
|,

that

satisfaction
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of

instinctively
the

belongs

the

King

of

Ejngs.
On
every

hand

we

find

people who

have

been

gropiiig

all thw

lives in vain, trying to

find

22

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

something
for
a

which

would

answer

the which soul

inner

call
isfy sat-

larger life, something longings, feed

to

would

their

their

hunger,
of

and life

help
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which will foimd

them

find

fulfillment

their

dreams.
you will
are

groping

to

find

that

something

give enduring satisfaction, which have not soul; if you yet satisfy your
that

something
that

which

answers

the
you

sistent per-

inward
not

call of your

being; if
which
at

have

yet found
of the Man
has

living water
and

quenches
the tain foun-

the

soul's thirst, come

new

drink

philosophy, only
a

glimpsed
this

little bit of
so

the

divine
that of
a

plan, but

glimpse promises
see

much

he

feels he must
we

the whole.

The reveals

part

ourselves

have

discovered
and
we

only
never

part
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of the divine
we

pattern,
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shaU

rest

until

trace

whole.
we

larger, grander,
and
so

know beats

superber thing instinctively feel we ought to

so we

be

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are,

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develop it, we
can

must

it.
is

human

be

satisfied

while

he

haunted

by that other

part of the divine

pat-

Something

Touched

Him

28

tern, the part which

mount

was

shown

to

him

in the

of

his
we

highest moment.
discovered and is
more a

The

part of

ourselves
an

have

infinitelylarger
we our

prophecy of magnificent
is the

whole, and

must

find it. We

This
are

great
find

object of
the rest

existence.

here
man.

to

of the

pattern

of the divine

Individuallywe have the larger possible man,

him
out.

gotten
and shown
we

glimpse of must bring

part which

We

have

been

prophesies the possiblewhole, and every now become and then lest we discouraged and give the pursuit. Nature gives us a Lincoln, up Gladstone, a Philhps Brooks, in order apa parently of man the possibilities to show us
and God The
to

stimulate

lis in

our

efforts to ievolve the

man. new

philosophyis the Christ motive which has been working in man all up through the ages in its efforts to produce the master the selfish,grasping, greedy man, not man, but the masterful, selfless, impersonalman, the
life

Christlike
man

man

with

the God
a

consciousness, the

who
;

realizes that he is
come

part of
God

all

kind man-

that he has

out

from

and

that

he is

going

back

to

God.

CHAPTER

II

HOW

TO

GET

WHAT

YOU

WANT

Yoa

are

victory

organized;
part great
or

you life's

were

bom game. have

to

conquer, But yon

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to
cm

play
never

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establish
in
our

in

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mitil

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grand ability.
witii
our

you

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tion

and

your

We dominant
our

relations

desires,

wiiii

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for in

li mil

minds,
we

with to

the realize of

things
these
our

we

long

with

hearts,
the

and

tend and

things

proportton
our

to

persistency
efforts
to

intensity
them.

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and

ligent intel-

realize

Stop
stop
have not

thinking

trouble

if if you

you
wish

want to

to attract

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its

oppof Refuse you

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to'

thinking anything
want.

poverty
to

plenty.
the

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things
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of iron
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rubber,
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only

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women

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How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

lower

order

of mind

on

meaner

social
us

plane.
are ditions con-

The

great trouble is,that

have

with
or

all of

who

struggling with
we

unhappy
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are

unfortimate ourselves
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separated

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so

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way

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great magnetic
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creation.
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thinking right,and attracting the right things. things

of you

"Think
A.

the

want."
up

The in these

pro-

foundest /
words.

philosophy
Think

is locked

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them them

clearly,persistently,
with all the force

concentrating upon might

with of your all your
a

and them

f,

mind, and
energy. for

struggle toward
is the way
to

This the

make
want

yourself
But
to

magnet
you

things
to

you
to

the moment

begin

doubt,

wrorry,

fear, you
you

demagnetize yourself, and

desire
flee from mental
you you.

the dWve

things
them
can

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away
not
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your
near

altitude.
you from the
are

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thena.

while

liberatel de-

separating yourself
You
you
are

going
are

in

one

direction, and
in the

tilings

want

going
in the

opposite
for

di^ eclicin,

"A H.

desire

heart

anythin*.^," says promise srpt

Emilie

Cady,
to

"is God's

sure

beforehand

indicate that
of

it is 7/ours

already

in the limitless realm

supply."

/"

v"^'

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

27

No

matter

how

outlook,

how

discouraging your present apparently unpromising your

your

future, cling to
it.
the Picture

desire ideal

and

you

will realize

the

conditions, visualize

long to attain ; imagine bitious yourself already in the position you are amtions, to reach. Do, not acknowledge limitaallow do not other suggestion to any lodge in your mind than the success you long for, the conditions aspire to. Picture you desires as actuallyrealized, and hold fast your vision with aU the tenacity you to your can
success,

which

you

muster.

This

is the way

way
to

out

of your

ties; difficul-

this is the
of you
to

open

the
to

door

ahead
and

^^:

the

place higher up,

Crawford, America,

better

brighter conditions.
"

When his

Clifton
career

the actor, started he

on

in

played

in

one-

week

One

and performances in small towns told by a prominent night he was of the company that
never

cities.
ber mem-

his work be
to

wasn't

much

good,
had

that

he would
go back

successful, and
Scotland.
withstanding Not-

better

home

this criticism
and

discouraging but

well-meant
mained re-

advice, young continued in America,

Crawford
in his

profcs-

1.

"

28

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

sion and the After

in

coveted

comparatively short time reached position of a Broadway "star/'

success

his first

in New

York

he

had had

the satisfaction advised reminded Clifton him

of

meeting the friend who

to his
own

to return

country, and
because he

him

of the incident.
won

Crawford

out

lated re-

himself because rather outside

mentally
to

to the

thing he wanted,
in his
own

he listened to the voice than the

soul

predictionsof pessimistic

voices.
''Why
For Some And
has the

heart
and

heights
others

restless yearnings steps untrod?

of of

call it the the

voice voice

longing
God."

which something withm longs to you is the voice of be brought out, to be expressed, Don't God disregard it. calling to you. there Don't is be afraid of your lon^gs; Don't divinityin them. try to stranglethem gant, because you think they are much too extravahas Creator not too Utopian. The given you a longing to do that which you hai* to do. no ability of us are One reason why the lives of many and so narrow pinched, small and commonThat

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

29
.

place,

is because
our

we

are

afraid
to to
we

to

fling out

our

desires,
We

longings, afraid
so

visualize
our

them.
fidence con-

become

accustomed

putting
see on

only in things that

the

cal physito

plane,
senses,

in

the

material

that

is real
us

the

that the

it is very

difficult the

for
force

to

realize does

that

capital

power,

that

things,
in
we

resides
our

in the

mind.
of

Instead the

ing of believwe

possession
in
our

things
in
our

desire,
tions. restric-

believe We

limitations,

demagnetize
and
in

ourselves We
see

by

wrong

thinking
obstacles

lack
our

of

faith.
and

only the
that
man,

path,
is

forget
than will. this of when

working
that
can

with
oppose

God,

greater
his

any

obstacle

itself to knew

Benjamin
*'Man
is
not

Disraeli the
are

he

said,

creature

circumstances. of man."
He

Circumstances demonstrated in
race

the

creatures

its truth

in his

own

fife.

Alien

and

creed,
dead Jew

with

other
at

circumstances the

apparently
resolute reached Prime
young

against him
overcame

start, the
and

all obstacles, ideal. and He

was

the

goal
of

of

his

became made

Minister
of

England,

Uarl

Beaconsfield

by

his

sovereign^ Queen

Victoria.

30

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

Lowell

did he

not

utter

mere

airy, poetic

idea

when

said.
thing
one

The For

we

long

for,

that

we

are

transcendent

moment.

He
the and

spoke

simple truth.
He way goes

The ahead leads knows of

poet
the

is

always

prophet.
points
Like of
our

scientist,
to
sees

the

that

upward
and knows is the

the far the

ideal.
in

faith, the
the
senses.

poet

advance
of
us men

He
moments
on

that

vision

exalted
real have

model

given
The

to

make

the

material up

plane.
world

who

climbed

in the
have

have

seen

themselves

climbing,

pictured

themselves
to

actually in the position they longed They

have

be

in.

have

climbed
a

up of

mental]^
themselyes

first.
as

They

kept
to

vision
and

ever

climbing
have
to

higher

higher things.
their
If
we

They
to

continually
grow
our

affirmed their ideal.

ability
ev"

climb,
to

up

to

hope
do
as

make

dreams
we

come

true,

we

must
in

they did;

must

actually live
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tii^.
;"

conscious

realization which

of

ideal.

This

is th"S

entering wedge
ahead shut
us

will will

split the
the

difficultieg

of

us,

which
our

open

doors

whidj;i

from

own.

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

31:

If and

you

are

discouraged

by repeated
the
not

failures
pangs

disappointments,
ambition;
you

suffering
if
you
are

of
the the

thwarted

doing yielding happy

if you

thing

long

to

do

if life is not and

not

satisfaction, the
if your

success

joy

of

ice; servare

plans

do

prosper;
a

hampered

by poverty
environment,

and

narrow,

crude,
is

congenial un-

there

something
Creator's but with

wroipig

"

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with

the
for
are

world,
His

or

the

beneficent

plans
You

children,

yourself.
are

not

thinking
as

right. long

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to

riot We

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every
one

you

be. and
we

are,

of
true

us,

both

ourselves of in what the

our

environment,

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and
we

have

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moment

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of
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our

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what the

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desires. of
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we

heart's
it said

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and

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in

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How

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48

qualities.
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How

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led him

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angel,
dark

which of

ultimately

through

the
up of

valleys
of

diflSculty and
of
to

opposition,
swamps where the

out

the

miasma

the

stagnant

discouragement
is pure, dwells. the

the the

heights,
outlook
out

atmosphere
excellence into Just
or

clear, where
of the
into
on

It

led him

ness dark-

light, into
you
are

freedom,

success.

because
a

struggling

farm which is
no

in

factory, doing something

nature

against
there

your

whole

rebels, because

48

How

TO

Get
_ _ _

What

You

^Vant
t

one

to

help

you

support
or

your

aged
not

parents
conclude

or

an

invalid
your
as

brother vision
you attain

sister, do

that
on

must
can,

perish.
and desire. and
have

Keep
your

pushing
divine
and poorer

best
to

affirming

power

your

Hundreds

thousands

of

poor

boys
yours

girls with
done
in their

opportunities
deeds because
power

than

immortal

they
to

had

faith it.

ideal

and

in thenIt
is

attain

by
upon

the the
to

perpetual

focusing
of

of

his

thought

solving
faith
in

scientific

lems, probsolve
to

added these himself

his

his

ability to
attracted him made mind

problems,
the

that

Edison have His

has

forces

which

the ways al-

greatest
nm

living
ahead
was

inventor. of

has

him,
to

visualizing the
out

tion inven-

he

trying
He
was a

bring

into

objective
himself and
a

reality.
little
success

always
little

picturing
further
and
on,

higher
has

up,

his

followed
Edison

his vision had had and

lost

his faith. in his

sion; vito

Suppose
suppose

faith

he him
of
men

allowed had said been

these

obstacles
to

discourage
'^Thousands these
a

himself,

have
to

thinking

along
for I

lines, trying
and

solve

problems
how
can

long time,

have

failed, and

60

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

Look made
men

back and

upon
women,

your

past lives, you

and
see

self-

how

lously miracu-

the ahead
enter

doors of

have
you,
so

opened
that of your

out

ness of the blackwere

you

able
to
accom-

to

into

the

Eden
you
a

dream,
dreamed and
to
a

phsh the thing Goodyear was long

Morse
not

so

long

of I
seer

dreamer
was

sions of vi-

before
was

he
a

able

vulcanize
we

ber. rub-

or '^visionary"

might
Field

haye
a

had

the

telegraph.
vision
on

Cyrus
ocean

W.

had had

wonderful
not

of

an

cable, and

he

spite of his
world

dreaming of his cable in disappointments the nations of the

gone

might
their

still be
messages
not

dependent
from
been
one a seer

on

ships

to

transmit Had the Eli

to

the other. of visicms still be But

Whitney
the seeds

colored

people of the South

from of
cotton

might by
hand.

picking
for
the

dreams

Marconi's have been been

telegraphy might
century.
Had

youth, wireless postponed for a

and Bell the
a

it not

for the dreams

we

longings
not
even

of Alexander

Graham
over

might
Had

yet be
not

talking
dreamed still be for

wire.

Elias
women

Howe

of

sewing machii^
of the

might
it not been

slaves

needle.

Had

Phillips'and

Garrison's

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

61

and
our

Lincoln's

dream

of

freedom,
in

millions

of

countrymen
All of these
every

might

still be
"

slavery.
every

people

every of the up

inventor,
race,

discoverer,
who have
to

uplif ter
civilization
Lincolns

all those the

lifted the
to

from the

tentots Hot-

and in

Gladstones,
of incredible could their
a

have

clung
from

their

vision

spite

sufferings
them in their
was

and

obstacles.
purpose

Nothing
or

turn

their
to

shake vision

faith

power

make
won

their
out.

reahty.

This

why
succeed

they
in

Men^
,

proportion
find he

to

the

fixity
their

of

iheir

invincibilityof vi^Siiiidthe^
If
you
can

pose. pur-

out

man's up,

quitting
turns

point,

the

place where
him who

gives

back,

^OtL

can

measure man

pretty

easily.
is the
one

The
moves,

conquers

who
wards to-

steadny, persistently, everlastingly

Ws

goal, sight

iLiindful whether
not,
unmindful

the of

goal

is

always
of
moves

in

or

obstacles,
He did

difBculties, of discouraging
ever

conditions.
as

forward,

just
after his
in

Columbus

when

he

wrote
even

day

day

in his
sailors and

log boat,
mutinied,
to

undaunted

when

threatening
him overboard:

to

put him
"This

chains
we

throw be-

day

sailed

west

52

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

cause

it

was

our

course."
there
was

This

was

his
for

daily
him
a

record, because
to

nothing
A
man

else with

do

but

to

sail west.
as

such
have murder

mighty
turned
every but
course.

purpose about

Columbus's
crew was

wouldn't

if his he

threatened invincible.

day,
death

because

Nothing
onward

could

have

stopped

his

What

could
into ?

have

going
such

Mobile
What

stopped Farragut from pedoes Bay past the enemy's torhave

could
purpose, he

stayed

man

with mination determast, fall

run

mighty
that

such

invincible
to

lashed
or

himself

the

lest if he

was or

shot
be

wounded
in his

he

might

overboard

captured
his

perilous

past the torpedoes!

Washington
and few
men

showed

of invincibility
at

pose puras

fixity of vision
have
ever

Valley Forge
it. In

shown

fact, this

grim

courage

in face

this of difiiculties,
purpose
men

fijdty
been

of vision

and

of inflexibility

have of

characteristic
to

of

all the

great
built

history,
ft

whom Science

the

world
us

has the

monum"its.

tells
to

in response into the

the

eagle'swings developed eagle'sdesire to fly,to soar longings, your

-yenjn-

ether.

Your

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

68

ings
will latent

for

something
backed your
so

higher by
an

and

grander,

your

aspirations,
call
out

invincible will will the

purpose, your your of

wings,
you
to

develop
rise above
measure

power,

that

mediocre
your

environment

full

possibilities.
all
oiu"

If
soul

yo

:th

were never

taught
to

to

keep

the
with

vision

inviolable,

tamper
which
that
or

that

sacred

something
if
matter
us

within
left how look up

always
thing someour

points

heavenward

alone,
poor and

which, environment,

no

iron
not

bids
not

down,
vance adlennium. mil-

aspire

and

grovel,

civilization towards

would

with

marvelous

strides

the

The
in

limit

of

your

faith
limit of

in

yom*

vision

and

yourself
is the

is the

your

achievement.
we

jFaith

greatest magnetic
of the

power

know

oijtor the
to
us.

attraction

things

that

belong

A
the maker When first

great magnet
that young

faith,
which which

sublime
attracted

self-confidence
to
a was

wa"

John

Wana-

made

him

merchant

prince.
his the

Wanamaker

delivering

order

of

clothing

in

pushcart
did
not

in

streets

of

Philadelphia, he

keep

his

54

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

mind and

fastened
fear he

on

his

poverty

and

limitations,

On get past them. the contrary, he thought of a great future, and

never

would

when

he

went

past
as a

the

hig rich
would
richer

stores

he and
when

tured picfelt he
any

himself
confident would have that
a

great merchant,
time and
come

the

higger

store

than

of them.

Where
Most

self-faith do
not

is weak,
exert

the will is weak. their will in

coming over-

people
are

the obstacles in their way,

because

their
are not can-

resolutions
not

weak, wishy washy.

their vision, and
so

possessed by

They they

bring to
that

their aid the

tion, vigorous determina-

the resolute
wins
not

tion, will, the compelling affirmain

out

spite of
one

all

opposition.
to

They
to

are

backed

by the intense desire

to

realize their vision that forces

sacrifice for it.

work

and

Desire
It

is at

the
ever

bottom
been

of
the

every

ment. achieve-

has force

great molding,
Desire is and tom at the bot-

shaping
prayer. of all

in

civilization.
is behind

Our
our

prayer

achievements.
all progress.

Desire

is behind

Civilization

jests upon

jt.

Our^^jtt are

the

repre^enta^

How

TO

Get

What

You

Waut

66

tions

of

the

desires
train

of

those is
a

who bundle

built
of

them,

livery
of

raikoad

desires,
desires.

inventors' homes
are are

discoveries,
manifested
up of

of

mechanics' desires.
of Our
are

Our ries the

our

Our

hbraof

made who

multitudes the
books.

desires

authors

wrote

schools,
but those
rests
our

colleges,

our

universities

nothing
of

desires who
upon^

fulfilled, objectified dreams

built them.
Our

have

Every
lives,

institution
our

desires.
are

homes,

friends,
All and The have

all manifested

desires.

great
inventions
success

achievements,

great

discoveries
and desires.

began
of
to

in

longings boy began

every

poor

and in

girl who

pushed

the

front
which
niu*se

longing,
the up

in

indefinite and the

yearnings,
courage their
a

they had
and back

faith

to

until

they realized
There is of

dreams.
difference between of

great

the

yeanlings
desires and

the

body, the workings

the

bodily
and
are

passions, and
the soul.
urge

yearnings
longings expressions

longings really
the the

of

The in
us,

soul
the cosmic the that

God

of

divinity within,
open the
of

of

the
of

intelligence.
mind
were

They
us a

windows the

and

give

glimpse

realities

prepared

56

How

TO

Get

What

You

WA^*T

for
are

us

at

the

foundation

of

the
but

world. the

They

not

empty

imaginings,
things,
the of the

substance of
unseen

of

hoped-for

realities

things, the
We
are our

precursors

things themselves.
what
we a

apt
Ufe

to

think

that
is

do

in the

world,
choice. if
we are

work,
is

purely

personal
of
us,
us

But

there and

something
that
were

inside
is

honest
our

earnest,

leading
to

toward The

own,
answers

the

thing
an

we

made

do.

youth

advertisement,
which does

"Boy
not
at

Wanted,'^
all him may iimer fit

and

gets
the

place

him,

but he

divine

urge

within
and

haunts

until be
a

changes.
peg in
a

Again
square

again

he this

round
"

hole, but
a

urge

call

it ambition, you will

"

aspiration,

vine di-

leading,
until he

what

keeps
that

at

him

find
cannot

his own, believe House

the

place

fits him.

We found

that

Abraham
or

Lincoln lowing by fol-

the
a

White

by accident
ambition.
the

selfish

personal Spirit
and
to

No,
work

he

was

led

by
was

the

great

for

which

he

bom,
had

for

which

all his

ous previcoln Linis

a

experience
And
out

been
divine

molding
urge
to

him. led House is

this
of

same

whidi
White

the

forest human

the

active

in

every

being.

There

di*

58

How

TO

Get

What

You

Wakt
this end

In

St. and I

John
for

we

read:
cause came

"To

was

bom,
that Most
came
or

this

I into
unto to

the the

world

should

bear

witness
seem

truth/'
they
bear
to
sage mes-

people
into

do

not

think

that

the
are

world under truth.

are

for
any

any

special

purpose
to
seem

that

they
to

obligation
do
not

witness realize

the

They
bound
at to

that

they
to

deliver
to

the

entrusted
vision

them in

birth,

realize

the

shown
act
as

them if

their
were

highest moment.
sent

Many
and

they

here

to

catch of

grab everything they

; to

can

get hold
no

for
ligation ob-

themselves

that

they

are

under their

special

anybody
few

but

own

families.
that

In
came

other
into other

words,
the than harvest

people
with any

realize

they
pose pur-

world
to

partictUar
own

gratify
others

their
have

desires, to
sown

reap

the

that

without

rendering anything
They
open

in return. world

regard
eyes

the
as a

upon

whicli

they
of

their

legitimate field, a
their
are own

sort

hunting ground
where

for

personal gratification,
to to

they

welcome
cost

whatever

they

can

bag
no

without

themselves.
of lived the in

They
fact

have that

appreciation
of

whatever who have

billions

people

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

69

all

the

past
for

have

really
that

been
are

preparing
the

the of all
are

world who
in

them;
gone

they
them,
their
of

heirs

have honor
to

before
to

and share

that in

they

bound the

do

ting contribushaU
come

inheritance We other the

of

those

who

after

them.
of

to-day

have

inherited
We
are

the
joying en-

results

people's
inventions,
that
are

efforts.
all

all
all the

the

discoveries,
of the

luxuries

the

fruits

gles strugand the

and

trials, the
of who mankind.
a

suflFerings,poverty
the

hardship
achievers
of

the

inventors,
labored
We
to
were

discoverers,
the here
to

improve
sent

tions condicarry

their actual The

work the
way

step farther
of
our

by bringing
divinest

into

the

vision
to
our

inspiration.
our

do

this

is to

follow
to

tion, inspiraare

what

soul

longs
toward

do.

You
you

ways alhold
in

gravitating
in
any
nant

the

vision

mind. other

You

will

never

make
toward

headway
your domi-

direction
your

than

thought,
motive.

dominant Visualization

desire,
will

your
time some-

dominant
be

found

to

be

one

of

the

great

secrets

of

character Effort

building
follows effort.

and

achievement.
as

visualization Jesus achieved

achievement
His

follows

Christ-

60

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

hood.

It it
ever

was

not
as we

thrust
must

upon achieve Saviour

a

Him.
our was

He

achieved
if
we

just
attain

ideal
not

it. This
was

The

born

Christ. His
did

result His any

of

His

forts ef-

and Nor

work Christ

to

realize up when

vision.

hold

inexplicable
said, "Ye
been Saviour
too

ideal
are

for
sons

His of But

followers

he

God."

This and that

had

never

said
sured as-

before.

again

again
the

the

His
had
came

followers and
even

things which things, those

He who

done,
after All

greater
do.

Him

would

through
of their
are own

His

teaching
When

Christ
He
not to

assured

men

divinity.
one,"
He

said, "I
refer
to

and the that

was

my

father
of
was

did

fact He

His
more

superiority,
divine
to

the

fact He

than

others. His

always

trying
do He

convince

disciples that they

were
as

they could
divine
not
as

what
was,

He and
seemed in

did, that
that
to

the

reason

they did
was

perform
lack of

what
faith
our

them

miracles

their We

their vision.

divinity.
All
It

rise

with

elevation,
on

all

progress, in
a
a

is first mental.

is based

faith with
to

visualized

ideal.

Everything

starts

vision, and

the

result

always corresponds

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

61

the
to

nature

of

the

vision

and

our

faithfukiess

it,

Buddha

became

what his

he vision.

did

because ington Washof would

he

gravitated

towards concentrated

George
a

upon

vision

liberty
be
a

and

grand
for

democracy
whole
until the became

which and he became the

model
to

the

world,
vision

never

ceased

struggle

reality,
ter mas-

Andrew

Carnegie
because he
of his

great

iron

gravitated struggles
John Wanamaker
to

towards
realize is

his that
what

vision;
nant domihe is

because

vision. because he

(concentrated
out

upon

his

vision,

by

always
to

reaching
with

toward
his dream

it, always
of
a

striving
mammoth

match

reality

business.

Every
the vision which

man

becomes which he dominates

like

his
his

ideal, life,

realizes

and

wards to-

constantly

struggles.

CHAPTER

III

PLAYING

THE

GLAD

GAME

''I I

am

not

fighting
my

my

fight,

am

singing glad
It

song."
song intended instead that
of
a

Life
is with

should
so

be

one

sweet
was

dirge
should

as

it
a

many not
a

people.

life

be

glory
The

and

grind.
teaches of that
us are

new

philosophy
than to be the

everybody
now.

ought
Our
lives

to
were

be

happier
intended

happiest

infinitely richer,

grander,

more

glorioiu,

than

they
Have like

are.

you last state the

ever

experienced
I believe and
moment

that the of

moment time

which

you
when

woii]4
your

to

forever? of

will

come

habitual than

happiness

satisfaction
you have
ever

will

be

greater

happiest,

gladdest

experienced.

In

AN

article

in

the

Atlantic
of he
a

Monthly
the

titled en-

"Twenty
described
in It There
was a an

Minutes

Reality,"
had

writer
lescing conva-

experience

while

hospital
gray

after

surgical, operation.
a

March

day, with unusually

convalescent's when

cloudy exciting

sky.
or

was

nothing
in
or

exhilarating
atmosphere

the

immediate

environment,
62

suddenly

he

Playing

the

Glad

Game

68

felt
of

as

if he

had

been
and

translated

to

new

world

light,happiness
"'I cannot
say

joy.
the
no

what "I
saw

mysterious
new a

change
but
new

was,"
saw

he

said.
usual I

thing,
miraculous
true

all the
"

things
believe
how

in

light
saw

in what
the

is their

light.
and

for

first time
all

wildly beautiful
of mine human sparrow
to

joyous
is the

beyond
of

words

describe,
ing mov-

whole

life.

Every
every in the

being
that
was

across

that

porch,
tossing

flew,

every in

branch
was a

wind,
mad

caught
ecstasy
of

and

part of the

whole

loveliness, of
of I
me

joy,
. . .

of For

importance,
those
every

of

tion, intoxica-

life.
in love

glorified moments living thing

the before

was

with
in

"

^the trees the

nurses,

the the

wind,

little birds the

ing, flywho
was

internes,
was

people
that
to

came

and that

went.
was a a

There
not
a

nothing
Just
very

alive
was

miracle.

be

alive

in itself of If
me

miracle.

My

soul

flowed

out

in

great
to

joy."
live in
a

it is

possible
beauty

world

of

ness happi-

and

for

twenty
the
time

minutes,
"

is it not

possible
in such We
a

to

prolong

^to live

always

world?
all

are

seeking

this enchanted

world, but

64

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

most

of the

us

in

the

same

way

that

the

little

boy

in

story

sought boy,

it.
so runs

poor

little
a

this old

story,
on

once

lived

in
a

little weather-worn
He
was a

cottage

the
every

top of

hill.
at

dreamy
sit
on

boy
the

and

evening looking
a

sunset

he

would

doorstep by
dows winof

down

toward

the

valley,

fascinated

beautiful

house
a

with

wonderful oflF at the

golden
far

shining
the He of in him "what I the could his

long

way

end

valley.
was

greatly

dissatisfied and the had

with

the of

poverty
the house
made

surroundings,

sight
never

the

valley, where
very
a

he

been,
would
hut

unhappy.
poor miserable live in

"Ah,"
home

he my

sigh,
isl
If

only

that how

beautiful

house
I

with be!"

golden
One

windows
when than

happy
the

should

evening
wonderful
to come,

golden
seemed up his

windows,

more

ever,

beckoning
mind he

him

the
visit

boy
the he
sun

made house started

was

would

go
next

and

beautiful.
out.

So,
road

early
was

morning
and

The the

dusty

the
on

hot, but
on.

little
ward to-

traveler

trudged
he

and

At
at

length,
the
far

sundown of the

found

himself
had

side the

valley.

But

what

become

of

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How

TO

Get

What

You;

Want

Most

of

the

people

know with
not

impress
what fomid When had

me

as

being greatly disappointed given

future

life has
any

them.
as

They
they
years
care

have

such

anticipated.
which

they pictured

reached
so

those
from

youth
so

free

and

anxiety,
found

satisfying to
very and

their

aspirations, they
very

existence

ordinary,
far

tame,
The
so

very

commonplace,
which had which from

from

happy. appeared
reached

mirap
beautiful

distance when

receded
it had

they

the
was

spot from
still

beckoned,
ever

and

it

beckoning
discontent
any
one

from

an

receding beyond.
The
chief is he
cause

of

our

and

un-

happiness
with don't what
count

that has.
for

hardly
The

is satisfied

little

simple
us.

things
are

anything
some some

with

We
to

always happy
some

looking for
"a

big thing grand

which
seem

make

us

fortune,

opportunity,
we are

indefinite
to

happiness
And
we

at

loss

describe. this

to

think
to

that
us

whatever

thing
is

is that

is

going

make

really happy
future. "It is

always

somewhere

in the

owy shad-

the

tormented
to

spirit
the

of

man

that
his

always

strives

bend

universe

to

de-

TmJIT^^
..

the

Glad

G^ame

67

sires," says
souls with
do
not

Dr^
fit.

Frank

Crane.
are

"Hence

most
war

They
do
not

at

everlasting
how
are

fate. with

They
what
what

understand

to

be

happy
Some

is, because
is not."
even

they

always

straining

for

people
for.

don't How
ever

know
of the

what

they

are

straining
people
you

many
met
cause

discontented

have

could
of

give
their

you

any

intelligent idea
ness?

of

the

unhappihappy; un-

They
many

know
of

they
them

are

discontented,
the
which

chase

world
is not

over,

trying

to

discover
which

something
is

coverable disof
a

only

by-product
cannot

worthy
obtained We and which

deed;
until

and

this deed
elbow

by-product
is
our

be

the

performed.
way

push

and

through
hold

life

frantically struggle
we

to

get
us

of

things
"

believe
moment
our

will
we

make grasp

happy,
the

and

behold,
with

the

them,
had

charm, them,

which I

imagination

invested

vanishes The
we

thing
into

we our

had

set

our

heart

on

and

which
is
not to
we

got
same

possession
It it

yesterday
does
not

the

thing to-day. pleasure

nearer

begin
and

give
are
no

the

which

promised,
than before.

satisfaction

But

68

How

'k 9^T W^^^XOKr^AKT

is
we

our

attention

quickly
feel
sure

attracted will
we

to

something
for

else, which
our

compensate
grasp
"

disappointment,
repeat
the
same

and

at

it

only
in

to

experience
It is
our we

ment, disappointvoid

disillusion.
our

does
ever

not
an

fill the unsatisfied

hearts. which
No
we

There

ing longfill.

spend
what

lives may
we

trying
obtain
may from

to

matter

in

the
a

way

of
sort

material
of
not

things,
and

while

get

certain

pleasure

comfort soul

them,

they They

do
are a

satisfy the
the

inward

hunger.
we

like hot

different instead

things which
of We
some

take

on

day,
our

pure

cold
if
we

water,
could iced

to

quench
get
or some

thirst.

think
ice
our

only
tea

soda-water,
it would

cream,

coffee
not.

satisfy
but
we

longing, biit
cold
All
water

it

does

Nothing
satisfaction

pure
crave.

will

give
for

the

substitutes all beverages

isfied, unsat-

this

simplest
lack
with

and

most

plentiful of
They
leave
us

something.
a

longing
is like

for
water.

the

genuine
There is

article.
no

Happiness
that One
false the of

stitute sub-

will the

take

its

place. things
in

strangest

life

is

the

ideas
nature

everywhere
of

prevalent
The

regarding
belief

happiness.

general

Playing

the

Glad

Game

69

seems

to

be

that with

it is founded
money.

on

things that
more

can

be
more

bought
the

The
more

money the of
more

the

things,

and

the

things degree

enjoyment,

greater

the

ness. happi-

But

money

has No

never one

yet been
has
ever

known

to

buy

happiness.

yet found
earth. It

ness happiis not in

not

by chasing
our

it

over

the
our

in
our

food, it is
or

not

in

drink,

it is not it of is

clothes excitement

material
or a

possessions;
constant

in

round

ple,asure.
It is the of

Happiness
child of

is born

of

right living.

right thinking, and

A selfish and life

right acting,
never never

helpful service. liappiness.

Half the

knows touch

real

Greed

envy

it.

unhappiness
the

in the which
we

world would have

is caused result in ing envy-

by
from

losing
the others I

blessings
of

enjoyment
and of
were a

what for his

longing
man

what

they

have.
a

know
ago

and

family
in their

who

few

years

quite

content

little cottage ever, how-

in

the

country.

By
to

some a

venture,
few

they happened
dollars without
a new

make hard

thousand
diately imme-

working

for up

it, and

longing
ease

sprang

in their hearts

for

life pf

and

pleasure.

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TO

Get

What

You

Want

Immediately
more

these and

people began
to

to

dress
into

expensively

struggle
to

to

get

the

society of wealthy people, to climb

in every their who way

socially.
ances appearand

They strained beyond

of hearts. the life

keep Envy

up

means. were was

ousy jealtime

those The

better that

off filled their

in
a

result
peace

short the

old-time
were

and

harmony
involved

of

family
father's

entirely destroyed.
affairs his became
on

The

business
to

by the strain plane with

thing every-

put
of

children
means;

the debts

same

those

larger
had in the

piled up;

they
home When found her
run was

mortgaged, until even finallylost. danger, and was

was

their

inevitable

crash
in her

came

it
to

was

that

the

mother,
into

effort
above

marry had

daughters
up

families

them,

big
the

bills at dressmakers', there

was

and millinewi*,
left with

and florists',
to
save

nothing
was

which

home,

which
is
on

utterly wrecked.
scent

"Half

the world of

the wrong

in the

pursuit
mend.

Drum^ happiness," said Henry "They think it consists in having and

and in

getting
in

being
and is

served

by

others.

It

sists con-

giving

in

serving others."
which
is released

Happiness

something

1"

Playing

the

Glad

Game

71

from of
our

our

acts, and
and
a

from

our

thoughts.
is released

tle litfrom
our

it here

little there unselfish

good
acts

deeds,
and

our

service, from
Some
or

right

thoughts.
time
we

of

it

is

leased re-

every

help
those A

encourage when have

other anwe

soul.

little of
hand
to

it is released who

give
under from
of

helping
their the

fallen

burdens.
we

little of for

it is released

sacrifices

make

the

advantage

others. We

get
The
It

our

happiness
bee does work
a

just
not

as

the

bee

gets

honey.
made. It
can

find for

honey
all each it

ready

must

hard

gathers.
flower made. like the here it

only
We

obtain

little from

visits.
We

do

not

get happiness
flowers of

ready

sip
we

it from
must

the

life, and,

bee,
and
of

get

a as

little
we

happiness through
do
most

honey
the of

little there It

go

garden
deeds

life.

is those

who

the

which

release

happiness,
in their

and

get

the

largest
the

aggregate
most

of them
are

lives, who

enjoy

and

the

happiest.
every

Every
bit of
to

noble

deed,
to

unselfish

act, every
service

helpfulness
every

others, every

good

humanity,

lofty aspiration and

honest hard

ful helpwe

thought, good

work

which

72

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TO

Get

What

You

Want

love, inevitably brings

which
the

an

amount

of

happiness
and

corresponds good
intentions is not It

with
of
a

the the

unselfishness

act.

Happiness
"corner" of

monopoly.
sale
who in is

No

one

can

it.

is for
one

the

market
to

place
pay the

life for
and

every

willing
all
can

price,
'

that
mass

is

one

which

pay.
extract ten

The
per

great
cent,

of

people do

not

of

the

happiness

possible they
blank,
were

in

their
never

everyday
trained
to

life, largely because

think Their
of the

normal
are

sources

of

joyment. en-

minds
which brain

except

for

the

little grooves
in of

their

daily routine They

resources are

has
as

stamped ignorant
the of

their
their

tissue. mental the

possible
were

as

early

Indians

of

natural

resources

this continent, Rock.

said
we

when

the

Puritans

landed

at

Plymouth
Ruskin
at

he

was as

not
at

so

much
we

surprised
lose; which

what

suffer

what

might

furnish We loss hear of

infinite
a

pleasure
deal

and

tion. satisfacthe
mous enor-

great
natural and

about

our

resources,

the
"

coal,

the
are

water

power,

the
to

forests,
loss

^but

they ble possi-

nothing
resources

compared
of

the

in

the
us.

happiness

all around

74

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

time money

as

the

proudest
Andrew

monarch

or

the said his

greatest
he

king.
ten

Carnegie
to

would
longed pro-

give

million
ten

dollars hut
of the

have his

life

years; instant

all time.

wealth
Nor

cannot

purchase
power
to

an

has

money

purchase
things

hest The
are

things of life,love,
sweetest,
the
most

friendship, sympathy.
desirahle with
we

know

purchasable only
right thought,

effort, with

right conduct,

right effort.
Lincoln
as

said
as

that
make

"folks
up writer
as

are

usually
minds

about
to

happy

they
of

their of that

be." utes Min-

The

experience
of

the
as

"Twenty
of

Reality,"
that

well be

thousands that the

or

of

others

might

cited, shows
are

possibilitiesof happiness
in the outside

not

in

things

possession
of
us,

of them

; that

happiness

is not

but

inside.
are

Everywhere
over

people
is

hunting

the

world because

for

what
is
to

really

in

themselves,

everything
we

tinted, modified,

shaped
If

by what
we

bring
to

it

by

our

mentality.
that attitude The

bring
If

beauty
we

it, we
an

find

it is beautiful.
to

bring
and

ugly

mental

it, it is
of all

ugly

disappointing.
is inside
the

source

happiness

individual.

The

beauty

Playing

the

Glad

Game

75

we

see

in
are

nature

and of
us.

the We

beauty

we

feel how

in all

music

inside very

all know
seems

nature,
us

the
we

landscape,
seems

to

laugh
with and

with
us

when
we seem

rejoice, glad,
to

to

exult
sun

when flowers The sends

a

are

and
our

the

very

the

reflect is
a

joy. gallery
voice.

world
back the

whispering
of
our own

which It
is in

echo

mirror
If
we

which

reflects

the

face

that
if
we

looks

it.

laugh, it laughs back;

a

frown,

it reflects

frown.

Happiness
and
our

is the
acts

reaction upon
us

of

our

mental
It
us

titude at-

others.'
makes
us

is what
or

they fling
miserable.
or

back

to

that

happy
Heaven door

The

door be

between
open
men

and

happiness
us

cannot
our

when

the

tween be-

and

fellow
means

is closed.
action. the If
we structive con-

Right
would

thinking only
hold

right happy

the the

right thought, thought,

the
soon

thought, thought,
thought
the each

the

joy

helpful day,
we

thought,
should
all

unselfish become

supremely
is
or a

happy,
state.

because,
Your is

finally, happiness
of

mental,

degree
a

happiness
of
our

misery to-day
If such

merely
a

resultant

your

thought.

large

part

of

days

76

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TO

Get

What

You

Want

were

not

filled

with fear

discordant
envy,

thoughts,
"

^""7

worry hatred much of

thoughts,

thoughts,
half he

jealousy/^
instead

thoughts,
of the

perhaps
we

unconscious^
happy
Grod

time,

would

miserable. "Seek
ye first

the

kingdom
all When
these
we

of

and

His
be

righteousness;
added
of
unto

and

things
realize

shall the

you,"
or are

dom kingof

God
we

heaven,
in
a

that

is, the kingdom

to attract
meant

harmony, thing
when the else
we

position

eveiy-

that have

is desirable.

Christ into
when

that with come bein

put

ourselves
of

harmony
we

great

Source of when
are

supply,
oneness

have

conscious other

our

with
the

the

One,

words,
we

we

reach in the

cosmic of the

sciousness, con-

right

midst

all-

supply.
One
of been

would

think

that

after

all these it would

ries centu-

searching by
few
the

for

happiness
mass

have

found how

great

of human it I
not

beings,
have
not

but found

have

yet found
we

We

it because

have

understood

the "The

perfect kingdom
All

truth
of

of

Christ's is within

philosophy,
you."
has been of

God

through

history
of

man

hunting
himself.

for

this

kingdom

God

outside

Playing

the

Glad

Game

77

Multitudes furnish the

all

have

thought
to

that

wealth which
has looked

would

key
of

this
wants.

kingdom,
He

would
for

supply
this

his

marvelous
"

paradise
^within

everywhere

but

the

right place,

himself.

Divinely
Maker,
more

fathered
in
an

and

mothered

by

his nitely infiany lord

placed

earthly
more

paradise,

beautiful,

glorious than
conceive,
made

human
over a

imagination
world filled

could

with

everything

necessary

to

make

himian

beings

ideally happy
centuries after for of ideal his

and
race

ideally successful,
evolution,
centuries

yet, after
of of

groping

ditions, con-

centiu'ies

searching

highest
average is

good,
man

man

is
a

still dissatisfied.

The
He

is

god

playing
found
the

the

fool. of

still

looking
If
we

for

happiness
faces
would

outside

himself. of heaven up that

we

had
our

kingdom
be
so

within,
we

lighted
to

would
that

give the impression

we

everybody
possession
that

met
some

had

just

come

into

of

great
us

good

fortune,

something

had

made You

exquisitely happy.
know

how
come

pleased people
into

appear of that

when

they they

have

possession
for
all their

which

have

struggled

lives, people

78

How

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Get

What

You

Want

who

have
on,

perhaps
who

been

poor

and

tried
to

hard
a a

to

get

but

barely managed suddenly

fallen the

make
to

ing, livtune. forthe in

and

have How

heirs

changed
I

appearance unwonted

of

whole

family
eyes.

There
has

is

an

light place
of

their

Hope

taken

the
have

spair. dethe

Buoyancy place
words,
of

and

gayety
and
once

taken In
new

heaviness
have

gloom.
become

other
tures. crea-

they
The

all at
of

light

happiness
of their

shines

through

their

flesh, looks
is.how
Instead
we

out

eyes.

This

should

all

impress

one

other. an-

of

looking ought

miserable
to

and
as

lorn, for-

God's

children

look

though

they
eyes

were

supremely
an

happy. entrancing
should

Their

physical
which

";hould reflect
inward eyes should

beauty

their
their the

behold.
inner
we

Through
vision found
countenance
a

faces soul

shine
sense.

that
If

which
the

should
of

had the

kingdom
of every

heaven

within

us

human
a

being harmony,
mortals
every

would
a

reflect blessedness
ever

superb
which

satisfaction,

only

very

few

have
one

yet reflected.
have
that

It is

possible for

to

monious hartrue

spirit which happiness

in the

finds is

serenity and

life he

living daily, through

i
1

Playing

the

Glad

Game

79

the

resources

of

his
not

own

soul.
of

The

New

Thought
to

gospel is
a

that

happiness postponed happiness

a

future
and
now

life, but
"

to

be
sonal per-

realized

here

not

far

away

immortality,
of the
to

but

immortality

in

an

creasing in-

happier humanity.
One
most

unfortunate
race was

things that
the
to

ever,

happened
doctrine

the

teaching
be

of

the
on

that

heaven

is not

enjoyed beyond,

earth, that
that The looked
come,
we

it is
die

something
to

way

and

must

reach

it.
of

whole
towards every

teaching
the life

the

theologians
the life
to

beyond,
was

desirable
was as

thing

in the
like
as was

future.

The

present
to

not

anything
future.
very
was

tant imporsimply probafutiu*e

ter mat-

them

the
a

Man

passing
tionary
for
all
to

through
state

disagreeable
to

which

decide
a

his serious
more

eternity.
them,
and

Life

was was

very

religion
of
one

still

serious.
dreamed essentials

The that of
in

theologians

the of

past
the
a

never

happiness
living;
health,
of
was
one

is

great
tremendous

that'^lays
and

part

eflSciency
them
an

general
that the

normality. tendency
tendencies
to

Many play

thought
indication

of

satanic

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TO

Get

What

You

Want

which

were man

subversive had of

of

didn't think

period precious time

in

any his existence

religion. They right in thLs probationary

to

spend

seemed to playing. It never that the suppression of the play to them occur tendencies which instinct develops abnormal often lead to insanity and degeneracy. Practicallyall of the Puritans suflFered from the
curse

of

fear, which

darkened

all

their

know did not majority of them what real happiness meant. I'heir faces wore and sad anxious an was expression. There little or their no joy in their lives because natural love of humor and fvm was constantly suppressed. The

lives.

Think

of the eflFecton
an

st^isitivemind had
not

of the

belief that

infant

which

been

tized, bap-

to the years come though it had never of understanding, did not know how to reason, and knew could be punnothing about religion, ished

for

ever

and

ever,

and

that
was

hell
a

was

paved
rible that

with

infants' skulls I
to

It

such

hor^

doctrine

inject into
such

the
a

child nature
be

it seems

unthinkable

thing could

possible.
For

centuries

the

clergy

were

constantly

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How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

but

sad,

morose,
were

abnormal,

not

at

all suited

to

people who
The

living normally.
note

saddest

in

human

life has has

as

been
so

the
torted, dis-

theological
so

note,

and
so

nothing
botched
to

been

garbled,
of man's

the

gians' theolo-

idea The modem

relation of

his God.
as

forms New

religion,such
Mental teach

tian Chris-

Science,
strike
a

Thought,
note.

Science,
the
ligion re-

different

They

of

joy
of

and

gladness.
upon

They
not

put
on we

the
the live

great
life
a

stress

living

to-day,
teach
that

after

death.

They through
and

if

joyful, helpful,
Rule,
way,
we

unselfish

life, practise the

Golden
love's and also
state

go

this world
be

practising
eflScient
we

shall not
here

only
now,

happy,
that any

successful be

but

shall future

infinitelybetter
may be

fitted
for

for
us.

that
of

waiting
on

The

old

forms

religion focused
an

the

future.

They
in
eyes

worshiped
some

absentee

God,
so

placed
focused

heaven their half

far-off
a

locality,and
state

on as

future
went
new

that

they

did

not

live

they
The

along.

philosophy joy
upon

or

religion preaches
It the

gospel

of

and

gladness.
the

puts the great beautiful,

the

emphasis

good,

Playing

the

Glad

Game

88

true,
nature.

and

upon

the is

noble, the
a new new

sublime

in human upon

It

putting
a

emphasis place
these to

happiness,

is

giving
is from

joy

and

gladness, which
himaan The and
new

redeeming
the teaches
as

instinctive ban.

qualities

theologians'
that innocent

philosophy
are our

joy
as

gladness
to
as

just

religious, and
mental and

just

essential well It mind

physical,
itself. the

moral

being
insists is
a

prayer that

cheerful,

happy,
It
teaches

joyful
that

sign of normality.

harmony,
to

physical, mental
all which
does

and

moral,
that

mental is fundacan more

religion; and
not

nothing
us

be

religious
more

make
more

efficient,
teaches

successful,

happy.
freedom that it

It
from

that

religion
fear and

means

superstition,
wholeness,

worry,

means

completeness,

full

and

joyous

self-

expression.
In
nearer

other
to

words,
normal

true

rehgion

is

bringing
to
a

man

perfection,
made
man

nearer

God. life

The of work

Creator and

for made him

normal
to

enjoyment,
He made

him
to

be

ously gloriwhole,
from

happy.
strong,
God's

be

ideally perfect.

Any

deviations

plan

is man's

fault.

84

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

Did

you

ever

stop

to
us

think
to

how be

many
to

times

the

sacred

writers
In

told

glad,
play
in

rejoice
for

always?
months

*Tollyanna"
immense that the
to

the

which
New

held

audiences

York

spellbound,
says:

Pollyanna,
(iod
took times
us

child
trouble

of

gladness,
to

"If

tell

us

eight hundred
He
must want

be

glad

and

rejoice,
heart "The of

to

do

it

"

^some." the

"Rejoice
them
of the your your

evermore."
that

"Let the

rejoice
the
Lord

seek

Lord,"

joy
in

Lord

is your

strength."
I say

"Rejoice
"And "And

always;
no man

again
shall

rejoice."
you."

joy joy

take

from

shall
and

be

full." these
and

Again
are are

again

similar
the

sions expres-

repeated only told

and

all
to

through

Bible.
be

We

not

rejoice
exceeding
it
"

and

glad, but

"to God

rejoice
must

be
meant

glad."

Surely

have

^some.

Struggles, disappointments,
not

difficulties,are
but
and
to to

meant
"

to

make
we

us

sad,
whine

make

us

strong
we

for be

if

don't

complain,
all

shall

given

strength

overcome

these. When
I

hear

people
trifles

grumbling

and

plaining com-

about

and

magnifying

mole-

Playing

the

Glad

Game

86

hills

into whose

mountains,
life had
but

always
full
never

think
of

of

an

old and

lady

been
who

sorrows

disappointments,
and

lost asked

her
one

fulness cheer-

serenity.
of her
sweet

Being

day

the
**I

secret

optimism, Early
I

she
in

replied,
solved re-

ke6p

pleasure
every

book.

life, I
some

that

night

would had
come

record
to
me

pleasant experience which

the

ing durof sad

day.
for the

This

has

given

me

the

habit the

looking
ones

glad things
And
so,
no

instead
matter

of
how

in my

life.
I

dark
see a

the

clouds,

have

always

been

able

to

bit of

sunlight shining through." days, she

she

Many light
had had which

said, it
had
had of

was

hard

to

see

the
and

because

large family,
In

lost every much

member

it.

addition

she losses
her
to

illness, and
very her
to

many But

financial
in had for

left her
and

poor.

spite of managed
every

afflictions find of

poverty
be

she

something
life. who and

thankful

day

her

People
"to
a

take
be
amount

life

sadly,

who

see

nothing only
lose

rejoice

glad"
of

about,

not

tremendous but

ment, pleasure, real enjoytheir

are

they seriously cripple

their
success.

ability
nor-

and

impair

They

not

86

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

mal,

and,
of

therefore,

can

not

reach

their

mum maxi-

strength
I
see

and

efficiency.
with
dwell

When
to

people
who

gloomy
feel

minds
on

tuned at-

sadness,
of
so

exclusively
like

the

serious them

side around that

life, I always
that

turning
the

they will face towards

at

light, so

they

will look
way, and

life in
let

hopeful,
shadows

expectant,
all fall Mr.

happy
them. has

their

behind Schwab
of

always
of I

been

splendid
He I

ample ex-

the

philosophy
men

happiness.
have
was ever

is
In
to

one

of

the

happiest days
in

met

his

younger
a

when

he
he

struggling
was

get

foothold
over

business

always
constant

bling bubflow

with

happiness.
one

This the

of

good

spirits was
Mr.

of

first

things that
In

attracted

Carnegie's
troubles Schwab's from When
at

attention. Homestead

the

days
it
was

of strike young

the

works

merry

temper
way

that
to

kept

Mr.

Came^e

giving
the

serious felt very

despondency.
blue
over

ironmaster
young
man

the

situation, the
songs

would him
on

sing
so

Scotch

for

him would

and

cheer

up,

that

Mr.
and

Carnegie
say,

slap him
all

the

shoulder

"You're

right, Charles,

you're all right!"

PlAYINQ

THE

GlAD

GaME

87

Over-seriousness and who tends

depresses
to

the

mental It
is

ulties fac-

lower his

eflSciency,
work,
the with the
one

the

man

sings
over

at

who

is

bubbling abounding
successful Life full knew
of

with

gladness,
that is

sense

of

vitality
man.

normal,

ful, health-

should

be and live.

full cheer.

of

play,
It would

even

of
be

fun,
if

light
how
to

I
we

If, book,
habit

like and of

the

old

lady

who

kept
glad

the

pleasure
we

PoUyanna,
looking
very for
thing some-

the

girl,
to

make

be

glad
of

about,

we

shall

soon

ter mas-

the Let with

secret

happiness.
and "Just
be

us

"rejoice

glad."
be

Let

us

cry

PoUyanna,

glad
"

^that's

the

game.''

CHAPTER

IV

DISCOURAGEMENT CURE

DISEASE"
IT

HOW

TO

Discouragement
become

flies of

before

the

thou^t
with Him.

of

God,

when

we

conscious,

our

partnership

Eight children
commit
two

hundred
on

and

sixty
in

men^

women

and

the

average every year year and

New

York

City
than

suicide
a

^much
"

more

day.
two

In

one

Bellevue

Hospital people
other is
even

treated

himdred
to

thirty-five
In toll

who

had cities than

It

tried of

kill

themselves.
the

large
larger

the New

world York.

suicide

in is

estimated commit

that

more

than
each

fifteen
year

sand thouin the

people
United
a

suicide
In

States.

the each

entire
year

civilized
^more

world,
than
five 1

million
a

people
day
"

"

hundred Just
every Since

are

guilty tragedy
somewhere

of of

self-destruction

think

of

the

it,

"

one

suicide earth
man

three life

minutes is

on

the normal

so

precious
88

to

the

90

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

rot

talked

of
are

heroism many

at

present.
of that

If

it is all
in rope EuIVe
to

true, there

millions
I go

heroes
to

just
found
go

now,

and
to

leave

you.

it harder

straight

in

life than

under We
are

fire." *'under is the

one

fire"

all

our

lives, and

the
on

real

hero

who

keeps
and

straight

in

spite of discouragements
never

disappointments,
or

losing
way Power
a

one

jot
that

of

heart

courage,

never

giving
Divine

to

despair, trusting always

will
yoimg

in

the

lead

him

to

his

goal.
up

Many
in

talented

artist has

given
to

despair because

critics
he

discoiu^ged him,
not

told
any

him,

perhaps,
conventional

that

did that

belong
did not would souls
to to
one

established
the

school, and
rules

if he
art

follow
not

of

he

be
not

recognized.
realize his
own

These the
one

discouraged
who listens

did

that

the the

voice
power
most

in

soul, and
a new

who,

trusting
is the

within, blazes

path,
first
he

who

certainly attains
When
musical

distinction.
came

Ole critics

Bull said

to

this
no

country great
his

would

make

impression
American
he

here. debut
so
^A

They
would

predicted
be
a

that

failure
laws

because musical

violated

many

of

the

of

DiSCOUBAGEMENT

"

HoW

TO

CuKE

It

91

composition,
at

that
was

certain and stand

violinist, popular
shoulders
no

the

time,
he with

head

above
in
man

him
petition com-

and

that

would him.

chance of

The

name

that

who Ole

was

so

technically perfect,
soul, is
the
name

but

who

lacked

Bull's while

not

known

to

the

public to-day,
mortally im"

of
the

Ole

Bull of

is enshrined

in

minds
all

American

people

in the

minds

of

peoples.
is
one

Discouragement
human It has enemies. done has
more

of

the

greatest
curse.

of

| It
to

is

an

unmitigated
the
careers,
more

dwarf

eflforts stunted

of

the and

race,

thwarted
more

more

starved than is
any

lives, ruined
one

creative
is
a

power

other

agent.
in
some

It

disease

that

well-nigh
suffers

universal
more or

form.

body Everyvictim
and

less from
us

it, is the
from

of

its

poison.

It bombards

within

without. There attack

are

always plenty
from

of

people
will
see

who
reasons

will

you

without,
succeed that in

who

why
who

you will the

will

not

in your it is your in

undertaking,
to
come over-

tell you obstacles

a

impossible
way, and

unless
and
a

you

have

sublime

faith
no

yourself
which

resolution

which

knows

retreat,

takes

92

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

no

backward

steps,
and

you

are

likely

to

become

discouraged

then

sidetracked.

Discouragement,
from
and It it is crime
an

however,
and
causes

comes

most
more

quently fre-

within,
than
almost

poverty
one

any of

other

thing.
because A

indirect

producer

poverty,

paralyzes
is in his

ability and
no

blights eflSdency.
to

person when

position
is
full

produce
doubt

anything
and
fear. one's

mind

of

When whole

suflFering being
the
is

from

discouragement

negative, demoralized.
of the mental

age, Cour-

leader the

faculties, is paris not

aljrzed, and
man

judgment
when

sound.

No
or

is level He

headed

he

is
to

discouraged
look

blue.
at
an

is in

no

condition
his

-squarely
'are

issue, because
and

reasoning
is

powers

dulled
other

his

enthusiasm is

dampened.
whole
tal men-

In

words,

there

anarchy
the

in the

kingdom
courage
not

and, until
leads

order the

is restored faculties

and will

again

the

way, best.

respond
This
was

with

theu-

recently illustrated
who

by the
not

suicide the

of

man

feared

he
he

could

raise
he

thirteen
to
save

thousand
himself

dollars
from

believed

needed his
man

ruin.
was

In

settling up
that the

estate,

however,

it

found

Discouragement

"

How

to

Cube

It

93

was

not

in straitened any

circumstances
amount

and

did
his

not

really need going.

Time

such

to

keep

ness busi-

and
lost

again
heart
over

it has

been fire

found
were

that

ple peo-

who side
threw

imder their
weapons

just this
when
up letter

of

victory
down in

difficulties
and

they
the
or

their

gave has
a

battle
a

despair.
with
and
on,
come

How

often
news,
a

telegram

good

that

would

have
one

heartened
to

encouraged

discouraged
the
a

fight

just
after

after
has

sufferer

had

ended relief been

Yet

it all I
come

How

often the

friend

bearing
deed
had

just

irrevocable

donel
we

continue

to

read and

daily
of

in

the
lose in

papers news-

of

people,

young

old, who
failure

faith
busi-

and
ness,

commit loss
the

suicide of

because

property,

loss

of

friends,
in But love
"

trouble
for may
"

in

home,
and

disappointment
one reasons.

thousand

they
one

nearly
And

all be

smnmed

up

under

the

head

discouragement.
what
are

is this

Moloch
It is is

to

which
a

so

many

lives mind. It is

sacrificed?

simply
a as

diseased disease.

Discouragement

mental

just

as

truly

disease

smallpox,

ty-

94

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

phoid,

scarlet

fever,

or as

any

other

ailment disease.
any

which

physicians diagnose
is much

physical
worse

couragement Disthese and

than the and

of

because
drives

it him and

so

often

unbalances
or

sufferer

to

crime,

to

drink

consequent

failure
A

misery. just
received
a

letter is

from of

young

man

who

undergoing
shows minds
we

term

imprisonment

for

robbery
drives "When
and he
some

how

easily discouragement
right path.

off the
our

make

slips,our
our or

bad

breaks

unfortunate

ventures,
are

bad less

decisions,"

writes,

Ve
and

in

more

discouraged,
are

despondent
to

unbalanced

state, and
to

ing willour

do and

almost anxieties
are

anything
for the
we

get

rid

of

fears
our

moment.
are

When
ards." cow-

minds

negative

alwajrs
of work

This
a

young

man

had when
a

been

out

for

long time, and

whom he he stole orders
some a was

shiftless

station

agent
him his

with

acquainted
of Wells the of
that

loaned

keys,
money
in

book from

Fargo
and he

Express
succeeded
was rested* ar-

station

passing
He

them
the

before awful

says

price
him

he that

has it

had

to

pay

for

his

slip has

taught

DiSCOimAOEMENT

"

^HOW

TO

CuBE

It

95

is

easier infinitely when

to

do

right than

wrong,

and
to

that do

he leaves

prison he
his past. who
how

is determined

his hest to redeem Another

young
man

was

on

the verge
was

of

discouragement tells
face

he

turned and
to

right about
story of
This
New
one

by the
had

appearance
a

the

who

fallen

victim

the

discoiu*agement disease.
yoimg had York
war
man

who

was a severe

in

business when

in

had broke

such
out

setback
was

the great
to

that he

just ready
in Madison wind
up

give

he

up the sat down one

to

struggle. Quite disheartened day

on a

bench
he

Square
and

decide

just how
he had

would

the business

in which what

failed practically do next.

also to decide

he would

there thinking the matter over sitting ragged, dejected tramp came along and sat a beside him. The down man was evidently a and victim of drink and all sorts of dissipation, lapse. looked as near a though he was complete col-

While

The wretched

young

man,

noticing his companion's

asked
a

appearance,
to

him

how

he

pened hapThe
once

be

in

tramp, whose

predicament. at saw quick intelligence

such

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that

there

was

something
instead

very of

seriouis

on

his his

questioner's mind,
question
was.

replying
what

to

asked

him

in

turn

his

trouble

The business what

young
was

man

frankly
and
to

confessed he Then
eye

that

his

ruined,

that
do.

didn't the said:

you
are

know

he

was

going

tramp

looking

him
you

straight in
realize You how

the

"My
pared com-

friend, do
with

rich

me?

have

youth, health,
not

and

strength. by

Yom*

vitality has
You value have
your That

been

sapped
to

dissipation.
as

everything
life, don't
was

live
way
me.
a

for, and
to

you

give
ruined

discouragement.
am a

what
and ago,
as

well-educated
one.

man,

was

once a are

prosperous

But
a

years

after
you

ness businow

failure, in such

crisis and

facing,
would

lost
me

my

pluck
up,

thought
until I

whiskey
I could
never

brace
on

temporarily,
It did. first it seemed valuable
courage,

get
drank
I

my

feet and
a

again.
at

had
to
me

before,
found would

that
,

had

very
me

aid, something
tive, strength, initia-

which

give

something
to

which which time

would
I had

help
seemed

me

to

dare

take

chances,
For
a

previously
to

shrunk
me

from.

whiskey

to

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story

of his unfortunate
of

companion.

The

dences evi-

superior
in the

intelligence and
poor

education

still manifest

human
"If

wreck this
way,

appalled unhappy
can thing somesee

him,
wretch

and
can

he

said

to

himself,
at

still look

life in that
is

its great
left could
to

there possibilities,

certainly

for

me."
man

And

after who had

doing
tried

what
to
a

he

help the
went
new

help
new

him,
man,

he

out

of

Madison
in in

Square
his his he

with
and
a

resolution

face,
heart. says,
to

new

courage is
now

determination
man,

He "I
tribute at-

prosperous

and
success

large part
at
a

of

my

the

lus stimuthat

imparted
unfortunate

critical
who

moment

by
way
to

fellow
and

had

given

courageme dis-

sacrificed

everything thiit life

had enslaved
little

held

dear

to

the

thing

which

him.'* ihe

Victims tremendous when

of

discouragement damage they

are

realize
to

doing
enemy

selves themof their

they allow
and

this fatal

happiness,
in

then-

efficiency,to get lodgment

does is
no no

their

mind.

Nobody
There

good

work

whea in

discouraged.
no

spontaneity
no

it,

resourcefulness,
no

inventiveness,
It is

nality, origiless. life-

enthusiasm.

mechanical,

Discouragement

"

How

to

Cube

It

99

The all
your

moment

you

mental

discouragement faculties become depressed.

to

yield

They
of

is no co-ordination There lose power. effort among them, and consequently they

fail to do is

vigorous

team

work.

Your

tive initia-

executive ability paralyzed, your strangled. You are in no condition to do anything Your whole mentality is effectively. til disadvantage,and unplaced at a tremendous

this enemy

is driven
the

out

of your and the

mind,

tralized neu-

contemplation of its opposites of courage, cheer, hope, and a vigorous expectation of splendid things in no condition to do good to come ^you are by
affirmation
"

"

work.
of discouragement, of fear Every suggestion of failure,is a destructive force, and in the

degree that by it will

processes,

we

allow

ourselves and

to be influenced

it tear
our
cause

down

retard

our

life the

life work.
one

It will darken

mind

and

to

make
which

fatally wrong
may

decisions,to take

steps

ruin

one's

happiness,one's whole life. Many divorces are the result of unfortunate aged, discourdedsions to marry when girk were when they could not see any other way

3.B2;l

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out

of their after

diflSculties.
some men

I have
sorrow

known had

of
come

many
to
never

girls,
them,
have

great
whom
to

marrying
been had

they
in
a

could

induced
lost had
a

marry
or

happier
or

days.
some

They

mother,

father,

calamity

overtaken
to

the
men

family, ^d
they
did
riot

the
love dear other

girls consented
in
to

marry

order

to
or

relieve because

the

suffering of those
seemed
in do
a

them,

there

to be

pio

resource

for
were

themselves

difficult
to

situation. get rid

of

They
the them

willing
that
the
was

to

anything

thing
at

perplexing
Like

and

troubHng
from
sea

time.

sufferers

sickness
pass It away. is

they

felt

their

troubles

never

would

characteristic
see

of
end

seasickness
to

that

the

victim
as

cannot

any

his

misery.
in
so

Try
many

he

will
or

to

imagine
cannot

himself
do it.

well

days

hoiu^s, he
some

This

ness hopelessof
to

is in

degree They
as

characteristic
cannot
seem

sick

people

generally.
themselves

ture pic-

strong

and

well

again.

When
as a

suffering
severe

extreme

pain
for

of any

sort, such
cult it is diffi-

toothache,
that

instance,
ever cease.

to

believe
more

it will

Still

difficult

is it to

try

to

picture

an

Discouragement

"

How

to

Cure

It

101

end

to

mental
come

suffering.
to
us,

When

trials

and
with and

":-

troubles
sorrow,

when
comes

overwhelmed
into
one, to
sun our

when
away

death
some

home

snatches
to
see

dear

it is very

difficult

through
and
see

the the the

storm,

pierce the
behind
that

black
them.

clouds

healing
sorrow seem as

Struggling
in
ever our

with

of

great
we

loss could
we

'

life, it doesn't
be

though
so

happy
in
a

again.
sort
can

When
dumb be

suffering

wonder other
a

of

resentment

how

people
time,
as

possibly
to

laughing,
dances,

having ing enjoyfor

we

good
life

going

theaters,
seems

usual.

It

cruel, almost,
feel
as

others
could But
sorrows,

to
never

enjoy
even

when
smile

we

though

again.
time and heals the

we

know that

that

deepest
ills
one

physical
the the
brave
storms

mental
is the sunshine

pass

away,

and

that

soul and
summer

that
of life.

adapts
Just
sun

itself to
as on a

tropical
blotted
so

day
of the
a

when

the
and
storm

is

suddenly
sky is
are

out

heavens

the that

whole
we

blackened
to

by

sudden
homes
as

obliged presently
and the

light
clouds

our

and

offices,and
as

the

pass

quickly
in
all

they

came

sun

blazes

forth

its

glory just as though

nothing had

happened,

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so

there

come

times black
as

in

our

lives

when
and

thing every-

appears

and

threatening,
all becomes

then,
serene

suddenly, just
again.
The
a

in nature,

great
storm

thing

for

us

to

keep
no

in mind
matter

when how behind

life

breaks

is that,

violent, it is only temporary,

the

and

that

clouds
The

the

sim

is

always

shining. helps
the
us

New

Thought
the

philosophy by
the

to
phasis em-

conquer
on

discouragement
while. and
New
to

putting
Christian

right things, tl^ things that

This is

are

worth

why

tists Sciendo in

Thought

people generally
they happen
have learned
to

hot their

go

pieces when

fail

vocation.

They
are

that

terial ma-

things
know upon

not

the

first essentials. should

man,

They placed
is be
a
a

that
the

the

great emphasis

be

life, the

reality
that
a

of

which
can

divine. tremendous
in

They

know

person
he

success

although
though
money,

has
no

not

lar dolno

the

world,

he and the

has dies
new

home,

abiding place, no
house. In

in the

poor-

other real
mere

words,
success

philosophy
not

teaches

that

does

consist

in

accumulating
It

things.
of

is

matter

personalityand

cKaracter.

DiSCOUBAGEMENT

"

HoW

TO

CuEE

It

108

The

accumulation

of
a

money is
a mere

is

side

issue;
to

the

making
a

of life.

living

incidental

making
Time

and
to

again
heen

I have

known
in

New

Thought
old

people
would failures their

go

through
the would

what
most

the

thought
failures,
wrecked dence confi-

have

humiliating
have

which and

probably
But touch in the the
sense.

Uves

entirely destroyed
New

their

in themselves. these
not

Thought They
are

things
reahties of

do

not

soul.

in the Mr.

highest
The It

None the real

Rockefeller's

money

touches
of

Rockefeller.
mental. it is this

reahty
of

him

is

spiritual, is
is

is mind,

it is
us

soul, it
New

Grod, and

reality
that

that

Thought
Grod
go
to

emphasizes.
never

intended

his

children

should ble miserafication mortiest hon-

pieces mentally unhappy,

and have done have that

and

physically, be
should suffer have could

and

they
best

chagrin when
the

they they
in

been

and

do, just

because

they

failed

their

particular

undertakings.
We look
as were

made in the

tb

hold face

up

our

heads,

to

the

world of

the Most

without

flinching,
No
matter

princes

High.

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what
we

happens
have
been the made

to

our

material
as

possessions,
as

if

good

men,

women,

if
to

we

have world
there

dead-in-eamest
message
reason we were

in

delivering
here
to

the

sent
we

deliver,
ated humili-

is
or

no

why

should

feel

discouraged
is

about

anything.
that

There
man

only
his

one

thing
and

should

make

hang

head
one

feel that

humiliated,
should him in make the
own

dis-'
him

couraged,

only
the

thing
world

[wince when
and

looks

face,
sin.

that
There

is his

own

wrong
amount

doing, his
of

is

vast

splendid
and

unused in

success

material
who because

in the

"down
their

outs,"
upon

the

people

have

lost

grip
lost

selves themcourage. from

they
while did their
has

have
out

their

Some

of them

of work,

suffering
which
now

discouragement,
them
to

something

caused

lose

self-respect and
a

couragemen dis-

become

disease
no one

with
can

them. succeed

It with

has
a

become

chronic

and

discouraged
is the that

mental leader
in

attitude. the mental

other

Courage
and

realm,
faculties
says

when in

is down

all the Until

nor

drop
word,

sympathy.
will

courage
any

the other
re-

neither

initiative take
a

of

the

faculties

step forward.

They

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pressing
this
recover

your

present
self

condition,
for your

if you
you
once

take
can

other, higher
your

guide,
you

footing.
your real when

And

when

get

glimpse
and

of

self, your
you
once

real

ities possibilglimpse
are a

assets,

get
that

of

your in the

divinity, and
making,
success

realize
you
are

you

god
a

that

intended
a

to

be

glorious
you

instead back
life you
a

of

miserable
of
a

ure, fail-

will

jimap
start

quarter

century
courage
a new saw

or

more

and restored
You

anew.

Your
see

wiU

be

and
see

will

life in
you
never

light.

will

yourself
will

as

yourself before,
and
never

you and you

get hold
resources

of

yourself
as

your

mental

physical
will

you

did

before,

make have
a

tremendous
new

leaps forward.
for

You
your

will

motive
a

redeeming
on a new

past, you

will other
will

have

new

outlook

life, new

hope

; in

words,

you

will
old

be
man,

creatiu-e.
never

You

put

off

the
to
ond sec-

and
never

again
be

will

be

content your

grovel,

again
Then
you,

content

with

best.

only
and

your you

highest
will strive

and
to

best make
very

will
your

satisfy

highest

moments

permanent.
lost your
so

The
years

consciousness
be
an

of

having prod
to

many

will

additional

endeavor.

Discouragement

"

How

to

Cube

It

107

You your

can

begin
and

now

to

make

good.
the your

Lift

up

head

face

toward of

light. Quit
ill luck and
cessful, suc-

fretting and
be

complaining
harmonious

the

poised,
happy

soul, the
the

brave,

being
of
your

Creator

planned.

Cure your worry,

yourself
mental the

disease You
can

by conquering
drive
out

enemies.

fear,
all

"blues"
of your

and

all

discouragement,
and
and

the

enemies
your

success

happiness,

by

claiming kinship
"The God. about
me

inheritance God.
of my

asserting
of

your

with truth

Say

to

yourself:
me,

being, the reality

should
The I be
never

is

Why

then

discouraged
intended

anything?
to
or

Creator

express

pessimism,
and I
not

doubt,
I will
was

ment discouragehave

despondency,
do with and them.
success,

nothing
to
press ex-

more

to

intended and

joy
I win for
am

gloom
I
was

failure.
to

victory organized.
out

planned
I for
was

in life,not
not

to

be

defeated.

bom

happiness,
not

for

misery,

peace

and

serenity,

for

perpetual
is
I

anxiety

and inside
than

courageme disof

There
me

something
am

which

tells

me

that

bigger
my
own

cumstance cir-

that
taji

nothing

but

consent

keep

me

in poverty

and

wretchedness,

that

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there

is
am am

no

for I
"'I
to

my
a

destiny which can own destiny.

son

keep
I
was

me

down,

of

God, and
to
one

never

made

cower,

to

slink,
I
am

be

of

anything.
with

discouraged, afraid with my Father, and

He

co-heir
not

Christ
or

of

all that
Fear

has. is not
an

do
tribute at-

fear want
of

failure.

divinity,and
slave of

has

no

place
a

in

my

life.
and

I
not not

am a

brave, courageous,
circumstances.
aUow I will not

conqueror,
1
am

free

and
to

bond.

my

efficiency
the future form
courage, of

strangled, my hopes for blighted,my life to be spoiled by I discoiu'agement or cowardice. strength,confidence, masterfulness.
be
has
not
a a no

any
am

agement Discourbecause
it is

power It is
a

over mere

me,

reality.

bogey of the mind,

.

ghost of the imagination. This discouraged, is really a reflectioii yellow streak in my nature
upon my

Creator,
in

an

indication
am

that
sure

I that

lad^ He

confidence
can

Him,

that I
It is
an

not

protect
there
an

me.

intimation than

that

I be

lieve

is

greater power

His, and
difficulties
not to

that

evil
matter

one.

"No

how

many business

troubles
to

or

threaten, it is my

trust, and

^
T
1
.

Discouragement

"

How

to

Cure

It

109

fear, and
hold
at
a

from

now serene

on

shall

do

so.

shall

poised,
with

mind,

and and

shall
assurance

lie down that

are

night
hands doeth Rememher

confidence
and my

my the

life, my
of

welfare Him who

destiny

all in and

controls

everything

who

all

things
that

well." you the

whatever hecause

dread,
mind

fear,

you

are

attracting,
with

always thought.
tend world
ambitions
to to

relates That

whatever
we

dominates
most

the
we

which

think

ahout in

get, and
kill and it in the

it is the

easiest

thing

the

possibility of
to
us

realizing thing
we

our

drawing
mind,

the

fear

by holding
ious, anx-

by

allowing

doubt
to

thoughts,

discouraged
us

thoughts
our

get possession of

and

strangle
in

eflSciency.
of find

When

danger
will

giving
a

way

to

agement, discour-

you

wonderful stands
allow When

help
between free
one access

in

eliminating
you
to

everything
Maker,
of divine
to

which
and
to

and the flow

yom*

power.

oughly is thorhe far is

as

alive

the

consciousness
power, rush
to

that
in
so

supported
he in
trusts

by
it,and

this
that

divine

it will
or

his assistance he

any

emergency
aor

trouble,

is

neither

afraid

discouraged.

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AU from
a

our

discouragement
of

and

anxieties from
our

come

feeling
the
not
we

separateness

ator Cre-

and
of

consequent

consciousness

of weakness,
the

being
are

sufficientlyprotected, standing
union

feeling that
lives above
and

alone. his

One Maker

who rises

in

conscious

with and

disappointments
develops
a one sees a

discouragements,

hopeful, optimistic philosophy.

in all his

Such how
sees

experiences, no
of
a

matter

trying, growth
in the

and

enlargement.
life's

He
an

overcoming
to

problems
man.

opportunity
He

become

full, complete
while those

rises above
not
see

circumstances,

who

do
in

any

saving, stimulating
and

influences
are

their

trials

disappointments
soul
storms

simply
ridden

crushed What

by them.
a

superb sight is through

a

who of

has

triumphantly
has who

the

life, who

developed
instead of has

beautiful, cheerful

philosophy,
of

being crushed
builded them

by his trials and

into
a

hardships, hope
and

tower

strength I
such
a

Compare
keeps
make

man,

who

bears
at

his burdens

uncomplainingly, pushing
each

who

laughs
as

difficulties and
can,

ahead
a

best

he

tr3ang
life,

to

day

real

victory

in

his

per-

DnCOUBAGEMENT

"

HoW

TO

CuBE

It

111

forming
ideal
at
r

as

nearly
to

as one

possible
who
curses

human

being's

duty,

the

his fate, rails

at

his

ill luck,
are

and

grumbles
him
! gone
to

the

burdens

which
When when

crushing things
ready
of and

have

wrong way
to

with

you;

you

are

give
two

ment, discourageturn

think ahout
or

these

pictures, and
assert

face

vigorously

your your

manhood
power it may
to

your

womanhood.
your

Declare

conquer

difficulty, whatever

be.

Say
can't white I
am

to

yourself:
it is

**Now

right
to

up

to

me

to

make

good.
show

give
able
to
see

way

discom-agement,
yet

the

feather,
to

and
overcome me

keep
this

my

self-respect.
no

thing; it has
matter

power I
can

keep
the

down.
out
or

No
not

whether
trust matter

way

shall
No

in

God,
what

keep going,
opposes, headed win
I

and
shall

forge ahead.

keep

the

rudder

of

my

ship
*1
^

toward

the

port.

quit
it is
a

this

everlasting self-depreciaagainst
believe
my

tion, for
well
as

crime

Maker what is
a

as

myself, and
has done made with I

I will

that

the
so.

Creator
I
am

and this
am

pronounced
putting

good
on

myself

gain barthe

counter.

no

longer going

about

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How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

earth

making

the

impression
for
me me.

that
No

have
of

skim-milk

opinion of myself.
attitude
for

more
are

the

poorhouse prince, and

I have
"I
a

There than that.

better
am a

things waiting
I

have

inherited

princely things.
I

princely inheritance.
that
every do

know
or

time

say

*I can't afford

do

this/
or

*I can't can't

that,' *I can't that,' I

I
am

this,'
my

*I

afford

midermine
to
"

power. in

Hereafter

going
of power

deal
*I I

in positives,

affirmations
am

can/

*I

will,' *I

able.'
do with

Henceforth

will
tear

have

nothing destroy.
"If I

to

negatives that

down,

am

part of Reality; if I have

and
will continue
; if my
^

existed
exist
for

millions imtold

of years, ages
to

to

come

existence

is from I be

everlasting to
anxious,
about accidents
power
over

everlasting, why Why

should

should
I

alarmed?

be

turbed permere no

temporary

happenings, the
life?
a

of

eveiyday
me.

They
of

have
the

am

part
the is

divine

Entity.
destruction
me

My
or

being is beyond There change.

of possibility

something

in

that is

not

absolutelyindestructible, and I get into a flurry of uneasiness, become

shall dis-

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114

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

or

emotions
To
or a

makes live

us

i^bsolute masters
or

of
to

our

fate.
success

upward
is

downward,
a

be

failure
on

simply

matter
we

of

chcHce.

It all
the We

depends
of
can

the

suggestions
we

assimilate,

kind

thought
allow

prefer.
to
can

ourselves
or we

be

overwhelmed rise for

we

by

discouragement,
as we

above
all would of

it,
us

just
to

decide. the

It

is natural

think
we

of

wonderful

things
rid
of
our

do fhat
cesses. suc-

if

could
our

only
way

get

the

things possible

block

and did

defeat
not

If

we

have

to

struggle
with

with trials

disappointments,
and

with all

heartaches,
what Yet
or a

troubles

of

sorts, bel

triumphant
real will
you test

journey
your your

life would

the
you

of

bigness is whether
ambition
out to

not

fulfill
will

the

letter, whether
life

carry

your

great
of

plan

grandly
are

and

superbly regardless trying Nothing

to

things that

ently appar-

down

you.
more

will than

help
the

to

overcome

agement discourcourage of
or

suggestion

of

success.

The

constructive will
but
not

force drive

the the

tive positive nega-

thought
thought,
all the

only

out

it will

upbuild

and

strengthen

faculties.

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"

HoW

TO

CuRE
' '

It

115

"

'
.

"

"

Every
and

human
his

being strength
am a

can

increase

his

courage

multiply
himself: and best

by
child

frequently
of

saying

to

"I

the If

King
I

of

Kings,
do

have I

nothing
can

to

fear.

always
there about
I

the

in
I

all

circumstances,
be

is

no

reason

why
I

should

ever

anxious

the

results.

shall

not.

am

courage,

am

success.

Nothing
with because of all the
I

can

harm
I

me

because I the

am

one

One,
am

cannot

want,

cannot

fail,
Source

in

touch

with

Infinite

life."

CHAPTER

THE

FORCE

THAT

MOVES

MOUNTAINS

Faith

moves

mountains.

rro
who

him
does

that not

believeth,
believe in poor

all

things

are

possible.**
believe in it

Tlie with

man

something
stick.

and

all

his

soul

is

pretty

Let

nothing
this
will
see

undermine

your

faith

in

your

ultimate

triumph.
after

Hold
you

tenaciously,

vigorously,
your
way.

intensely,

and

awhile

things coming
afraid you
not to and think is

Don*t Creator
you should

be
made

too not

highly

of of

yourself.
the

If

the

ashamed

job, good,

certainly
and yoo

be.
it.

He

pronounced

His

work

should

respect
Increases

Faith

confidence,
doesn't think
or or

carries

conviction^
It
mountains
sees

multiplies
the of way
out

ability.
It
is not

Faith

guess.

discouraged
it
sees

blinded
them
"

by
sees

difBcultiesi

because

through

the

goal good,

beyond.
and

There beauties

are

marvelous

utilities,
cosmic

infinite

unspeakabk
unseen

in for to
our

the
use

great
and

intelligence,
If
we
we

the

world,
gnffideiit
to
selves. our-

ready
faith

enjoyment.
were

only
draw

had tbem

believe

they

there

could

Writing
war,

of

heroes

discovered Broadus
of
116

by
says:

the

world

Edmund "There
are

Kemper
stories

the

heroism

of

*our

'^

The

Force

That

Moves

Mountains

117

boys' that
that

stir

us

beyond

words"

stories,too,

change
of

with
those

estimates

astonishing abruptness our had whom too we lightly

was a

regarded.
for

There
whom

certain
that

youth,

for

ample, exspect re-

I fear

I had

scant

during his student life; a sickly fellow of with rather out a hang-dog air. He was his classes a good deal of the time and he was
not

successful

in examinations.
of

I believe that

malingering. He tried to down turned enlist and was by the medical out and tried again and yet again withinspector, How he ever success. got in, nobody could understand; but one day he went, and shook heads and our we prophesied that he We would be incapacitatedin a week two. or
I

suspected him

heard

no

more

of him

until word

came

ters in let-

from up
a

his friends
bomb

that he had
and

picked quietly
it clear of the

smoking

thrown

trench
out

before it exploded,and

then

had
and
was

climbed

in the face of the

a

flyingbullets
And

brought
he who

in

wounded

comrade.

this

had

such a faint-hearted only last year seemed traveler along life's common way!" and then, like this writer,we are Every now amazed at some youth we knew, starting out

^^.

118

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

all at which
He

once we

and did
not
as

doing
not

some was

tremendous

thing
to

believe had
as

possible
more

him.

may
not

have

any those

ability, haps perhim"

but him
even

much,

around

he

had

superb self -faith, which

do, when
far
not

enabled
ones"

to dare

and

the

more

timid

perhaps,
wavered,

with

hesitated, superior ability,

to

did
were

dare
to

attempt

what

in reality

they
It

able that

do. does and that the faith makes

is faith It

everywhere
in

^'imposin
self, onemen

sible."
a

is faith

God

divine

self-confidence will must

not

gods, whose
If it
would
were

be

obeyed.
thinking such
life instead
not

for wrong in hiunan hath

power,

faith
of the
us

be

the

rule

exception, for
of

"'God
of

given
of
most

the

spirit of fear; but

a

and

love, and
of
m

sound

mind." ourselves

Unfortunately
by
We
of
our our

measure

weakness estimate best.

instead

of
at
to
our

by
our

oiu*

strength.
instead the vision

ourselves
We
we see seem

worst

think

that

of ourselves

in
a

optimistic,hopeful, uplifted moments mirage

selves.
of the

is
not

mere

imagination,
few

and

our

real

Comparatively

people

realize

how

mudi

"1

The

Foece

That

Moves

Mountains

119

self-faith

has

to

do

with
seem

achievement.
to

The

great
a

majority
creative
but

never

think

that

it is
a

real

force.
one

Yet of

faith

is not
we

only
know.

real In the

power,

the

greatest

fact,

men

do

great
the

things in proportion
of

to

intensity and
When

persistency
great
camp,

their
of his

faith.

Goliath,
to

the

giant
with

Gath, tious pretento

came

the

Israelite

boasting,
select
a
man

challenging
fight with
the

the

Israelites
to

to
or

him,

determine
be
querors, con-

whether

they
the

PhiUstines
were so

should

Israelites offer
to

terrified him. his

his

that

none

dared

do

battle
to

vnth

Later,
a

when
mere

he

returned

repeat
heard

lenge, chaling, boastmuch

youth, David,
up

and

took

his

challenge.
for

After

pleading youth
was

with

his

elders
to
on

the

privilege, the
They heavy
him and
to not

allowed

go

fight the giant.

insisted, however,
armor,
a as a

putting
for

in

protection
he

his
he

body^
went
am

placing
meet

sword But

in his hand said I

to

before

his
to

foe.

them:

"I

used

these

things,
These

cannot
are

fight
my

with

these

caps. handiI

not

weapons.
to

have

other So he

weapons

vdth off^ all of

which his

fight the
and
went

giant/'
forth

took

armor

120

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

with
a

no

other

weapon which he

than took

simple sling
from

and

few When

pebbles
the
from

the

brook.

giant
head
weapons,
saw

leader
to

of with

the

Philistines,
armed

protected
with

foot

armor,

mighty
bearer,

and
the

preceded
and

by

his

shield

miarmed

tected unpro-

Israelite
angry "Come fowls of
at to

youth
so

approaching,
and said flesh of

he
to unto

was

being
me

insulted,
I will
to

him,
the

and

give thy
the beasts

the

air, and

the

field."

The
comest

undaimted
to
me

youth
a

answered: and
come

"Thou
a

with

sword I

with
to

spear, in of the the This

and
name

with of of

shield; but
Lord whom of

thee God

the

hosts,
thou thee the
or

the

armies

Israel Lord

hast into

defied. mine

day

will

the
did

deliver
like

hand."

David faith the

in

not,
in and

Philistine,
in he

put

his in

armor,

sword,

shield, but

Almighty;
foe.

by
a

faith

conquered
in his

his

mighty
he

Putting
the
to

single

stone

sling

buried

it in

forehead

of

the

giant, who

fell prostrate Faith

ment.

the

ground.
and
marrow

is the No

very

pith
no

of achieve^ sorbing All-abShow

you
a

faith,

achievement.

faith, great great

achiever
and

achievement.
I wiU

me man

show

of

122

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

your for A with

negative
you
to

attitude
your

will

make

it

impossible

achieve

object.
mind,
no a

negative, doubting
fear
or

mind

saturated

of

failure

can

more

accomplish,
value than
a

create,
stone

produce,
violate in the of

anything
the law The of

of

can

gravitation by
does
a

flying

up

air.

Creator

not
man

change
walks may do

the
off

law

gravitation because
of
a

the

roof

house,
in of

even

though sleep.

he

it

unconsciously,
law

his

The does

creative
not

principle, the
any will
to
more

achievement,
law of

vary you

than

the

gravitation,

and
you

achieve

what

you you
not

desire, be what

long
Creator

be, only when

himself
way, any
to
can

obey
He from He
in

the

law. desire make

The in any the

fulfill your than

can

other

more

sun,

contrary heavens,
turn

law,
more

turn

its could

course

in the
the

any

than and
sun,

make

world

about the

go

the
the

opposite

direction bodies There

are

around

when
way. in

heavenly
world

pulling it the other

is all the

difference
of

the who

tween be-

the
in his the his

power

the has

person

believes faith
a

destiny, who
who

unquestioned
that he is

in of

mission,
divine

believes
he

part

plan, that

is in the

current

which

The

Fobce

That

JMotes

Mountains

128

runs

Godward,
faith. The

and
one

the
is

one

who

does
for

not
a

have

this

equipped

ous victori-

life, the
It
a

other the

is headed
men

toward the
women

defeat. with

is

always

and

stupendous
do
the

faith, great
Those

colossal

self-confidence,
the

that

deeds,
who have
who
to

accomplish
not

possible." "imstock milkthat

do

take
a

much of

in

themselves,

who

only
do

sort

and-water

purpose,

not

believe in

they

were

intended have
been

do

anything
never

lar, particudoers

never

and

will

be the

of

the I

world. before who

or me a never

have

letter

from
to

young
amount

woman, to

says
to

she

expects
much
a

anything
have

accomplish
been
am

of

anything.

"I

always
"I

unlucky, always

blimderer," mistakes,
I

she
and

writes.

making
whatever had any will."

nearly
to

always
I
never

fail

in

take under-

do.

have
I
never

confidence

in

myself, and
Now,

I fear

tljereason

why

this clear. of her

girl
Her

fails to

plish accom-

anything
is the
can

is very
cause

mental
No attitude

tude attione as

main with

trouble.

succeed

such

mental

hers, for

achievement mind.

is first mental.

It

gins be-

in the

124

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

There

is that

no

philosophy, help
do
me

no

power do
a

in the

verse uniI

can

to

thing

when

think

can't

it.
make

More lack
cause.

people
faith
There

wrecks

of their than
from

lives
any
a

from other
man

of

in themselves is

only

now own

and

then

who

really believes
faith be before of
a

in his back

bigness,
his

who

has And self-

suflScient

to

up up

ability.
a

ability
confidence The

must

backed

by

superb

it

can

accomplish
or a

anything.
would

abiUty

Napoleon

Webster

be

absolutely
Before in
in
our

powerless
win
to

without

dence. self-confi-

we

can

out

in

life

we

must

lieve befident con-

power

win. of

We

must

be

our

expectations
We
we

success,

vigorous
in
selves ourserve, re-

in

our

self -faith. and the all

must
are

believe

thing
oiu*

doing

without

with
When such could poor
not

hearts. left

Jane

Addams
that
more

college she
told

was

in she "All

health

physicians
than six take

her

live

months.

right,"
to to

she
near

said, "I
a^

will
can

that
one

six

months
I
want

get
do

as

to

the

thing
Addam"'

for humanity
any
one

f*

Can

doubt

that

Miss

res-

The

Foece

That

Moves

Mountains

125

toration

to

health for Hull

and

the

great
in

work

she

has and

accomplished conducting

humanity
House,
the with

founding

its many
years

cent benefisince
more

activities, in

long

the of

physicians
life,
divine
are

gave
to

her

only six months

due power

her

deep
said

faith

in

God

and

the

within

herself?
to

The word And

servant

Centurion

Christ: shall
home he
at

"Speak
be found what him
at

the

only
when

and he

my

servant

healed." his
hoiu* it
was

returned

healed.

When
to

he

asked

he
at

had the

begun
seventh

improve
"

they told
hour

hour

^the very the that Christ. makes

which rion's Centusible. pos-

he

had
was

talked the

with faith

The miracles

Lack How while

can

of faith
any

is the
one

supreme

cause

of

failure. worth is

accomplish
very

anything

when

one's

executive

power

paralyzed,
thought,
failure? aside the

disheartened,
almost be of
to

discouraged
to
overcome a

by

the
of
set

amounting
It would

certainty,
or cause

to

working

the

law will

of
never

and rise
mark

fect. ef-

Your
your

achievement
That is the

above of

faith.

high-water

your

attainment.

126

How

TO

Get

Whai--1c

You

Want

I have
was

seen

man

of

ordinary strength who

between
two

hypnotized, stretched
his heels

chairs,
his head
on

with
on

restingon one chair and another, holding up six or eightmen lay between
a man

that

part of his body which

This

the
same

chairs.
way.

supported
did this
from? made his the

horse

in the

Now,
power

where
come

extraordinary increase
It

of

hypnotist
could
moment

only lasted while the subject believe that he

and the the

support
the in

men

horse. man's

The

hypnotist shook
the
enormous

dence confihe

himself, shattered
up

his faith that

could the
man

bear

weight laid
And

on

him,
the
not

dropped
made

to

the floor.
believe he

when

hypnotist
bear up
a

him

that he could
not

single man,
not
can even

could
of

do

it.

In

fact, under
he We

this influence

hypnotic
own our

tion sugges-

could
never

support his
than

body.
faith in

get farther
cannot

ourselves. than
our we

We

do
We

anything bigger
are

think

we

can.

hemmed
until
we we

in

by

opinion
the made

of

oiu^elves, and
that

enter

that

larger atmosphere of
belief
to
we

faith where do the

us,

shall
we

find
were

can

thing
we

do

beating within

cannot

do

it.

The

Foece

That

Moves

MouNXAiNg

127

hypnotist

could
he

make
was a

Webster,
fool. He
not

or

Shakespeare,
make
a

believe

could lift
a

Sandow
the
a

believe
man,

that
as

he
he

could

chair, and
so

strong
as

is, couldn't
faith

do

simple

thing
were

this:

t^itil his

and

self-confidence
Now the the power

restored.'^ which enables

of his
not
a man

to

obey
to

command

or

suggestion
which in does

a-hypnotist
conscious
come

do

things
be

easily
It

state

would

impossible,
was

from himself

the
all

hypnotist.
the

in

the

subject
merely
could do

time. the

The
man

hypnotist
believe he
are

aroused the

him,

made

he

thing

suggested,
Muscles
enormous

and
that

did

it.
to

trained

lift and
most

support
of their
The that

weights
from tiie
if

receive
mind of

the the

power
same

athlete.
the mind

muscles, them,
not

separated

from
the

controls could without

if taken
a

from

man's of the

body,
weight

support

tenth

part

breaking.
have

Experiments
muscle,
arm

shown

that from

the
an

deltoid athlete's

taken the

immediately
moment

at

of

an

accidental

death,
of

would

sustain before

only
it would

about

fifty pounds
while

weight

break,

just

before

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the

man's

death

this

same

muscle

would This
was

have

supported
difference

hundreds had
a

of

pounds.
cause.

great
the lete's athextra not

mental

It added

self-confidence
power. As up
so,
a

that

all the
man

matter

of did

fact
not

could he

hold
do

his if he
to

hand

if he
not

believe that he

could

had
do of

confidence

had

the

strength
The
cable this

it.
our

size which

faith
us

indicates
with carries
a oiu*

the

size of

the
If

connects

Maker.

faith

cable, which
is small
we

the

omnipotent
force

current,
from If the
our men

get but
that

little of the
rims

mighty
faith and
were

current

heavenward.
we

large enough
women,

should

be

larger
Godward
One
to upon
more

and

we

should
we

travel

infinitely faster
reason

than

do.
not
seem as

why they

many do

people do
is that

amount to
a

than their

they

look
sort

life dream, mental

their

ambition

of
no never

fanciful definite

picture, something
in

that

has

basis their

reality.
^ery
to

These

people

take

life mission
grow
to

seriously, and
full
stature.

consequently They plan,

do
or

never seem

their
the
were

not

grasp

imity
meant

of

God's
to

to

realize

that

they

play
in it

definite

and

distinct

individual

parts

180

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What

You

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hils faith, based the

work
to

upon

marvelous him
ever

fitness
to
success. tering overmas-

for

be

done,
makers in

carried have

The

history
have
were

had their

convictions

regard They
of

to

life work. the

They
they
their
it
not
was

beheved
to

in their

vision, and
have
a

part
that that
and

play.

believed

ambition the
a mere

foreshadowed

prophecy;

substance

things expected,
the have

figment
men

of

imagination.
won

In the

other world

words,
have

who

out

in in

been

profound
such

believers

their

destiny.
The

faith
of

of

men

impresses
We the
man our

us

with that

conviction there in his

is

their

power. about

all who

feel

something
The

believes
our

destiny that
world

commands

respect,
way

homage.
man

itself makes
was

for
a

the

who in

believes

he

bom

to

play
world

grand
makes
as

part
way made

the

himian
a man

drama.
or

The such maid of

army
a

for
way

such for

woman

it

the

peasant
Joan

of

Orleans.

Practically
power
over

all of

Arc's
was

miraculous
due her
to

the
of
a

French divine
But
no

her

conviction
from would

call to for
more

free

country
she
an

its enemies. have carried

this

conviction than

weight

The

Foece

That

Moves

Mountains

131

ordinary
the divine Charles
to

soldier.
call

Indeed,
she
never

but

for

her

faith

in

would
never

have

reached his his

sent con-

the take her

Dauphin,
the chief commission that

obtained of him the

command
from

army.

She the who

got

"by
one

taking
person the
summate con-

positive stand
could
save

she
"

was

France

^that she
army

had

courage

of

whole doubt

in herself the

"

that under
From

she
her

knew

beyond

that be

army

leadership
time

would
a

victorious."

the

when,

little

girl tending
the call What
to

her her

father's soul did his that had

her

sheep, she
faith
was

first heard unshakable. father

to

in

her it do

good
drown

for Joan's if she

to

threaten
her

daughter
she
was

persisted in
France?

sillydreams
What effect of
viction? con-

liberate

ridicule, especially the

sex

coarse

ridicule

by

the Was

soldiers,
there
a

on

her

deep-rooted
more

ever

anything
peasant
and
or

ish foolwho
never

than tended been

that

simple
a

maid had the

sheep
away

on

farm, home,

who had

from

slightest
tactics,
How

military training
could did abuse lead
a

or

knowledge
army
to

of

war

defeated all

victory?

she

treat

such

questioning, ridicule,
Her
supreme

and

contempt?

faith

182

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What

You

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ameliorated
umnoved.

them

all. They

left

her

lutely abso-

By
one

faith

alone

the

simple maid
miracles
the of mental

performed history.
power No

of

the

greatest
even

hmnan

being
have

with
a

of

Napoleon,
could

without

superb military training,

the

performed
untrained
did
to

miracle

which

this

uneducated,
What

peasant girl performed.

for
at

good
and
at

it do

the

wise

men

of
to

Italy

Spain
their their

laugh
and

Colimibus,
court,
men

and

picture
on

meeting

in

ing standing includ-

heads,

everything,

his

ships, falling off the edge of the earth

round,
The
more

if it

were

and

revolved,
these
men

as

Colmnbus

claimed?

laughed
in his
to

at

him, the
and the
crew

stronger
more

grew

his faith

mission,
prove

the truth of

determined
of

he And
many

became the weary

his

claim. after

mutinous

Columbus,
on an same

weeks'
ocean,
same

wandering
met

apparently
immovable

limitless

with

the

faith, the

stubborn

resolution, when
leader

they
Day
find

threatened after this

west

to
on

put
this

their

in chains.
voyage
we we

day
entry

memorable

in

his it

log book,
our

"This

day

sailed

because

was

course."

The

Fokce

That

Moves

Mountains

138

What
or

hardship,
contempt,
knew
to
no

what what

persecution,
denunciation could
have of
ever

what
even

cule, ridi-

of

those
such
a

who
man

him

best

induced

give

up

his voyage
had

discovery?
referred
to
no

Although
any

geographer
the other
side
at

land

on

of the
a

globe,

and

scientist could there

turn
was

had

hinted

such

thing, nothing
because looked
every

Columbus
that

from

his purpose in

something

him

which

beyond

insuperable obstacles, beyond

and
saw

jection, obwas

land
in the

beyond
divine

the within

seas.

It

this faith

faith
back

born of

of him,

this
tained sus-

the in

flesh his

but

not

of

it, which
before

him after The world shake.

all

trials, both

and

his great
men

discovery.
have
a

who had the

left

their

mark

on

the

have Not

faith

which

nothing
the
most not

could
pitable inhos-

direst
not

poverty,

treatment, could mission When mission

can

cruelty,
their
to

ridicule
in

separate
and
a

them

from

belief

their

their man's

resolve faith

carry

it out.
and in his

in
note

himself

is the

dominant
no

in his life, nothing

can

daunt
own.

hrni,

power

keep

him

from

his

Think

of

the

faith

which

Peary

exhibited

134

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Get

What

You

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before
and and of
scores

he

discovered

the

North
to

Polel

(Time

time all his

again
his the

he

tried in

find

it, risking life

The his
not

resources

the his

search.
men,,

loss
own

ship,
of

loss

of

and did

hair-breadth
not

escapes

daunt

him,
Pole

could
was

shake in

his

faith. heart.
turn

The He

North
must

written
it.

Peary's
could

discover

Nothing
a

him

from

his with
to

object.
the
no

Many
not

time
to

his friends risk his North. him

life

pleaded again,
was

explorer
purpose.

but

^^To haunted
it.

the

Pole'* and

the until

slogan which
at

day

night

last Faith

he

found
is the

force

that
the

moves

mountains,
of

that

has What
have

ever

performed
incredible
in

miracles

civilization.

things, "impossible'' things,

the of what
has

been
to

done
a sense

world's their the

own

history by
power

souls Who of
can

aroused
can ever

estimate

mental

attitude Who the

self-confidence

accomplished!
has of lost from with had with
no

figure what
or

the

world

tion inac-

the

failure and
who
women

people
who
so

splendid
faith doubt
was

ability, men
themselves,
their
own

in of

were

filled

power

that their

their

initiative

couraged dis-

and

creative

ability killed!

The

Fokce

That

Moves

Mountains

186

There

are

thousands

of

people
are

in

very

nary ordicapa"

positions to-day,
ble
of

who

not

only
who

much filling
be

higher
if
to

ones,

but

would

actually
faith for
sorts

advanced

they only had

out
are

sufiicient

in themselves the of

branch

and
men

compete
in all

superior place.
inferior
are

There

positions who,
than the

in

many

stances, inand

abler
over

managers but who have do

superintendents
know

them,
because

not

their it.

strength,

they

never

tested Not

long
young

ago
man,
a

friend
was

of

mine,

tively comparacalled his So the

own,

unexpectedly
much

to

fill

temporarily
had did
he he
was

position
become

above

which

suddenly

vacant.

well,

however,

fulfill the

duties

of

higher

place
ers

that

complimented
in the been and

by

his

emploj^-

and

retained
man

position. working
said that
so

This

had
years,

for he had

small
never

salary
dreamed

for
of

being
begun
to

advanced
to

suddenly. feeling
that kind

In he

fact, he
did
not

had
amount

have
that

much,
He

he he

was

of

failure
certain
or

anyway.

knew he did

had

ability in
start

directions, but
go ahead with

not

daiNs^ these

to

anything.

All

years

186

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his lack his

But of

of confidence

in himself
an

had
to

acted
a

upon

great
when

ability like
he
a

anchor he
was

balloon.

found

that

really capable
headed levelin him
a

assuming

great responsibility;when
men

business

showed
with
was

their

belief of His of him.

by entrusting him
business,
faith

the

handling

large
ened awakHe
that he

his

power

trebled.
a man

in himself

made

began
he
was

to

think

he

amounted after

to

something;
thereafter

somebody
makes

all, and
bounds.

advanced It

by leaps and
a

tremendous life work, faith

Power in

diflFerence whether
you
an

how
come

you
to

approach
it with
a

your

superb
in

yourself,
that make
you
come

ble unshakayou,

belief
a

the

sustains
a

and

firm

determination
of

to

triumphant
to

success

it, or
a

whether

it with and

faint
weak The

heart,

doubting, wavering

mind,

endeavor.

timid,
fail?"

fearful, questioning, "What

attitude
else. in

if I
careers

should than is

has
On

ruined

more

anything

the the

other

hand,

there

everything
lost

holding
We
on

courageous,

selfwe

confident have
in
our

thought.
our

fail

only
lost could

when
our

grip

ourselves,
We

faith in-

abilityto

succeed.

all do

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TO

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What

You

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soul.

It

was

his

unconquerable
once

faith Jew
to

in
to

self him-

that

raised

the in

despised
"

the

proudest
Victoria,

place
who

England
him made
as

^next
a

Queen

honored
who
was

personal friend.
of Beaconsof

Disraeli,
field the power is born of power

Earl

by

his

queen, force

is

splendid example
the

tremendous
of
to

of

miracle-producing
conviction that
a one

self-faith, of
do and

the

great

things

or

to

become

man

influence.

Even and
in the

in

the

face

of

disappointment,
young swerved leader of

failure,
lost faith
to

ridicule, himself,
never

the

Jew

never

in his purpose

be

.great political

England.
other successful

Whatever

weaknesses,
men

defects had
of

or

ficienci dehave

have

they
their

all had
to

powerful
the
the

conviction

ability
velt's Roose-

perform
One of

things they have

chief factors
success

undertaken. Colonel
been

in

many-sided
faith
ever

has

his

superb
has
no

in

Theodore

Roosevelt.
that
no

Nothing
No

undermined

faith.

abuse,
ever

lying about
his
come

him,
in

criticism

has

shaken has he
ever

belief
his

himself. has
any

Nothing
him,
thrust

that because

way
to

phased
task

has

felt

equal

upon

him.

The

Force

That

Moves

Mountains

139

Now,
his

suppose

Roosevelt
lack of
same

had

this

one

lack
faith

in in

nature,

the

confidence,

of

himself,

with the

the
same

ability, the favoring

have

same

portuniti ophe

environment been the been His

has He
from

had

"

what

would
never

result?
heard
career

probably
outside
been

would
own

have

of
on

his

country.
He knew and

has
to

built

self-faith. He

early learned
that he

believe

in Roosevelt. that
could had

had the-

ability,
most

and

by
do

training
what

making people
similar

of

it he

other

could
or

do, what
less

others

done,

under
It

far

favorable which made life.

conditions. has
him

is

this

superb
him,
our

self-faith that has

always
so

characterized
a

striking

figure in
lacked
his

national
one

Had the

Mr.

Roosevelt
of

this

element,
not

effectiveness

natural
would
dously. tremen-

ability, if
every

completely
have been

nullified,
cut

in

respect

down

Our
am

flag
you
no

sayis

to

the made

American
me.

people,
I
am

"I
as

what and I
cannot

have

just
me

great
be. I

greater
for

than
you your
me

you think

believe
I stand

to

stand

what above
of

for.
me.

rise think

estimate
am.

of

What

you

typify

your

140

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What

You

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thought
human

of

me.

If

you

put

high value
upon

upon

liberty, upon
that
I
am

democracy,
I
mean,

himian is what
I

rights, then
I

is what

that think

typify.
The
same

that

which
true

you

am." What

thing is
upon
our we our

of ourselves. subconscious

we

impress
of

self,
our

our

estimate

ability, our
will
not

talent,
in

tive, initia-

is what
we

express

life; is what
but
to

will

represent
The
in their
sort

only

to

ourselves,

others. of you
man

of

picture
is pretty

other

people
be. And will mental

carry
sort

mind

nearly the
to

of

you of you your

believe

yourself
others

the
react

sort

picture
to
own

hold
your of

of
own

you

upon

strengthen
estimate

ture, pic-

whatever yoiu'self,

it may The

be.

world
in

classifies their

men

by
in

their

faith

in

themselves,
in what

mission
to

life, their
The faith
one

faith
who

they undertake
in himself of in

do.

man

lacks The

faith

inspires no
faith human
is

in others. the
most

psychology

of

interesting studies
the

nature.
runs

Faith

is
the

spiritual faculty which

which shows the who
men

ahead,

courier encourages

the

way,

the

general
it is the

which
mander coma

in the

army;

gets wireless

messages

from

The

Force

That

Moves

Mountains

141

higher
mental like
power in

source.

Faith All in

is the
the

Napoleon

in

the
are

kingdom.
the is soldiers

other

faculties
army,
"

Napoleon's
many

their faith
to

multiplied
when

times will follow

by their
faith

their

leader. but

They
faith

the

death,
takes

wavers,

when
is
no

doubt
more

the

helm,

it is all up.
means

There

fight.
thinks No
one

That he
can,
can

retreat.

He thinks than

can

who

and advance in

he

can't

who

he

can't.
in

farther mission.

his

faith

himself in
every

and

his

Self -faith Even

man

leads
ers oth-

great

achievement. the

when

cry faith

"Impossible!"
in
to

supported object.
infinite

by

persists, and
puts
the
way
us

achieves touch

his

Faith
opens

with

power,

unbounded Faith
for
we

itless limpossibilities, does

not

achievement.
guess
; it
one

think
out.

or

knows,

it

sees

the
be

way

It is lead mis-

the

thing
faith

that

can

sure

will

not

us.

Our
a

is not

mere

empty
real

fancy;

it is
a

positive substance,
which back

creative
saw

force,

force force "Faith

produces.
of
a

St. Paul

this great he

powerful
of

faith, when

said,
for."

is the

substance

things hoped
power

Consider

tiie marvelous

of

St. Paul's

142

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

faith!

It

gripped
of
one

every in

fiber him

of seemed

his

being.
to

Every
away the
true at

drop
his
to

blood

tug

imwavering
A

aim

"

to

convert

world of

Christianity.
Luther. have shaken

similar
power

thing
or

is

Martin

What

ence influhis

could

Luther he nailed
to

from his

mighty
on

purpose?
church door

When it
was

thesis
if

the

war

the

death

necessary.

Nothing
so

has

ever

been

so

bitterly assailed,
so was

stubbornly fought
religion.
the world

against,
No has

abused
ever

as

the

Christian
that
out
as

book
-tried
no
as

lished pubto

so

hard

blot

the

Bible,
like such of

and
a

yet
sale

other

book

has Even

anything
the to-daj'^

the

Bible. look
book

sales with

"best the
to

sellers"

small
which

in

comparison
the
world

sale

of

this
And

has
has the

tried

destroy.
this

it is faith

only that
to

enabled

Christian made

philosophy
upon

survive
It
was

frightful
faith
and

attacks the

it.

by

that that

Christian

religion
vived sur-

was

established the

Christ's of the

teachings
great

determination then
at the

Roman
to

Empire,
them.

zenith
the

of its power,
enormous

crush

Just between

picture
that

tion disproporChrist
and

little band

of

His

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Force

That

Moves

Mountains

143

followers
was

and

the

great Roman
to

Empire,
them! Yet

which

determined

destroy

that ings teach-

mighty

empire

crmnbled,
the
remotest

while

Christ's He of of

endure

and every

rehgion
comer

established
the earth 1

spreads
Think

to

of the

first little company

the

early

Christians,
the
thrown
torn to

miarmed,
of the

unaided,
Rome,
in the

pitted against
Persecuted, Coliseum,
;

power into

ancient
arena

to

be
tar

pieces by
as

wild
to

animals

dipped
lake

in

and of

used Nero's 1

torches

light

up

the

in front
a

palace, they suffered

What enabled
such
no

without
men

mur mur-

these

and

women

to

persist against
faith

enormous

odds?
on

A could

mighty
shake. Think have gone

which

power

earth

you

the

early
to

Christian

martyrs
could of

could have

serenely
their faith

the

stake, and
a

declared
even

without
were

sign

wavering,
flesh faith

when their

the

flames

licking the
that
supreme

from which Who which

was

bones,
of
ever

without

savored could faith has

divinity?
enumerate

the

miracles
It

wrought
that

in human the

history?
discoveries

through
inventions

faith
were

greatest

and

made.

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TO

Get

What

You

Want

The

sufferings, the

sacrifices, the

years

of dreds hun-

painful, heartbreaking
of all human endurance
of inventors

waiting,
to

which
are

had

endure,
Their

beyond

comprehension.
was

superhuman
because

made

possible simply
own

their

faith

in
to
a

their voice

power

to

achieye,
from the

their

loyalty
within
not

which
a

spoke
which

^eat
could

of

them,
or

voice

others

understand

appreciate. just
in

It
man's the of

has

always
to

been

proportion
whidi

to

loyalty
substance

this

voice, this faith for, the

of

is

of

things hoped
the

evidence

things

not

seen,

prophecy
in been

possible

reality,that
groat
fuitli which from of

he

has It

succeeded has
ever

accomplishing
this
supreme the
race

things.

has, little by
Hottentot
to

little, lifted

the

the

hi^er

civilization

to-day.
We do
not

understand
at

the Those

nature

of

this
it in

marvelous
a

faith

all.

who follow
Arc

have it.

remarkable the voice the

degree
as

simply
Joan of

They
her ways al-

obey

obeyed
wliidi
not

**voiees/'
leads
lifts hinu

God

urge
to

within
a

them

its follower but lifts the

goal which
with

only

race

faun to

greater

heights.

146

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

of

himself

which and and

to

is
move

waiting
on

to

help

him

fight
of

his battles

to

higher planes

thought
A power

life.

soul-consmning
which has
new

faith

has

ever

been

the

has

moved up

things in the
the

world,

which the

built

all of

great
been

religions,
the

philosophies.
principle
of all great is

It has
all

mental funda-

human

development

and

of Faith

achievement.
more

emphasized
all the way

than
the

almost

any It his

other
was

thing by

through

Bible.

faith

that

Abraham
it
was

accomplished by
faith that the

marvelous
led the

work;
children of

Moses ness. Wilder-

Israel

through
in the

All
are

the

prophets

Old
power

Testament
of

constantly emphasizing
Christ
New

the
and

faith ; other
were

and

Himself,
and

Paul

all

the

great

Old

Testament the

writers

constantly
of

emphasizing
achieve,
times
it unto
more

miraculous

power

faith How

to

to

accomplish.
said, "According
Two
to

many

Christ thee."

thy
He faith

faith

be

words others
to

that
were

emphasized
and belief.

than

all

These

seemed
a

be

magic
force,
Saviour

words.
more

They powerful

carried
than

tremendous
The

electricity.

The

Force

That

Moves

Mountains

147

constantly
power of "Be

reiterated belief. of "Be

the

might
not

of

faith, the

afraid,
it is

only
I,
be This

lieve." benot

good

cheer;
to

afraid." the
burden

"According
of His

thy

faith."
to

is

message

His

chosen

twelve.

And their their failed

out
so

how

often of

He

had

to

reprove

them

for

lack

faith, their

timidity,
again
He which them: ye
on

their
when
sent

fear,

imbeliefl
to

Again
that

and

they
them
are

accomplish

to

do. He

reproached
How

"Why
have
one no

ye

fearful? He

is it that

faith?"

assured

them
the

that
work have

only
He
was

condition

could
to

they
"

do

training them Having things than

I say
unto

do

^that

they
do
even

faith.

this,
He
you, I do

they
was

should

greater

doing.
that

"Verily, verily,
on

he

believeth
do also
;

me,

the

works works my

that than

shall shall

he
he

and

greater
I go He
unto

these
^

do ; because

Father." "cleanse
the

"Heal

the
raise

sick,"
the

urged,
cast

lepers,
ye

dead,

out

devils;

freely

have That

received,

freely give."*
in human the
nature

something
than
It

which,
in man, of is

more

all else, reflects is lack of it that

divine

faith.

causes

many

the

148

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

mueh ills,

of the

unhappiness,

and

most,

if not

all,of the failures in life.

If you lack this self -faith which if you
are

is the

lime sub-

of man,
motor

deficient

in this great

power

which

accomplishes things,whidi
characters, you
you
can can

builds
make

superb, masterful lack; good your

supply

your

deficiencyby daily auto-suggestive treatment for the acquisitionor the strengthening of this
greatest and
"

most

necessary

of all human

traits

faith. When

giving

self -treatment,

always get by
a

yourself,and
tone

talk to

yourselfin
as

firm, decided

of

voice, just

if you

were

speaking

wished else whom one earnestly to some you the great importance of what to impress with yourself by were saying. Addressing you
name,

say

: a never

"You
made
was

are

child

of

God,

and

the
sort

being
made made

He

intended
are

for the

of weak,
you any

negative
for
one

life you
not
a

leading. 'God
He
are never

success,

failure.

to

be

failure.

You

perverting
by giving
all your

the

great object of yoiu*

to

existence
of

way your

these

miserable
be what

doubts
you

yourself,of

to ability

desire with

heart

^-

The

Foece

That

Moves

Mountains

149

to

be.

You your
as were

should fellows
you

be

ashamed
a

to

go

about

among

with
were

long, sad, dejected

a

face,
there
you
sent

though
not not

misfit,
in you, what
were

as as

though
though
Creator
to not
a press ex-

enough
do.
to

force do

had
you

the
to

to ability

the
made

here
you
not

You

what this ;

long
stand of

express. walk
way
erect

Why
like

do
queror, con-

why
and

and

instead doubt
The

giving
of your

to

ment discouragelike
a

and

carrying yourself
Creator

failure?
you must

image

is in you
it to the

bring
Don't

it out

and
your

exhibit
Maker

world. His

disgrace
He

ing by violatthe

image, by being everything but

success
a

magnificent
There is

intended

you

to

be."

tremendous and

achievement
power

force, an
in selfThis
lesque bur-

upbuilding
is not

strengthening
not
man

assertion, in the asserting of the "I am."

egotism,
of the

the
or

of the glorification
woman

which made.

wrong

thinking
the

or

wrong

Kving has
of your in

ply It is simthe
to

assertion
a

kinship with
the first person

Father,
.

strong appeal
self, the ideal
intended

your you

other
were

self, the
Creator you

self you
to

feel

by the

be, and

which

sometime, gojnewhere,

shall be.

150

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

But,
in
or

remember,
when

it is not
you feel

enough

to

believe

yourself
when is not
some

particularly happy,
has
faith your
come

good
to

fortune have
over

to

you.

It
to

enough
enthusiastic

spasmodically,
prospects,
efforts and

get

then

undermine

all

your

previous

by
to

admitting
your mental

doubt,

fear, and
It and

discouragement
won't
do
to
a a

kingdom.
down

keep frog
little fall.

dropping trying
weaker Make with
"-^our tour
a

again
out

again, hke
and

to

get

of

well,

feeling
after end

and it
a

more

discouraged
to

each the

habit

begin
faith
in

and

day
in
as

declaration God. Guard

of

yourself, faith

this

faith

continually
no

most

precious capital.
greatest
life

Take

chances be im-

Ihat this, your

asset, shall

i)eriled by
All

weak,

downhearted
and

thoughts.
all

doubts

fears,

pessimism
very
source

and
of

negative
life.

thinking
sap

poison

the

They

energy,

enthusiasm,
that
makes

ambition,
life strong,
the

hope, faith, everything

vital,
friends
you

creative.
of your your

Entertain

only
those will
to

mental will
you

ambition,

that

help
to

realize
your

ideal, that
come

help
match

make

dreams

true,

your

vision

with

reality.

The

Foece

That

Moves

Mountains

131

If

you

axe

grounded
have
no

in
over

faith,
you,

enemy

thoughts
your bar

will

power

because will

positive,
them from the for

aflSrmative
your mind.

mental

attitude
will the He be

You
of that He his hath

strong
within in

through
you,
us,

consciousness
we

God

"hereby Spirit
a man

know

abideth

by
When

the

which

given

us." with the

a son

realizes

kinship
is in

great
of

creative he
cannot

Power,
be

that other

he than

truth

God,

positive,
'of
him
to

ful, force-

radiant,
which All him The
in

self-reliant,

conqueror
or

that
down.

would the
to

drag
in

him

back

hold

forces his

the

universe

combine

help

goal.
that
we are

faith

God's that
force of

children,
we are a

gods
vital
;

the
of

making;
the
are

the

faith

part
that Himself

great
a

creative

of the

the

universe

we

living

part
our

eternal

God

will

transform

lives.

CHAPTER

VI

FAITH

AND

DRUGS

**l

am

the

Lord

thy

God

that

healetfa

thee."

"I Par^

dress
on

the the

wound,
of

but the

God
School

heals of

it.""

Written
in

by
Paris.

walls

Medicine

The with in the

potencies
the

in

the

drug-stores
ourselves.

are

weaklings
here

in

comparisoD
which
tion connec-

mighty

life-giving, life-inspiring potencies

of

live

great
with the

witliin

It

is

we

make whidi

vital,
which

creative,
re-creates

restorative us,

power,

first
ns.

created

us,

and

restores,

repairs,

heals

To

nothing
''As
more

else
a man

touching
thinketh

his

life

can

the
so

aphorism
is he" be

in his heart
to
a

fittinglyapplied than

man's

health. Health
can as

be

established

only by thinking by
ing thinkmust

health, just
disease.

disease Just
as

is established you

think mind
are

success,
a

expect
success

it, visualize magnet

if you
want must to

it, make
attract
to

your

hiige
attain think

it if you
you

to

it, so

be

healthy,
it, you

must

th,

you

expect

must

visualize

154

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

In
most

18G6

Sir

James

Paget,
in

who

was

then

the

famous of
a case

physician
which had

England,
him
some

in
for

ing speaka

haffled

long
his

time, told

another

physician
disgrace
the of her force
or

that

day

patient

would

profession
by
some

*T)y
bold

being juggled
quack,
her who

out
mere

malady
of

by
to

assertion
or

will

give
all

tlie will

heal of

forget
marvelous that

suppress

tlie turbulences

her

system.'*
"quacks"
often
can

]SIany physicians
heal
do

admit the

patients when nothing

for them.

regular physicians
But

they
this

do

not

realize

the

principle
the of

imdemeath
as

sort

of that

healing
is, the
mind

by

''quacks,"

they

call them;

power

assertion,, the
the idea

establishing in the
of

of

the

patient

his health, the

ness whole-

of his body. ^^^lether

a we

call

him
he

quack,

healer,
his

or

regular by

physician,
on

will

help
will

patient
the time

best

acting

this

principle, because
all the the of

itive forces

in

the

patient

building
of

into

the

tissue

of his the the

body
image

realthe

the

perfect image,
being
which his mind.
surgeon

ind, robust
into A

physician

jects pro-

great

has

told

me

that

time

and

Faith

and

Drugs

166

again

he

has

performed probability

make-believe

surgical
dwelt
in
so

operations long.
organs and
on

upon

patients
of

who

had

the that

disease obsessed

certain fear

they

had
some

become of the

with of

developed

symptoms

the

disease.
In

such

cases

as

this of
on a

the

surgeon

goes

through
He

all the
the

forms

regular

operation.
table,
times some-

puts
him

patient
an

the

operating
and
to

puts

under the
a

anesthetic,
skin of
so as

will
a

scratch

leave

little

semblance he will

of

trace

an

operation.
on

Then
and the fectly per-

put

surgical bandage
in is bed the

the

part
at

keep
end

the of

patient
he

usual

time,
and

which normal.

quite

well

again

Without he has

exception,
in this

he
way,
some

says,

all the for

patients
dicitis appenhave Even

treated
or

whether
other

trouble

in

organ,

been in
cases

entirely cured
where
the

of

their had

obsession.
insisted months

patient
for

that

he

had

had

persistent pain
been
made

many

have ation. oper-

entire

cures

by

make-believe

Nor of

has

this

surgeon he

ever

told

his

patients
he claims

the

deception

practised, which

156

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

was

because perfectly justifiable,

was

his great

ject ob-

to

help
or

them

get well with

the

least

possible risk
Another

harm. in
a

surgeon many

large hospital
mock

says

he
on

has

performed hystericalwomen,
after there all
was

such

operations
some

who
or

imagined they had

other
to
cause

malignant growth
other

for operation,
them that

efforts

convince
the
matter

reallynothing
other
a woman

with

them

had

failed.
cases

Among
that
an

he

cured

in this way

was

of

who

was

convinced

she

had

internal four

tumor.

She

had

been

operated
a

upon

times

previously and
received
a

had
severe

tumor

removed. from

Having
a

shock became that

that
an

upsetting

lighted lamp,
the
from
save

she

hysterical,and
she the
was

possessed with suffering

illusion and life

was

again

tumors

only thing that would

Not
way,

her

operation.
any

other
a

being able to pacify her in the physician decided to perform

was

mock

operation.
put
on

The d
a

patient
state

the

operating
to

table her

given just enough

of and

anesthetic

put

semi-consciousness.
could
not
see.

She The

could
sur-

ear

feel, but

Faith

and

Deugs

157

geons

and
gave
as

nurses

moved
orders

about
to
were

the

room

quietly,
and grave
a

hurried

the

attendants,
on a

acted

though

they

working drip

operation.

They
minutes

let ice water upon

to

from

considerable four of
was or

height
five

the

affected the

part
the

for
idea she

give

patient

being
taken

swathed
home
two

in in
an

bandages.
ambulance,
nurses

Later,
and
on

awaking
about

found her
room.

trained When

creeping
if she the could
nurse

asked

take
that But

little

sip

of

weak

tea, she
weak
an

told and

she
on

felt

frightfully
to
a

languid.
ceeded suc-

being urged
in

make little
ten to

effort, she
the
tea.

swallowing
in

of

The which she

patient remained
her friends
were

bed

days, after
see

allowed

her

and

gradually
Although
the
woman

recovered

strength.
was no no

there

cutting
real

whatever

by
this
viction con-

surgeon's
believed

knife,
there relief the

operation,
and
the

had

been,
afforded

of
or was

the

it had

neutralized

destroyed
in
an a

previous
could

conviction
and

that

she

dangerous operation
more

condition,

that
save

nothing
her
life.

but A
same

possibly
of

still

interesting case
was

reported by the
woman

surgeon

that

yoimg

who

158

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

kept

moving

her her

head

from

side that

to

side
was

stantly, con-

telling string
He
a

physician
her

there

in her
not

head, pulling it this way

and
was

that.

could

persuade

that her
to

this
a

only

delusion, and
The surgeon

finallysent
decided when he she
that
to

surgeon.
to
an

pretend
her

operate
oi"erafor

upon

her, and
was

told

that her

tion

necessary,

clapped
other

hands

joy.
surgeons her and

She

told

him had her

a

physicians and only laughed

all the head time and
at

she
called

consulted

foolish

while

she that

knew
she The off
a

there
must surgeon
some

was

string in her
upon

be

operated
put
her beautiful
so

for
an

its removal.
cut

under
brown

anesthetic, hair, and

of her skin

made
that he

small

incision,
had
from been

she

would

think Then
a or

the took

operation
a

performed.
E

section

an

string of
a

violin,

soaked
and

it until the
her her

it looked

like recovered

cord

tissue,

when

patient

consciousness had
removed
was

showed it from
very

this

cord, saying he
and

head,

that

the

operation
convinced
was

successful.

The else

girl immediately
could

ered. recov-

Nothing
the
surgeon

have
head

her,

said, that
way

her

not
a

pulled

constantly this

and

that

by

string, and

Faith

and

Drugs

169

she
the

could

get

no

relief

until

she

beheved

that

string had
Now

been

removed.

this
on

make-believe
same

surgical
the

treatment

is based

the

principleas
has effected and the
so cure

bread

pill

treatment,
It of

which

many is
a

cures.

is

wholly mental,
on

matter

faith

the

part of the

patient, his
received

behef

in the

efBcacy
all know

of the

remedy.
benefits
or

We

that the

from

physicians
upon

and

medicines

drugs
be cured. virtue

depend
of relief,
stroy Deof when there the
a

faith, the patient'sexpectancy

behef that he
and is

his

going
you well

to

this faith

kill the
know
are

remedy.
sick
very

Physicians
faith
and

that
gone

man's

hope
his
as

is

little chance refrain

as

for

recovery.

This

is

why they
a

long
there

possible from
no

ing tell-

patient that they

sentence

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for
as

him,
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because death

know

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a

this affects him condemned thus

affects

criminal. the

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away

hope,
which

and
can

destroys

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over
a

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are

courage,

possibly tide the patient crisis. Every physician knows hope and expectation of a cure
to

powerful aids
to

healing.
his

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counts

upon

these

supplement

treatment. specific

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who

of

relief is
I have

literaUy of itself
in mind the
case

powerful remedy.
a a man

of

had

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peculiar disease
able
to

suffering for years with which no hospital treatment

His

seemed
was

reach.
to

hope
he

of

recovery of who
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beginning
built up
treatment

weaken

when

heard

foreign physician visiting this country

had
a

great reputation in the

of in
cases

ful success-

like his

own.

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read
papers news-

over

and
of

over

medical

journals
cures

and

the marvelous
had of

effected

by this
up

physician until he
a

worked
that

himself he
be also

into

perfect frenzy
cured if he

belief

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could

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treated

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this wonder
poor,

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his confidence that he he

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for

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get,
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could

sold

nearly
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he

him.

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man's

faith in him

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Faith

and

Dexjgs

168

The
curative in

virtue

is not
comes

in

the from

inert

drug.

The

quality
Destroy
of

the

person's faith destroy

the

it.

faith

in it and

you

virtue

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must

remedy.
be will
faith in

There sick
person

the

physician
from the

or

the

get

no

benefit

his

ment. treat-

Faith

must
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accompany be
to

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and If

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prescription,
cure

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the
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will be

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faith.
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patient's mind against

the
that

prejudiced
or

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physician,
this will

if he

fights against
the influence

remedy,
otherwise

counteract

might
part

be of

beneficial. the

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can

eased dis-

cells in any

body

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life force
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repaired
in

by the

creative

energy,

the

the

cells themselves,

and

this must
of

lated is

by hope, faith, expectancy

reinforced
a

relief.
a

powerfully
or

by

faith

in

certain

physician
We
same

certain of

remedy.
this
a

have

proof
may
one

in

the

fact

that

the

remedy
upon

have

wonderful who
the
no

curative

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upon

patient
and have

possesses

great
while

in
same

the

physician
will

remedy,
effect

thing

whatever
a

another constitution

lacking
and

faith

but

having
and

ilar sim-

temperament,

suflFer-

164

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from

exactly
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malady.
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effect While

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without is
no

denying
fill

the

fact

that

the

majority
with in all

of
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people
of

tljpirmedicine
that
be of work

closets havoc
to
demn con-

concoctions it would

mind

and

body,
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mass

suicidal

entirely
use

practise
other of faith
race

medicine

and

the
as

of
as

drugs
the

physical
the

remedies

long
them,
the

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people
help

believe
them.

in If

because
belief
cure

their of the

will

fixed

is that

certain

edies rem-

will results the

certain

diseases, corresponding
follow
their
our

will

temporarily
to
over our

use,

for

body
But

conforms
back

faiths,

beliefs.
see

look

medical

history and
race

what in. their world

ridiculous

remedies

the
and

has

believed
served of the

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their
but
us

day

perhaps
progress from
seem

purpose,

because far absurd away

the

has

taken and
so

them,
to
us

how
day. to-

superstitious
It
men

they
ago

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long

since
in

thousands their

of

carried
wore

horse-chestnuts

pockets,
of rheu-

or

iron

rings

to

rid

themselves

Faith

and

Dbugs

166

matism.
for its vogue

There

have

been each

hundreds
one

of which

edies rem-

rheumatism,
and and

of

had
horselarity popumany vices defor
to

then
the iron

passed

away.

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chestnut

ring enjoyed
furnished Thousands
standard ridiculous But when

great
to

in their rheumatic

day

and

rehef of

sufferers.
were seem r^nce

such

which
certain the
most
was

remedies

diseases

to-day
the

even

ignorant.
fixed

faith
the

of

the ticular par-

people

upon

the
on

idea

that person,

charm
inert

carried into

the

or

the

drug
a

put

the

hving
or

organism,
lost

would

re-create

diseased

cell,

restore

tissue,
their

certain faith. The

advantages

naturally

fdllowed

history of medicine
rise and decline Tens have
been

is

largely

history
of such
sults renow

of the

ferent of people's faith in difof

remedies.
remedies

thousands used with

which medical
because

good
are

in obsolete faith of

practise
the faith
have

in of

the
the

past

physicians, the
out

the

public
effective
but

gone

of

them. in had

They
them

were

while when their

people's
the

faith

continued,

faith

they
the

inspired

evaporated

virtue upon

also

rated. evaporepu-

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depended

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tation
power, A

of

the

remedy,

upon

the

belief

in

its

similar Sick
one

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of

popular
of great

cians. physition, reputait

people
whom universal

in
a

everybody

believes, and
that

is almost

experience
the

patients
a

feel much
even or

better

after
he

visit of such written of the

a

cian, physihe

before have And

it is for

has
any

prescription
medicine knows
to

they

taken
every

advises.
conmion

physician taking

how

ignorant patients
after
a

feel very of
scribed pre-

much

better

just

dose

medicine,
have

long before
the

it could
or

possibly physically
owe

gotten

into

circulation

afferted
success

them.

Physidans
to

reaUy
faith in

their and

largely
remedies.
is at of

people's
bottom

them

their

Faith bottom

the

of

all cures,
or

at

the

all achievements,

physical
full of of

mental. of of

Religious people
diseases

history
have
been
to

is

examples
all
sorts

who

cured

by going
in

famed

miraculous
or

springs, sup-

by

bathing
to

sacred

waters,

streams

posed
A
went

have of

great curative
mine when

qualities. traveling
a

friend
to

in

India

the

Ganges

during

great

pilgrim-

Faith

and

Dbuos

167

age,
Dn

when the

multitudes of the He afflicted

open

of

believers

had
to

gathered
in its
of

banks
waters.

sacred
saw

river
tens

bathe

healing
these and
and
move.

of

thousands

people,
some

with

different

diseases
one

with close The

sores,

bathing

at

time,

so

together that
water
were was

they could

scarcely

absolutely filthy, and

about in
were

dead the

bodies

floating
the

it, close

to

bathers,
the

and sacred

bathers

actually

drinking
Many
distances the skin
so

water! wretches
and

of these
on
was

poor
hands off.

had

come

long
which
ward for-

their
worn

knees,
had

from looked

They
in these

long

to

bathing
such
to

sacred

waters,
and had

had

undergone

terrible
reach

sufferings
that their their
were

privation in order
built
So power up
a

them,
in
in

they

tremendous
was

faith beUef

efficacy. healing actually

in them
waters

profound
that
a

their
many waters

great
very

of them

cured the

by

the

which death.

carried Those
who

germs

of disease have virtue

and killed cured

which faith

would in their

people
many

lacked
poor

of

these

ignorant,
Our

deluded

pilgrims.
famous
a

great
and

watering-places, healing springs

health similar

resorts,

all have

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history.
instances
I sick in

The works

faith the

of

the

sufferers

in

all such

apparent
the

miracles. of
numbers of

have

witnessed
at

healing
of

people
New

the
at

church
the agency
to

St. Jean
novena

Baptiste,
of

York,
-Here
was

annual which
be

St. the

Anne. miracle

the

wrought
of
was

supposed
St.
Anne.

part
relic

the

wrist-

bone
from
year

of
a

This church in honor

brought
and
every which

Canadian
a novena

in of

1892,
St.

since

Anne,
at

lasts
of St.

for

nine

days,

is celebrated

the

church this
vena, no-

Jean
to

Baptiste.
the

Throngs

attend
of

receive

healing touch
in silver and of

the

sacred All

bone,

which

is encased

glass.
which is

along
shrine

the
of

altar
St.

rails, inside Anne,

a

the

people

crowd

together
the with
as

kneeling,

while

priest, carrying
and
one

sacred it the cated indi-

relic, passes
afficted

along
of

touches of the
This eye,

part
the

each

faithful
be
ear,

by
the
arm,

sufferer.

may

the

head,

the

hand,

the

the

ever but, whatwith

the
the

part, the priest touches

same

it

quickly

relic, at the

time

uttering appropriate
are

prayers.

Marvelous

cures

seemingly
thk

effected is the

by
climax

contact

with the

the

relic, because
faith.

of

victims'

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What

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faith, their absolute

and in this way Faith is the is the

conviction could

that

in this
cured. of

way,

only,

they remedy

be

sovereign

the

race.

Faith
life. Christ

builder, the
faith
we

creator,
can

the

restorer

of The lowers foling. nothwho

Without
Himself that

do

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do

constantly
faith do
not

reminded

without
He

they
nothing
the did

could for

Even
lacked in His works The
to

could
Does

those
us

faith.
own

Bible
not

tell
many

that

country,
because

"He of

mighty

there benefit
was

their

unbelief"? who
to

received

by those proportion
to to
were

appealed
their faith. be
who it

Him
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in

It
unto
came

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thee."
to

"According
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thy faith
afflicted
ye

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Him this?"

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that
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made

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healed
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claimed

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faith He of the

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words.
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to

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to

arouse

people, tryihg
power of

impress them
in

with Grod

tremendous in
as

faith, faith
them
that

themselves,
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assuring
mustard

faith,
enable

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of

seed, would

them

to

do

marvels.
once

Christ

never

referred

to

His

own

faith

Faith

and

Dbuos

171

as

to

the

quality which
His the

would miracles. His And power

enable
It
to

Him
was

to

perform
faith that of
He

supposed people
in

the them
what
to

heal
think

emphasized. reputation people

was

just

Christ's

for

healing

meant

the
the acles mir-

simple
Man
"

of

Galilee, the

reputation
wonderful

of

who

performing
the eyes the

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of the
to

opening
to

blind,

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deaf

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to

lame

walk,

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speak, the
his

hear,

curing

the

leper
even

of

supposedly
dead
to

incurable life!

disease, and
of what

raising the
the
rumors

Think

of

such
1

mighty Why,
Think
to

doings
their
of

would

mean was

to

such

simple folk

faith the

in Him

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the moved

mighty
down

faith

people
of

let the

sick
to

through
near

roof

houses acter? chardiseases

In view

in

order

get them
it any

this

marvelous their

Is

wonder nay,
seem

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fled
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at

His

touch,
does it

at

His

word?
or

all this

^trange,
Mental

unscientific

that Divine
power

Christian

Scientists,

Scientists,

Scientists, and
of God such

others, believing in the

working
miracles
pure of

through

man,

should
of

perform

healing and
And used

ability
tive cura-

increasing by

faith?

if the

qualitiesof

the

remedies

by

physi-

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cians

are

so

largely
themselves

due

to

faith

in them,

which
not

physicians
leave faith?
out

acknowledge,
and

why

the

drug
not
as

apply

only the healing

upon

Why
did, and

depend
the

wholly

faith,
do? from
mous enor-

as

Christ The

mental
one

healers

homeopaths
doses
to

made

jump
with

almost

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The
more

apparently
healers have
pending deto
cures as a

the

same

results. taken
one

mental

simply

step. faith, and

a

They
they

are

wholly
perform
as

upon
as

seem

about

large

percentage

of

the

regular medical
cures are

profession.
very

And,

rule, their
because

much the

more

nent, permaof the

to

truth
many

eradicates

roots

disease, which
be

physicians

now

believe

entirely
Christ

mental.
once

never

referred faith.
It
on

to
was

any

other

ing heal-

principle than
and

always

faith,

this

is the

principle
The his
arouse

which
of

all mental the

and mental the

healing
healer
which there

is based.

success

depends
he is
no

upon
to

own

faith
in

faith
If

is able
faith say
even

the

patient.

there

is

no

cure.

Some without
very

will

that

many

people
their
seek

are

cured

faith,
fact that

against
people

will;.but
treatment

the is

these

Faith

and

Dbugs

178

proof
go
to

that the

they do
healer.
to

have

faith
course

or

they

wouldn't faith
manent per-

Of with

the hut

healer's
a

has

much
cure

do
can

healing,

real

only be effected

through

the

faith
The
"

of the

sufferer. in

healing principle is
The He
mental

the
not

self patient himheal his patient.

healer
arouses

does

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the sufferer.
or a

divinity, the
Whether
mental

healing principle
is
an

in the

it

allopath, a homeopath,
treats

healer

who the

you

when

you

are

sick, it is always
It is the you,
same

God

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in you

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you
to

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rushes

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ciple healing prindivine

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It

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creative

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that heals

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in

ciple princosmic
and

everywhere

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your

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hurts

intelligence

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restores

you

to

health. which

This

is the

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It is this creative

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for the

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The

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Power and An

of

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ing

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peace

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body.

ever-increasing
will
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consciousness
sense

increase

mental

of

well

being,

security, of safety

from

Faith

and

Drugs

175

all that

would

injure

us

or

destroy

our

ness. happi-

Some and
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come

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has

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that
as

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power

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God

healing
contact

life force,

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mental this truth

with

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to

healing
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out

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beneficent
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mortal

of

darkness the

heaviness
and

thinking
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of

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God's

joy

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contact

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the

body,

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mind. Never think

in

of

yourself

as

weak,
in any

diseased,
function.
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to

sick, deficient
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will

yoiu-selfas
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of

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to

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body

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the

mind

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are

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completeness

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in

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this

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yourself, persist
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to

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dominance
life processes

the within

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image
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yourself, and
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normal,

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science what
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people
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the

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that

is divine.

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intelligence inherent
builds and mind the

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cell

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perfect pattern,
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disease

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physical
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are

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to

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mental
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mind
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healer's health

mind,

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fact, and terfeits, the

disease,
of

sickness

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healing

Faith

and

Deugs

179

force. process

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form

the the

mental ideal that that that of

healing
ness, wholeferer sufright birththe his does

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hold

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health
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and which
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will
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of

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disaster.
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triumphant
this is the
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life, the
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cling
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mind

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to

body.
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hand,
the
of
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if I hold

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seemingly myself,
life, and
my lower

weak,
this all

defective
ideal

diseased
be

part
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will will

built

standards If
I
con-

correspond

ideal.

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TO

Get

What

You

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stantly think
weak,
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and have

say

to

myself

"I

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liver
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never

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to

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perfect physically; the

me

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to
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of

the

Harvard

School,

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Faith

and

Drugs

181

cal

environment
recovery.

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to

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people
disease away

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are

steeped in the medical

atmosphere,
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to

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hear

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woman

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all about

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What

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details
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concerning
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tumor.

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to

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to

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mind

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disappeared.

Faith

and

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188

Such
is but

healings support

the

fact and

that
that
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thought
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all

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thoughts,
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permeated
of

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health intended

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planned
of

diflFerent

quality

health.

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It

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is

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overflowing
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or

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health,
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health,

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is be
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to

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ing heal-

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power

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mind

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disease.

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est

event

in

any

life is that

which

arouses

the

God The

in him.

principal
an

of

New

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evening high
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school, telling

interviewer

herself, said:
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fact

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school the

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school, and

application

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she is

remarkably
early
herself
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successful life that she

thing some-

cause be-

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as

give

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larger
woman

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How

TO

Find

Oneself

187

in

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191

Emerson

says,

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are a

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plans
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career

instantly
new

changed.
in

discovered henceforth

force
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himself,

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govern

life.

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or

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for

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forces in

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and

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new

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nature

up

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which

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troubled
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sons

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Parents what when
their

his life aim.

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often

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at

they
future

think

is the

fickleness

they frequently change

careers.

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is

ideas

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new

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education

imlocks

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and ambitions. One
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changes

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the

great

advantages
is that these

of

education

wide

experience

help

us

to

208

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

uncover

more

and
seem

more

of

our

hidden

powers.
no

And
how

these
many

inexhaustible,
discoveries is

for,
we

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make

in

ourselves,
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to

apparently
In
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pass
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We

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out

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go

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to

ite, Infin-

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up
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They
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watch it had had the violent until

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The

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what

it

was

time.

210

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

always
and
more

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journey.
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at

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your

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men

your

intelligence by

closer

observation,
and

by

the

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study
of
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things,

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broadening
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of

mental from
service

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spiritualoutlook,
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self and and

enlarging

your

sphere
the
men

helpfulness.
the world's the
life

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great
stories with

books
of

"

Bible,
and
are

Shakespeare,
women,

great
noble

and

association
to

souls
voyage

great

helps

young

people

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their

of

self-discovery.
Think which
were

of

the

secret

chambers in

of

possibilities
of

unlocked
Lincoln.

multitudes
are

people
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by

men

like

There
are

thousands
men

people living to-day who

women,

grander

better

husbands

and

wives, better
statesmen

better

physicians, better

How

TO

Find

Oneself

211

cause

of

the
of
new

example
his

of

Abraham
he

Lincohi.

The

story
up

life, of what
avenues

accomplished,
nature.

opened

in
our

their

Our

institutions because
I
so

are

better,
man

civilization

is

higher

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as

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no

lived.
means

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other

of

self

-discovery
a

potent
to

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books
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ideals

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them

by the right
to
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mental
orator

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very

great
of
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us

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centers
new

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impulses,
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powers who
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and

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great
up
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"Man he The learns

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becomes
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greater
himself
we

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faculty."
our

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we

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the

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more

draw

the

of

our

hidden

selves

we

212

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

discover,
becomes It
ages way powers
never a

the

wider

grows

our

vision.

Life

perpetual pl'ogress.
a

has from
up

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we

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brute
to

up

through
and
on

the
the

the

man,

have
resources

developed
as our

such

marvelous
tors ances-

and

primitive
civilized

dreamed away the

from

of.

Yet

man

is

still farther

his ultimate
of

destination,
he
now

the from

end
the

of

path
savage

ascent,

than

is

crude
P.

of his earlier
says, and "The
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brain
aware

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shall uses."

know

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in

of way,

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make

power,

We

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continuous

process
to

of

opment, devel-

and,

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of

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ourselves.
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Uncovering
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great

ject ob-

of every The Greece

over

human

being.
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in the
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men

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carved
ple:" Tem-

the

entrance

the r

great

Delphic

''Know

Thyself

How

TO

Find

Oneself

218

''Know

thyself
of the imion
man

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This

is

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know

the

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^to
"

learn

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power

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through

arable insep-

with

his

Creator.

CHAPTER
HOW TO ATTRACT

Vni
PROSPERITY

Fears
to
are
a

and

doubts
who

repel prosperity.
holds such realm
a

Abundance
attitude.

cannot

get
that

person unlike in

mental

Things

the

mental

repel
while

one

another.

Trying
be

to

become

prosperous

always talking poverty,

you will

that thinking poverty, dreading it, pifedicting poor, is like

always
about

trying
that

to

cure

disease

by always thinking
you
are

it, picturing

it, visualizing it, believing that

always

going

to

be

sick,
can

you

never

can

be

cured.
which

Nothing
for

attract

prosperity

but the

that

has

an

affinity
the

it, the

prosperous

thought,
prosperity
a

prosperous

conviction,

prosperity Opulence
we

faith, the
follows law off
a
we

ambition.

law

as

strict

"is

that flow.

of

mathematics.
If
we

If
the

obey
we

the
cut

get
flow.

the Most

opulent
of
and
us

disobey
this
lack in

law, by
our

the

tap the great life supply

then

inserting doubts,
whom all

half-inch
and

pipe,
The

pinch
is
no

even

willi Him is in

fears

uncertainties, lies.

lliere

in

fullness He

pinching,
longing

the soul

Ihnitation

ourselves,

**for with

satisfleth

the

and

filleth

tiie

hungry

soul

good things."

We
can

MUST

conquer

inward

poverty
True
of
;
we

before

we

conquer

outward

poverty.

prosper-

is itj^

the inward

consciousness

spiritual lence, opucannot

wholeness,

completeness
214

feel

How

TO

Attract

Prosperity

215

poor

when

we

are

conscious

of
is
not

being enveloped
our

in the

that God all-supply,

partner,

our

Shepherd,
A poor

and
woman

that

we

can

want.

who

had

all her

life previously
to
a

lived in the back

progressive

little

country, moved village where, to her

that
her
new

great
was

surprise, she

foimd

home

She lighted by electricity. about electricity, had never even

knew
seen

nothing
an

tric elec-

light before,
power

and

the

little

eight candle
was

electric bulbs
very
man came

with

which

the house

fitted seemed

marvelous

to her.

Later,
new

along, one day, sellinga kind of electric bulb, and asked the woman
a

to

allow
one

him
of

to

replace one
new

of her

small

bulbs power She

with bulbs

his

style sixty candle

her what the

just to

show when

it would

do.

consented, and
on

was electricity

tiu'ned
ing noth-

she stood short of

transfixed.

It seemed such
a

to her

magic that
a

littlebulb

could
of

give so wonderful simlight. She never

of the
new

almost light,

like that the

been
source

dreamed

that had

flood of illumination

there

all the

time, that

the
same

enormously
current

increased which had

from light came been feeding her

the litUe

eightcandle

bulb.

216

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

We but

smile at the the

our

ignorance
of
us

of this poor

an, wom-

majority
own

are

far she
We

more was

rant ignoof the

of power

power

than

of the electric cvurent.

go power

through
bulb,
that that
can

life

using
to us,

little
are

eight candle

we believing

getting all the

we can

power
or are never

come

all that
us,

express
we

tiny des-

will
to

give

believing that
bulbs.
a

limited dream
we

eight candle
an

power

We

that
are

infinite current,
bathed
a we

current

in which
our

perpetually light,with
beautiful, if
a

would

flood

lives

with and

light inconceivably brilliant

would

only put
with

on

larger

bulb, make

larger connection
The

the infinite
we are

supply current. using is so tiny

current
can

supply only
a

wire

that

little of the
a

great
candle

flow

through, only
are

few

power,
our

wheQ
door.

there
An is
ours

millions

very

unlimited
for the

infinite current
the

flowing past supply of this for taking, ours

life

expressing.
of human
as

Multitudes

beings go through
was

just
woman

as

ignorant

the

poor

country

of the fact that there

is imlimited

light
may

and doors

unlimited

power for

flowing right past their

and that

ready

their use,

they

\
\

218

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

unbelieving mind,

worrying, anxious fearing, mind. We must keep the current open or the supply will be cut oflf. We can not get a sixty hundred candle power or a supply through a four or eight candle power bulb.
a

opulence, is flowing right past your door, carrying an infinite, never-ending supply of all the good things that heart could wish for. If you have
stream

The

of

plenty,of

unlimited

the faith that creates, the faith that believes the

best is

coming

to you,

you

can

reach

out
"

tally men-

into this great stream

of

plenty

^the universal build

supply
what you you

"

^and The

get material

aid to

will.
to make

supply

is there.

It rests

with

the connection

that will draw

it to you.

poverty-strickenpeople in the world to-day would quit thinking of poverty, ing quit dwelling on it,worrying about it and fearit ; if they would wipe the poverty thought
all of the
out

If

of their minds,

if with

they would
the

cut

off

tally men-

all relations the

the

poverty and
faces toward
to

substitute

opulent thought,
mental attitude would
soon

prosperitythought,
prosperity, tions. change condi-

that

they

begin
on

It is the

dwelling

the

thing,fearing

How

TO

Attbact

Prospeeity

219
I 9

it,the worrying about

the
terror

it,the anxiety about

attracts cut
us

it, I
'""

of
us.

it, that
We

to

it and
cur-

attracts pent

it to

oflf our
with

supply
want,

and

establish

relations

with

conditions. poverty-stricken in interested Many people who have become the new philosophy are greatly disappointed bhat they are not making any appreciable demDnstration not over poverty, that they are advancing their position in life,not improving their conditions as they had expected they ivould.

! I I

Now,

my

friend, the
as

law
as

of

abundance,
law of

of

Dpulence, is
and
are are

definite
as as

the

tion, gravitaIf
you you

not

just demonstrating
still held

works

unerringly.
you

expected to,
the bond lack is no of
in "Him

probably

under is
no

tal men-

limitation, for there

whom In the all fullness lies."

in

There trouble

limitation

all-supply.
a

The

is you
or

try

to

iap it with
inch

miserable
of
a

little half-

quarterand

pipe

instead

great big
and

one,

the
your

supply
life with If
you

cannot

flow

through

flood

abundance.

pinch

your

loubts

and

fears, ypur

supply pipe with your anxiety, the terror of

f
/

/
t

220

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

coining

to

want,

if you

do

not

believe will
of

you

can a

demonstrate meager,

abundance,
limited flow

you

get
the In

but

supply instead
you

haustible inexother
your and
cut

might

have.

words, the supply pipe is pinched only by

own

mental

limitations. worries and and

fears
off

and

By your doubts unbeliefs, you can

starve
or,

all the

supply

by

great

in the magnetizing faith, a superb confidence life with flood your all can all-supply, you

good things.
The
act

law

of

supply

is scientific.

It will not
are

unless

all the

necessary

conditions

filled. ful-

Simply believing in the new phy philosoand old life doubts still keepiog your and old thought habits fear habits, living in your of lack and poverty, inefiiciency, will not bring
success.

If you you don't

no

don't

believe you
you

will prosper

and

practise what
If
the law you

believe, you
reap its

will

get
of

results.
must

would of

fruits you
law

obey

law of

supply, the

abundance, the
never

prosperity.

by merely wishing fixed or longing for it. Keeping your mind will never it,simply thinking of prosperity, on This is only the first step. bring it to you.
comes

Prosperity

\.

How

TO

Attract

Prosperity

221

You your it up

must

cling

to

your

prosperity thought,
you
must

prosperity ideal,
with scientific
methods

but

also

back

methods,
which

the
all

mon-sense practical com-

successful

men

employ
abundance
and your die

in

their
and

work.

You

might
all your did
not

dream

of

prosperity
businesslike
must

life-time
back up

in the

poorhouse,
with

if you

dream

ods. eflSciency meth-

That

is, you

be

methodical,

derly, or-

systematic, accurate,
You
You your
must must

thorough,
to

ous. industria

do your your

everything
energy, your

finish. into

fling

heart your

business,
it is.
of

profession,

work,

\
i

whatever One that

and
to

the

worst

things
of

about

poverty poverty

is

it induces

the* habit habit

No the

expecting

failure, the
its

of
matter

being half
how mental If upon however poor

reconciled
you

necessity.
have

may you

be, if you
will
not to

right
poor.

attitude
you
are

long remain
turn

mined deterand

your

back

poverty
your

face

toward may

prosperity,
contradict
are a

actual

conditions
believe Possessor for that

this; if you
of the
you
on

really
and tended in-

you

child that

Creator
were

of

all

things,
but

not

poverty,

that

the

contrary

222

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

the
for
or

good things,
you, the life

the

beautiful

things
not

of

life

are

glorious and
at
once

the your

pauper

the
the

drudge
inflow you,

Ufe, you
of who the
are ever

open

mind

to

prosperity stopped
Creator children?

current.

Have
bars of

beating against
to

the

iron
what

poverty,

think

marvelous

things the
for
us

has

everywhere

provided
the entire

His

Just cosmic

imagine
ocean

imiverse, the

great

of

creative all the

intelligence,packed

with

all the

riches,

glorious things,
the human mind

the
can

magnificent
conceive, and
mean

bilities possithen

try
to

to

picture what
are

it would

to

you
want

and if versal uni-

all who
some

complaining
they could
of

of lack
call
out

and
of

by

magic

this

supply
which would

creative their this

intelligence anything
desires, their
vast

match

heart this

longings.
ocean

Imagine
creative which which

universe,
with

of

energy,

packed
beings

ties possibilidraw could

from

human the wildest

could

everything
conceive,

imagination
in

everything
for
"

they desire
comfort and

life, everything

they need
even

convenience,
graphs tele-

luxuries,
and all

also
sorts

cities, railroads,
of

wonderful
say,

inventions that

and

discoveries.

You

will

doubtless,

How

TO

Attbact

Peospeeity
"

228

such
moment.

thing

is too

silly to

contemplate beings
dawn

for been

Yet,
very

haven't

hmnan the
?

doing this
aU up

thing

since
the

tion, of civiliza-

through

ages

Every

discovery,
every

every

invention,

every

provemen imevery

facility, every
has

home,
every for of
our

building, everything
and

every

city, every
man

railroad,
created
out

ship,
use

that
he

benefit

has

fashioned
ocean

this

vast

invisible

cosmic force.

of

intelligence
we

by

thought
we

Everything
every mental

use,

thing everyman

have,

achievement

of

is

preceded
man

by

vision,

a on

plan.
this

thing Everyearth is
tal mena

has
a

accomplished
been

result

of

desire, has
of

preceded
he has

by

picture
on

it.
of

Everything
existence has divine

produced
drawn
out

this

plane

been

of

this invisible

oceaij.

of

intelligence by
first

his

thought
the

force. he

His
wanted

imagination
to

tured picualizing vis-

thing

do

he

kept

this mental

conception,
until his realities
on.

never

stopped
to to

thinking, creating,
his visions with had

efforts drew

match him the

their

thing
We

he

concentrated that
we

all

imagine
these

actually, of
We do
not.

selves, our-

create

things.

We

224

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

simply
draw
ocean

work

in
out

unison of the But

with
vast
we

the

Creator,

and

them
of

invisible
must

cosmk
our

supply.
will be
no an

do
us.

part
as

or

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first
so

realization architect's make The

a

for

Just

the

step in
must
we we

building plan
or

is his

plan,
of in
to

first

picture
first
sees

the

thing

desire.

architect
eye draws

all its details be

in his mind's before

sees

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building

erected
He before

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plan
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on

paper.

mentally
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building
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for
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its construction. the

plan

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invisible,

out

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wants

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can

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supply.
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most

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to
us

nuui,

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not
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significance of grasped.
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of

have there

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and

there

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utilizes

it in his

daily living. But

Edison
says

science
scientists there
are

recognizing
that ''about

it. and
an

all

feel is

through

everything
They
first great

the

play of

Eternal this
to

Mind.^

recognizing
It under

that

is the

Cause.

is difficult the

realize
of

that

every

instant,
miracles

impulse

Eternal

Mind,

226

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

ity, you
in

must

f onn live

the in

habit the

of

mentally living
of

abundance;
that
you

ideal live

what

you

want;

is, you
must

must

the

prosperity
of
Then

thought,

hold

the

thought
it.
you.

dance. abunthe be

Saturate

yourself
cannot

with

poverty

thought

touch
cannot at

It will in

neutralized mind
and
two

because

you

hold the is
same

your

opposite thoughts thought

you

time,
real
ative cre-

whatever force.
The

hold

great
poor
not

majority
think

of poor and

people
poor

are

poor

thinkers,

planners,
and

executives. do
not

They
the the

do

prosperity, they
so

obey
in

law

of

opulence,
of
no

they stay

poor

midst You the

can

abundance.
mbre

attain

opulence
than
a

while

ing holdcould
upon all the

opposite
a

thought
lawyer

youth

become

great

by concentrating things
a

something
time.
to

else, thinking of other

The

specialistmakes
the

his mind
to

magnet
He
ergies en-

attract

thing

he

is trymg
of

attain. all his

dwells

upon toward draws

it, thinks
it, dreams
it to him.

it, bends

it, lives it ; and

In the law
same

tually even-

way,

lence, opu-

prosperity, obeys the

The

of be

attraction.

idea

of

opulence

must

implanted

How

TO

Attract

Peospeeity

227

firmly
draw

in

the

subconscious
we

mind,
to

just
bring
must

as

thing everyto

else
out

which of the the

vow,

desire

about,
be

universal

supply,
mind

pressed im-

upon
our

subconscious
our

tering by registhere
until

determination fixed
motive
an or

it

has

become

actuating
influence

principle.
in that
we

Then
an

it becomes

active mental

the

life,
attracts

ever-increasing
the

magnet,
Whatever
we

thing
about the
in

desired. the

wish

to

bring
in

actual,

must

first

establish

subconscious

mind

by
toward

constant,
that

positive, affirmative

attitude

thing.
is because

It

they

understand

the

tance, impor-

the
of
a

imperative
mental

necessity, of this holding

attitude, that
between

the

right

there
the New

is such

tremendous

difference
have imbibed

poverty

of

people who
and It

the
are

Thought
the
old

philosophy
thought.
with
the

those

who

still in between

is the

difference with

poverty
with

hope, poverty expectation

of

com-age,

poverty
better

something
effort
to

coming,
one's

backed

by

faithful the

improve

condition,

and

poverty
poverty

which that that

is accompanied
has
no

by despair, the
for the

hope
noth-

future, the

poverty

expects

228

How

TO

Get

What

You

Wast

ing better, that

and
more

looks

forward

only
more

to

more

probably
want

worse

poverty,
with

pindimg,
and

and the

suffering.

Even

poverty

hope

tion expecta-

of better

state, but
real

things is not a very comfortable there is no despair in it, there is no

is not

pain in it, there

it

much

real

distress,
ness, blackof

because

hope gives
of

sees a

the

goal beyond
vista It
of

the

light that dispels the gloom

a

limitation
in process is

by showing accompanied
and

good

things
poverty
sees no

realization.

is the

which

by despair,which
men

hght
relief

ahead
on

forces after

and

women

to

drudge
or

day

day without
that
This

prospect

of

hope

of

betterment

grinds the
that

life out

of its victims.

is the poverty

kills the

that destroys the buoyancy spirit,

of
the

life, the

gladness
every of

and

the

joy,
who

which

are

birthrightof
The

human those
a

being.
have of
seen

poverty
have

the

light,who
,

gotten
which be

glimpse
sees

something
the tempoout

the poverty

something ahead
with

rk

for, may

compared
a

discomforts the
summer

which
may

family camping
to

have

put
are

up

with,

ing

that

their discomforts

temporary

How

TO

Attract

Prosperity

229

they make
their
will their

light

of

them.

They
they
do

do

not

impaur
about nent perma-

happiness,
soon

because

know
not

conditions
worry
were

change.
as

They

situation

they would
be

if it

and There

could
are

not

remedied.
of

multitudes who
in
are

oped ignorant, undevelof the of and

a

people
on

like many
arid

squatters
the
West.

the

desert

the build

lands

These little

squatters

shanties

cultivate
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a

patches
animals

around
to

them,
them

raising
eke
out very

mestic do-

help
and
a

living.
from
vast

They
which

barely exist,

yet

the

soil

they hardly get

living is

rich

with

potencies,
and the

of possibilities of

bounteous

harvests If with these the

production
knew if

great
to

wealth.

people
soil,
near or

enough
they
of

mix

Brains
settle

would
water

only
so

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could gate irri-

supply
is

that

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their There
niust

farms,

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and

live in
in the

luxury.
land,
to

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water

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it

have
resources.

inteUigence
would

develop
desert with

its

These Water
and

make

the

fruitful. the where

intelligence mixed
miracles
in

soil would

perform
succeeds
a

of

cultivation

ignorance
to

producing

scarcely

enough

support

miserable

existence.

280

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

Not
seen a

far

from of

such

ignorant squatters
same

I have

portion
and
a

the

desert

land

enriched it had

by

water

intelligentcultivation
Eden of flowers.
on

until

become

veritable

delicious

fruits,
lies fami-

vegetables, grains and

were

Large
an

living comfortably
of

incredibly
tiie introduction half starved

small

piece
of

land, whereas

before have

water
a

they would
acres.

on

perhaps
Most

hundred

human
are

beings live all their lives teeming

with
for

on

erts des-

which cies and

marvelous lack of

i)oten-

but possibihties, in

knowledge
reslources

they

live

poverty.
because

Their

mental
not

yield nothing developed.

into
a corner

they have
us

yet

been

Some
of
our

of

get
and

little
a

irrigation
few
tables. vege-

lives
us

raise
a

Some and
now

of then

cultivate
one

few
water

flowers,
and
a

and and

will

get

spirati inlittle

ambition of his mental while.

enough
desert
But

upon

larger section something

and few

produce
human

worth

very

beings
The

ever new

cultivate

their

entire
us

resources.

philosophy
resources,
we

teaches
and

how
use

to

get
so
us

hold
as

of

our

how
want.

to

tbem,
teaches

to

get just what

source

It

tiiat the

from

which

all

things spring

is

How

TO

Attract

Peospeeity

281

in

the

great
and

cosmic

intelligence which
cosmic
to
ocean

fills all riches

space,

that
are
man.

in this vast

inconceivable
utilized

waiting
It

be
us

objectified and
that

by
will

teaches
to

all these
the

things

respond
and

the
we

right thought,
can

right motive,
we

that
from

call All

out

thing everyIt

desire the and

so reason

this

Supply.
are so

holds
so

that

why
why

our

lives

lean,
is with

pinched
limited,
we
are

poor,

our

achievement

so

picayune,
capable

in

^comparison
we

what draw Our

of, is because

do

not

upon

the

All

Supply.
dwarfed

narrow,

limited,
view of

ideals,

our

poverty-stricken
our own

things, the limitations

"

thought
us

imposes
and
our

these

are

the in

things

that Our
outrun
our

rob

of

power
or

keep

us

poverty.
can never

achievements
our own

possessions
or our

convictions

ideals.

We

fix

limitations.
a man

When tell because Unless

a

gets lost in the

woods he of
the
sun

he is

not can-

the
he
man

direction
lost
so

in

which

facing,

has

the

points
can see

compass.

lost he is

the

and
in

cover re-

his

bearings,

will

walk in
a

around

circle, thinking he
in
a

going
He

straight
no

line

certain

direction.

makes

advance

282

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

because
doesn't finds he

he know

isn't

facing

toward

his
a

goal.
when

He he

this, but

after
toward may

while

is not know

getting
how

any

opening
wander
Millions of

and
about of

doesn't in
a

long he

circle, he
are

gets
in
are

discouraged.
the
not

people

lost

dense

woods

wrong the way

thought. goal
out
are

They
woods,
about

traveling toward
see no

of

prosperity.
and

They

light, no

of the turned If

they lose
and

courage.

They
know
army it.
day to-

mentally,
in

don't

.the people
could

the

great

failure

only be given prosperity

that because

treatments

and

shown

they
of

are

in

their

present
mental
for

dicament pre-

their

wrong

attione

tude,

because
and

they

have

been

working

thing
could

expecting
be face their niunber turned

something

else; if they
about
desire
so

only
would

squarely
goal
of upon their it

that

they
of

the

instead
an

turning

backs of
success

mentally,
even

enormous

them
of

would their
who
as

yet
That

make

splendid
millions
in

lives.
are

is all that

of

people
as

tive compara-

failures "down
t

life,

well
"

the

complete
about
so

and

outs," need
would face

to
e

be

turned

they
a

Uf

in the in this

right
land

direction.
of oppor-

What

pity

it is that

284

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

opulence,
and army,
women

to

give such
who who
are are

treatments

to

the

men

in

the

great
in the
way

failure
wrong
on

those

headed

direction, those
life

who there

have

lost their
no

the
now

path.

But from
to

is

need

for
for

those the

suffering
of that
can

poverty
be the

to

wait

coming
son perfor

time

cured.
law

Any
and

intelligent
treat

apply

himself

prosperity.
Mental

laws the

are

clear

and
attracts

simple.
more

We

know
the

that
worry
more

fear

thought
more

fear,
anxious
more

thought

worry,

the

thought
hatred,
the the

anxiety,

the

hatred
more

thought

the

jealous thought thought

attraction.
more

jealousy, and
This is

poverty
law of

poverty.
every

Like

other

law,

it is unalterable.

The
antidote within of Use

poverty
"

disease

can

be

cured

only by
You
of

its

^the

prosperity
antidote

thought.
to

carry

you

this

the

poison
The

erty, pov-

lack, of pinching, dwarfing

cure

limitation.

it, and
will
your

yourself.
poverty

prosperity

thought Keep
and

kill the

germ.

supply pipes
infinite them
source

open

between
of

self your-

the

all
cut

supply.
off the

Don't

pinch

by doubt,

don't

How

TO

Attract

Peospeetty

285

supply thought.

by

limiting, pinching, Keep

your

poverty,
wide
with

lack
open

supply
of your

pipes
oneness

by

the

consciousness
your

the

One,

connection follows
of

with
a

the
as

All

Supply.
as

Abundance
of

law

exact
we

thait
it
we

the
the off

law

mathematics. If
we

If

obey

get
cut

flow. the

we pinch it, strangle ijt,

supply.
a

Suppose
medicine himself: because
may
come

youth
become
cannot

who
a

had

decided should

to

study
say
to
cess suc-

and

doctor

"I

picture myself
know

as

I don't
to
me.

anything
I haven't

about

what

Perhaps
a one.

the

fications qualiI

that
may I
never

make

successful
I for such
ever

physician.
be
a

become if I
am

may

failure.

doubt

fitted think
would Of

it, but
a

I'll try, anyway.''

Do

you

timid,
carry

doubting,
any
one

negative
the
young
success

attitude

to

goal?

course

it wouldn't. is

The succeed
as a

medical
one

student

who

going

to

is the

who

pictures himself
sees

constantly
in
a

successful with
a

physician,
lucrative

himself

fine
to

fice, ofthe ualizing vis-

practise, climbing
He
is

top

of

his

profession.
as a

constantly

himself

successful

physician.
to

Now^

the

same

rule

applies

the

poor

man

286

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

\Vho

wants

to

become
as

prosperous. prosperous, he

He
must

must

picture himself
the
law

obey
ideal
of

of

opulence

by
he

holding
must

the

opulence
with

in his mind,

saturate the

himself
of

the

prosperity thought,
wish
you

thought
the

abundance.
If you
to
cure

yourself

of

poverty

disease

should
treatments

begin
I

by

giving

yourself
like this.
have

prosperity Say
to

something
am

yourself, "If
aU
to

Grod's
of

child the

inherited I
am

the all touch

can,

good supply,
the
for

things
to

imiverse.
erty Povmore

heir
cannot

the

all-good.
of of
me me

reality

any

than Health

disease

the

reality

is health.

is is

the

everiasting
the

fact,
of

and

disease,

sickness,

merely
my
no

absence

the

reality.
There

Poverty
can

is not
no

normal

condition. for

be that

lack,
my

poverty
hath

God's
"

image.
"The He
he

'All

Father
the

is mine.'

Repeat
Lord maketh leadeth low tions this

daily

twenty-third psahn
I

is my
me me

shepherd,
to

shall in

not

want.

lie

down

green

pastures;
etc.

beside

the the

still waters,"

Fol* isser-

during

day
with

with the lines

frequent
Creator

of yoiH'

kinship

of all the Whedei

universe.

Commit

these

by

EUa

How

TO

Attract

Prosperity

237

Wilcox
to

to

memory,

and

frequently
with the

say

them

/ ;
'

yourself, vigorously, and

conviction:
am

force

of

absolute
''I

\
success.

Though
for for
a a

hungry,
while,
time
"

cold, iU-dad,
smile shall be
comes

wander
is but

I I

and

say:

'It

glad
my

To-morrow,
God His
is my wealth

for He

good
has

fortune wealth

way.

Father,
is

untold;
and

mine,

health, happiness

gold.' yours

"

All

the

good

things

you

need

are

by
work
and
tinually con-

inheritance.
for
you

Claim believe

them^

expect

them,
yours, If you

them,

they

are

already
life. with

will realize
assert

them your all

in your

kinship
of

God
and
a

your send erous gen-

Father,
out

to

whom

things belong,
abundance,
"

the

vigorous supply
of

thought
all
you cannot

need

^which
you
man

is your its slave. who

birthright
I
a was

"

^poverty

hold with poor

a

recently talking
years ago
was were so

only
his of

few

that
to

he
a

and diet

wife bread

and and

children
crackers
even

reduced without

butter.
rent
or

They buy
fact,
of

couldn't

pay

the

cheapest

themselves

comfortable

clothiiig.
toward the

In ranks
are

they
the

were

rapidly heading
and
a

"down

outs."

To-day
hotel.

they

living
own a

ill luxury, in

sumptuous

They

288

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

beautiful

car,

and

have

all do
a

they
not

need appear

to

make

life comfortable.
same

They
who
in
a

like the short

people
ago
were

but

comparatively

time

condition
Did

of semi-starvation.
some one

Whence

the

change?
or

leave
mine?

them

fortune,
of

did
sort

they
at

find alL
was

gold

No,

nothing
that that
was

that

They
of

simply
own dition con-

realized

their
the

poverty
of

their

making,

cause

their

miserable
And

entirely mental.
turned and
were,

there
their
matter

and

then

they

their
resolved

backs

on no

despair
what

environment
appearances and

that,
would As
a

they
it.

face

the

light
gan be-

struggle
in
a

toward

result
attract

they

very

short

time

to

better

things.
The of has the

whole The
out

family has

now

taken

new

lease

life.
gone

expression of despair and

of

misery just
the

their
and

faces, and

is

replaced by
is condition
the

light

of in

hope
their

joy.

There
.

diflference between

appearance and

and

despair
and

gladness,
of
more

between of the

hope

expectation

good
fear of

things which
want,
the

belong
of is

to

them,

and

the

misery

grinding
us

limitations. that all forms

Psychology

teaching

How

TO

Attract

Peospebtty

289

of

discouragement,
of
of

despondent
of

thoughts,
must

thoughts kept
these
out

doubt,
the

fear, of
for

worry,

be while

mind,
are

it cannot of

create

\
[

enemies
We
to

in
are we

possession finding
must

the
in

mental order
to

kingdom.
create,
mental

that
a

build,

hold

constructive
we

attitude

all the

time, that
of

must

keep

'"

all

negatives, all thoughts

of
are

discouragement,
out

;
".

despondency,
mind. that
we

possible learning

failure

of

the

We
can

through
that
we

psychology
we centrate con-

produce
that

only
which which

which

upon,

constantly think
dominant
or

of;

that

only

that

is

in

our

mind,
be

whether

it is beneficial in
our

injurious, will
into the
you
or a

reproduced
Your
mental

hves.

attitude

will

lead

you

light
to

or

hold
or

you

in darkness.
to
a

It will lead
success

hope

despair,
failure, and
to

glorious

miserable
own

it is which

entirely within
it shall

your

power

choose

be.

Successful
are

people, without constantly

knowing
themselves

it, perhaps,
perity pros-

giving

treatments,

success

treatments,

by

couraging en-

themselves,

by

making
be

their

minds
all
cur-

positive, so

that

they will

immune

from

negative, discouraging, poverty

thought

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TO

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What

You

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rents.

Holding

the

success

thought,
dwelling

the

perity pros-

ideal, constantly
successful
f

upon

one's
for

future,
are,

expecting
you

it, working
it
or

i^'

I
J
"

^these

whether

know

not,

su-^'

L cess,

prosperity
for Ever

treatments.
men

Take,
Schwab.

example,
since

like Schwab
been

Charles
was a

Mr. has
He

boy starting
success

in life he

po-^^ giving hims^^lf

the

treatments.

has

held

ideal

-^"f
a-

prosperity,
tion
to

the

vigorous,
to

robust
be

determii"^

be

successful,
faced himself he has
the
to

prosperous. If

I--3e
ZMie d:i5ha^^ve

has had

always
allowed

prosperity goal. yield

he
to
never

the

many would

couragements
been
the

had

world's
the

greatest
that

steel
ever

master

to-d"J,
But tive, destrucon

perhaps

greatest
over

lived.

he

always triimiphed discouraging

holding
to

these

negative,

thoughts, by
little while the
success

insisting
ideaJL
Schwab ideal
Mr.

the
that

prosperity, the
every

success,

Suppose
should

stop

holding
in

and

should

indulge
allow feel

discouraging,
to

despondent
down
was

thoughts, dumps
and

himself that
do you

get

in

the

good

fortunfe

ing desert-

him,
be?

what he

think

the

result
more

would
in
a

Why,

would

probably

lose

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How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

the

poverty
like

and
minds. of

the

lack

thought

currents

from

other

Multitudes the law condemn

people through ignorance

themselves
not
to

of

lives

of

erty. pov-

They they
away how

do say

realize

that,
never

every
to

time

think
from

or

that

they

expect
that
no

get

the

clutches
work

of want, there
is

matter

hard

they
fate

nothing
and and
are

but

the for
are

everlasting drudgery,
them,
doomed and If
must

grind

poverty

that
to

is

against them
poor,

they

remain

they

confirming

strengthening
we are ever

poverty

conditions.

going

to

enjoy abundance,
freedom,
think
our

we

talk

abundance We

and
must

not

poverty

and and
we

limitation.
not

abundance
so

dam

the

stream

of

supply
of
a

that

will

get little drizzles

instead

generous

flow. What would go

a

you from

thin^
his

of

prince palace
in

who and the

stantly con-

should
live in

away

father's

poverty-stricken environment,
lack

midst

of

and

want,
he

and

who do

should
any

claim that
You

that
what
say

couldn't
was

better,
him?
; that

this would
was

was

intended his
own

for

that

it

was

fault
and

there

plenty

in his father's

house

that

How

TO

Attract

Peospeeity

248

it

was

his fatted
for
most

any

time and

he the

chose

to

claim
were

it; that

the

calf him. of of

royal

robe

always

waiting
Yet is the
yours

us

act

just

as

foolishly.
for house.

There
you It you do in is

plenty

everything
in
of
our

waiting
Father's

AU-Supply by right
it?
You
more

inheritance.
cannot

Why
it

don't
you
son

claim claim

get
the

until

it, any
his it of

than

prodigal
while
feed

could

enjoy
to

father's from swine.

him

bounty
and

he instead

continued
on

put

the

husks

Prosperity,
in for

or

opulence,

in

the

larger
that is

sense

which
us,
an

we

use

it, is everything
of all in

good

abundance and wiU the

that
Ufe.

is beautiful,
It

uplifting^
thing
that

inspiring
enrich the

is

every-

personality,

the

ex-

perience,
This
can

spiritual
which

hfe.

opulence,

includes
for

everything
God's

we
.

desire,
we

is intended
to

all

children.^
reach'
our

..

All
out

have into

do

to

participate in
intelligence
oiu*

it is to
with

the with

cosmic
our

thought,
attract
our

ideals,

aspirations

and

own.

CHAPTER

IX

THINKING

ALL

OVER

"yer7
Eadi

ceU

in

us

thinks.

"

^Thomas

A.

Edison.

cell

in

the

bod^

is

conscious

intelligent
Professor

being.
QuevlL

Nels

MoDEEN

science confined
to

has the that

proved
brain all

that

intelligence
that life
we

is not think

cells, but
the cell

as

whole,

takes

part

in the

thinking
tell
us

process. that

Scientists
a

the from
a

individual
any

cells
of which
as

in
the

piece
and

of

flesh

taken
near

part

body

placed
to

certain
draw

drug
away

is
as

injurious they
the cell close
V

cell

life will
this

far

can

from

injimous
a

substance.

On
to
as

other
life
as

hand,
is

when
near

substance cells

friendly
will draw

placed

it the

possible
try

to
to

this

friendly
it. power
In

substance other of

and

apparently
these
cells
or

absorb the

words,

manifest choice.

intelligent

selection,
One

reason

why

our 244

mental

attitudes,

our

Thinking

All

Oyer

245

hopes,
such
our a

our

fears,

our

joys,
influence
as

our

sorrows,
our

have

tremendous

upon says,

bodies,
cell know
on

lives, is because,
us

Edison

every
we

in

thinks.
every

And

since
every

this is true,

that the the

thought,
every of the

impression
aflfects the

made

mind,
cells

mental

attitude, aflfects
whole

all of
ganism. or-

body,

We

have

been
to
a

so

accustomed alone of

to

confining

intelligence
to

the

brain

that

it is difficult

think the

it is

product
"

the

cellular

activity
sues, tisThe cells

of

entire and all.

body,
In

^brain, muscles,
we

bones,
over.

fact,
of

think

all

mind
of

is the the

product

activity in

all the

body.
latest

The show

scientific
one

investigations
the
to

seem

to

that
of
a

each

of

tiny microscopical
the
naked eye,
tains con-

eeUs

body, invisible

in itself the

creative, reproducing,

ing, repairthe
tire en-

re-creating qualities, determir^ng

future
compose; of

the

body
the
of

which

these
the

cells

containing
the limitation

plan,

ment, developis, physically

growth,

that

considered. Each
has
a

cell

is endowed of

with
its own,

intelligence and
and,

consciousness

although

246

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

each

one

of these

cells has
or

separate

ness, consciouscells the all

the work in
a

communal,

community
of
manner.

together for the

most

federation

whole

orderly,
renew,

scientific
and

They
the entire

build,

repair,
of

maintain

organism
Professor "Cell

the Nels

body.
Quevli
says, and

in "The

his

latest cell is
a

book,
scious con-

Intelligence,"

intelligent being, plans

same

by

reason

thereof in the roads railthat

and
manner

builds
as

all
man

plants and
constructs

animal"
houses,
He believes

and

other

structures." cells of the

any

the

individual with

animal,

acting
alter

moniously harthe

entire
to meet

organism,
any
new

plan
caused such

of

the

animal

demand

by the changes of habitat

as

of the

animal,
made in
tection, pro-

environment,
to
as

or

the for of

dianges
the animals
to

response

the in

demand the
case

creature's

the

which ing color-

change
of

their
the
as

colors
or

to

correspond
rocks
upon

the which

trees to

the them

they
mies. ene-

live

so

make

invisible

to

their

Referring
the

to to

the

modification the
new

of the demand of the

cells in of the

organism

meet

ftnimals, Professor

Quevli

says

giraflfe's

Thinking

All

Ovee

24T

neck, that the primitivegiraffe was

f ore^a
more

to
on

rely
the

less

and of

less upon
trees

grass

and food.

leaves

for

his

The
means

telligen inof

cells of his
the sub-division of

body began the cells) to

stretch out

(by

lift him his neck.

up

on

his four
To
a

legs,and
similar

to

necessity the
out

cells of

the
a

ele-.

phant species threw

tree

his snout

into

long
the

trunk

with

pair of handy fingers at

that
a

tip.
This scientist believes the cells in any
of memory the

part of the body contain

property
ages of
to

reaching
that

back

through the
other

dial primorbeen

cells,to the beginning

this with

life itself,and have

characteristics

passed

along by the divisions of the cells. These the cells are qualities preserved when All divide. in the the quahties which were original cell before the division are passed The halves. new along to each of the new cells formed are really a part of the old one, contain cell contained. everything which the original
The cells do of the
comes

not

increase
which

in

size with

the The

growth growth

animal from

they build.
of the

the

divmon

cells.

248

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TO

Get

What

You

Want

thus
up,

multiplying
fo^'

them.
in

This

process

keeps
tained at-

example,

the

infant, until
is, until

it has

its full
out

growth,
in the

that

it has

filled

the ''You

plan
can

individual
says

cells themselves. the

clearly see,"
experience

professor,

"the
or,

skill and
more

possessed by the cells,

the

correctly speaking, by
the

individuals
cumulated ac-

composing

cells, and
the

which
ages

they have
of

through
and We of
are

vast

experience

handed
are

on

to

posterity and
think
organs of
are

preserved."
as a

apt

to

of

the

body
that

tion collecorgans
or

different
a

and

these

in

way

separate,
But of
we

diflferent

material
one mous enor-

construction.
mass

simply
for

tiny

cells

closely

related

to

one are

another.

Because

the

bones,
we

example,
there
as a can

harder little

than

the

brain,

think

be of

affinitybetween
of

them,
different

but,

matter

fact, all the twelve

are

tissues

of

the

body

made which
what

up

cells of from
one

varying
one

consistency, all
cell
"

of and

have

come

primordial
in the
or

affects
Each
made
or

cell

anywhere
an

body

affects
and
we

all.
are

cell is
up of

entity
these

little self, of
our

billions

little selves These

cells.

tiny

selves

are

like

members

of

250

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

whatever

thought
itself
on

the

ego,

or

I, sends
in the

out

will will

stamp
make

every
"

cell

body,

it like itself

Surgeons
for been
much

report
the

that

after of the

great

victory,
as

instance,
noticed
more

wounds many

soldiers,

has heal diers solthe the

in

similar the

instances,
of the that

rapidly than
the defeated

wounds

in
mental

army,

showing

exhilaration,
of

which
is
a

accompanies
stimulant,
a

consciousness
while

victory,
the

tonic,
companies ac-

conversely

despondency,
a

which

defeat, is also
The
brain. the

physical depressant.
extension connected
of

cells
Each

are

practically an
is
a

the

sub-station
of

with
tred, ha-

central

station
or

the

brain. in

Anger,
brain
in
means

jealousy
anger, in

malice
or

the

hatred, jealousy

malice in the

every
means

cell

the

body.

Trouble

brain in the

trouble
means

everywhere. happiness
is full of of

Happiness everywhere.

brain the

When
the
to

mind is full

hope, bright prospects,

eager in is

body
work.

hope, alert, eflScient,

When there

there is
in

discouragement
Ambition

the

mind
where every-

discouragement,
the

despondency
is

body.

paralyz^

enthusiasm

blighted, eflSciencystrangled.

Thinking

All

Over

261

For certain

long time
of that
cancer

surgeons
are

have

known

that

kinds

produced
cancerous

by mental
tendencies
and
some

influences;
latent
in the

not

only
are

system

thus but
there

aroused that is
no

their kinds

development
of
cancers,

encouraged,
even

when
or

previous
absolutely
sion conclu-

hereditary tendency originated in this

has been

taint This

may

be

way.

scientific

tremendously
in

emphasized
of

by

the in

great
those

increase who have

the

development
hard hit lost
ones

cancer

been

by the
relatives
have

war,
or

cially espedear

those

who whose

have

friends,

or

loved maimed

been

fully fright-

mangled,
mental and
cancerous cases

for

life.

Their
worry,

iar peculgrief

suflFering,the
of these

mingled
has

anxiety
of

people
and
no

aggravated
many
new

tendencies
cancer

originated previous

where disease Paris

a

tendencies

to

that
A

dread

existed.

great

specialist, Dr.
case

Theodore

Truffler,
showed
no

cites

where

patient
to

who

predisposition
it after
sons
a

whatever

cancer

developed
of

much

mourning
This

for

the

loss

his two into

in battle.

grief had
which

lated simubefore

real

cancer

eruption unimportant.

had

been

apparently

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How

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What

You

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Not

only
grief

do

worry,
cancer,

fear, and
but

anxiety

and

great
chronic
ent

induce

hatred, grudges,
several

jealousy,
of
cancer,

also and
of

originate
very

diflFer-

kinds

materially hasten
tendencies
which

the

development
do
not

cancerous

they

originate.
of

Many

kinds liver

skin

disease, kidney
brain and

trouble,
ble, trou-

dyspepsia,
are now

trouble,
to

heart from

known
as

result hatred

mental

causes,

such

chronic
blood

and

jealousy.
in

These
a

keep
of

the

and

other

secretions

state

chronic

poisoning, which
and encourages

devitalizes

the

whole

body
latent

the
or

ment developof disease

of
germs.

disease

tendencies

Every
is
a

physician
the

knows

that

discouragement
will

depressant,

that

melancholia
and

greatly ment develop-

increase
of

activity
doing
of

hasten We
we are

the

physical
are

diseases. when

little realize

what

we

constantly
of

sending
of worry

messages

discouragement,
billions what
when courage,

fear,

through
We

all the

of it
we

cells in the when up

to

body.
we

little realize

means

talk

discouragement,
we

give

the

"blues," when
in

lose

faith, hope,

confidence

ourselves,

It

really means

panic,

Thinking

All

Ovee

25ft

disorganization, body.
Mental

all

through

the

cell life of in
every

the
motest re-

depression
It
unnerves

is felt
every
to
to
a

cell. reduces
and This

organ,
state utter

and

the

entire

organism
not

ness of weak-

ineflSciency, if
is
a

collapse.
sometimes bad
news,

the faint

reason

why
the
or a

people
shock of

fall when
comes

in

from death dear

sudden
to

frightful
them. The the of

accident

those
it
causes

to

painful
it is shock pressed dethe

sensation
not

is not
The

all in effect

head;
the
are

all

in

the

brain. cell in

visits

every

the

body.
whole

They

all shock.

over.

The
bit of

cell life feels

Every
these

bad,

discouraging
anxiety, disintegrating

news,

depression,
hatred,
"

fear,
send

worry,

jealousy,
sages mes-

their

through
On the other

all the

cell colonies,

all the

pendencie de-

in the

body.
hand,

good
the

news,

the
of

tion expectafidence, con-

of better

things,

renewal of in faith the

hope,
in

the^ upbuilding

glorious
future
"

things
these and

that

are a

coming
tonic
on

near

act

like

those
and

who
renew

are

"down entire

out."

They

refresh

the

being.
The trouble is
we

have

been

so

in the

habit

of

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TO

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What

You

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thinking of the body

as a

outside

of the

brain

itself

sort

of
upon

unintelligent matter,
the for control
us

absolutely
brain, that it truth, that builder,
the

dependent
is very the

of the
grasp

difficult

to

the the

intelligence, the
in each
are

planner,
for brain
and

repairer, is
When
not to
we

cell.

wounded,
our

instance,
send
a

we

do

deliberately with
the cells
to

message

repair
done,
cut

rebuild the The the

where tissues cells

the have selves them-

damage
been

has

been
or

where
away.

lacerated do

that,

they

are

builders.

They
maintain

built and

the

body

originally; and

they
in each

repair it.
Quevli
says
a

Professor of the

that crowd exist. the

division
ers, work-

cell, or

nucleus,

of skilled He

intelligentbuilders,
the

believes
of

in the the

interesting theory planner

of

that the

planner
could

cell, the

individual,
How

is in
we

microscopical
a

cell itself.

ine imagoutside is that

force

molding,

f ashioning,

fying, creating, modi-

changing,
of the

nourishing,
The

to

exist

cell life !
or

only

sound
an

theory
it is the

this

force of

intelligence is

indestructible

part
cosmic

the

cell life itself, that

great
It is

intelligence everywhere

present.

Thinking

All

Oyer

255

life itself; we atom,

more

cannot
or

image
electron
a

it absent
in

from

any any

molecule,
than
we can

existence,
the
two

image
not

spot where
or

ematical mathand

law
two

does

apply,

that

do

not

make
our

four.
most

Some that

of

advanced the different

we

scientists
organs
term
a

believe
of the
com-

the

cells

of

mZty mind
life These the and

body

constitute
or

what

may

bruin, which
of each

pLide.
over as

the

functions

particular
the

organ.

community
liver, the

brains, such

stomach, get
their
of

kidneys,
the

the

heart,
central

instructions
"

from

great

station

intelligence,

^the brain. the

Every
worker,
to

cell in

body

is

an

energetic little
the
ity commun-

incessantly laboring
which
of it

for

belongs.
is to

Take,
form
secrete

for the

example,
The

the

group

cells which
organ

liver.

office

of this
sugar,

ture bile, manufacwhich the

and

eliminate
organs,

poisons
such
as

might
kidneys.
work.

be

fatal

to

other

Every

cell is

occupied
of

in this

important

Another that which in the

group

these

tiny cell workers,

are

forms service

the
of

heart,
this

continually
central organ.

busy
Its

great
blood

duty

is to

keep

the

in

circulation.

256

How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

never

to

let it stop
group of The

an

instant,
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assist
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body.
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"

all

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brain.

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orders
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is the
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run comer

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with

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268

How

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Get

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vim
cry

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to

suffering
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cells goes

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by satisfying the intelligent cry

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good wholesome kingdom.

tries to
our

rest,

harmony

in the mental

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us

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from

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ignorance, our
our

mistakes,

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appetites,

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cell in the

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body

is

constantly

Thinking

All

Over

259

on

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our

to

help
call

us,

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sins.

to

save

us

from

own

ignorance
what cdl
we

and

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of

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intelligence in
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ply supnot eat

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at
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demand

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cells that

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located and

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we

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its needs.

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this decision.
call for for their
own

brain
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not

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they

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the

neys, liver, the heart, the kid-

muscles.

260

How

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Get

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The

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healing

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rests

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to

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intelligence
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confined
in

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in

brain, but
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intelligence
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the
case

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at

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proved
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efforts

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people

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in many

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system,

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ramifications

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spinal
tract

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vous ner-

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everywhere

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of

system.

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of the

and

all of
are

the

involuntary by the
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ments move-

body
local
or

controlled
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cells.

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premeditate,
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automatically,
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will.
also

intelligence outside
up

keep
while
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the brain
we

heart

beats

breathing sleep,
and

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is unconscious
are

during
for
we

while

awake,

Thinking

All

Over

261

make up

no

conscious f unctions. of

eflfort Nor

at

any

time

to

keep

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does
of

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expert

ist pianbe

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movements

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plays
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intelligent
his muscular that
the

system.
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to

the

brain

educates branches

spinal

nervous

perform
all
we race

this The the think

piano

miracle

is

no

scientific

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is that

only satisfactory explanation

cells
as a

of

the

body
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are

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inherited
to

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belief But

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so

thinking
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brain.

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as we

between

brain is

cells and
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parts of the
once

body Many
tion destruc-

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the

brain

accidents
of

have

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aflFect
the

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does

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materially
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power

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in other

any

than the

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of tissue

parts
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of

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only this,
have been
on

large portions
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brain

removed, with

yet the

individual
as

has

gone

his work

apparently

before.

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is

262

How

TO

Get

What

You

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an

interesting experiment
scientist which

perfonned
a

by
This

noted

gives

striking proof
the brain. and the

of

cell

intelligence
has

outside tried
is
a

of

experiment
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a

been

again
on

again.
lower
face sur-

drop of acid
the

placed

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to

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decapitated frog
with the
upper

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on

surface have

leg.
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was

foot

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again
leg
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acid
use

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before,
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on

continue

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with

proof of intelligence
contractions definite in

combined
order It is
a a

harmonious about
an

to

bring

certain

results. out with-

proof that
brain.
know

intelligentmind
carries

acts

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that
of the

the
work

brain
of

on

but

part
our

the

bodily organism.
the
facture manu-

involuntary
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of

fluids

of

body, of the
foods into brain.

bodily
tissues,
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secretions, the
are

changing
by the

not

affected

voluntary

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All

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268

work which

of is

the

chemical

laboratory
human

in

the

body,

simply beyond
on

comprehension,
organ cells
side out-

is all carried of
are

by intelligent
The brain

the

brain.

cells, it is true,
more

more

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cells of
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than

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other
a

parts of
sort

body.

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form,
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cells, and

this is where

outward

expression.
no

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doubt

that all

the

billions
to
one

of

cells

composing
whole.
so

the

body

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affects
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whatever

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know
of

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are

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liver, all of them

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how

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be
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intimately
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together.
of
an

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at

scratch feet

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scratch
to

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any

tance disin

make

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264

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What

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the way,

transmission
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sound.

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similar
tion emo-

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example,

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organs

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inhibited.

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diflferent
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functions

respond
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whatever
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goes

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the

entire

cell

life of The
of your

body.
of will
to

condition
organs, you send your

your

cells, of your
upon

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message

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your

which

them

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convictions
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of

of
You

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weakness,

health
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clear

through

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separate
would hand

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thought
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blood,
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for
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on

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young

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causing

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irritation.

Thinkino

All

Oyer

267

coughing.
loss

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increases

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f ear
course,

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causes

of

appetite.
and

Then,
there
is

loses
in in

nourishment,
her

general

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a

physical
follows.

condition. This

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symptom
of

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weight

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tuberculosis

her
are

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victims

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imagining
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on

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to

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and
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until

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fateful of
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last and
genns
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She
her
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stamps

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and

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in

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people have
never

tubercular

system
health

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develop
build
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power.

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tissue

the

body.

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268

How

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Get

What

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scavengers

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do

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upon

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healthy food.
to

But

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impoverished,
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no

doubt due

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to

disease
utter

in the

various

is often the
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discouragem^it
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from

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central

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have

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for
ter mas-

station

^the brain.

cells

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of the
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discouragement again when

the heart

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had

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apparently
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last back

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to
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seemingly
words,
confidence

body

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and When

strong

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of the cells. of

restoring the
there is

lost
preme su-

confidence
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depart.

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organ

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sen-

from

brdn

the message

the death

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All

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269

tence

has the
own

been

pronounced
this

by

the

physician,
prognosis
no

or as

when his the

patient gives
conviction,
then

fatal

there
to

is

hope
to
save

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coininiinities

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and whole
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brain
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hope,
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270

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Get

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Since
upon

thought

has

such

tremendous

ence influ-

the cell life of the

our

body, how images

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tions emo-

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So,

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enthusiasm,
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are

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271

encouraged
contract

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discouraged,
at possibilities

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out

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to
a

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pessimistic, dyspeptic
cells

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during

life time

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Get

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You

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of

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does
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organs

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back
on

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that I

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of
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mental
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attitude but
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digestive

to

the

other

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body

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organs fer suf-

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healthfully. perfect, treat

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to

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cell

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express
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physical
to

organs.

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they

going

do

the

work

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How

TO

Get

What

You

Want

On

the
in

other

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faith

it, if you
your is true

expect

great

things from

it,

it will match The of the

same

expectation.
of the

muscles
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of every

part
trust

body.
believe

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in

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or can

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strong
lift feats
an

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faith

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as an

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and

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as

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and and
art

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radiating
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health

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nerve

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the

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tric elecarts.

health

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perfect happiness.
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antidote in

by health

thoughts,

similar

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276

can

send

out

from

the

central of of

brain

station

thoughts
of
success,

of

prosperity,
affirmations

opulence, thoughts
power,

that

will

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the

poverty

disease.
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By
truth with

constantly
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affirming

divinity, the
you,
as one

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that

God,

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is your

jhealth, that
that that
and

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in every

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all lack

cell in your

body,

his presence

all sickness, and

disease you ence presyou perous. pros-

weakness,

unhappiness,
of

will

impress
on

the
cell

consciousness
of
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well, happy

cannot

anything

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colds,
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no

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no

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are

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of your

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oneness

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all life is the

life,the expression of the

vitaUty

which

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the

universe,

you

The

consciousness

of

God,

the

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276

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TO

Get

What

You

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that
can

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be

fills every
no

cell in
no

our

body, that
no

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discord,
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where God

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oneness

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health, Stamp
in your

success

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happiness.
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ly real-

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seem

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we

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of your

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over

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the

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impress
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triumphant
radiate health

thought
the

on

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not

cell.

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through
and

body
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of
courage,

of

strength,

also
of

hope, confidence,
Instead
as

expectation
of

better
our

conditions.

radiating

through

system,

most

of

us

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277

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we are

lack slaves

thought,
of
we

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conviction economic
we

the

social
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above

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rise,
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must

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the

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of

freedom
of

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of of

prosperity,
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or

Instead
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stamping

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our

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what
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are

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~1:ake, because
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with

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practise
the

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upbuilding
success

thought,

health

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the

the

thought, the happy

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we

thought,

tions vibrain
our

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bodies, and

shall

feel

the

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health, of

hopefulness,
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of expectancy

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if of

we

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in

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gestion
tion

everything

life, the

ideal of

sruggesour

of health, th^

ideal

suggestion

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ity,

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ness,

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of

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lift
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us

would

transform

lives,
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it

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the

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the
word
cause

nature
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and

words.

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real

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words and

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my

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thing

we

desire.

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TO

Get

What

You

Want

seen

even

in

captured

Frenchmen

which

amazed

their

German

captors.
further station stated
close
to

^The
that the the
a

French
surgeon

oflSicer's report in the the

was

dressing
remarkable

front

said

most

thing about
attitude the
of of

woimded

their In
some

general
cases,

determination. seemed fixed

faces

with

an

expression
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ferocious

resolution,
from

especially
shocks,
and would

those soldiers
at

suffering

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only
intervals

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repeat
pas,
Verdun

of

delirium, "Passeront
of
one

passeront
were

pas/'
of
not
:

the

soldiers

at

obsessed

by this

dominating
else. "The

idea

to

the

exclusion shall

everything pass."
saw a

Germans
at

correspondent coming
The

the
to

front
rest

said after

"I

regiment

back

six

days in the trenches.

animated
and

soldiers

all seemed

by
the '^The

spirit of intense
When

determination their
was

iron
of

resolution.

asked

ion opinjust

battle, the
Germans

general reply
shall
not

this

pajssf*

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the Germans
you

did should

not

pass. your

Suppose
mind of

register in
the
entrance

consciousn subyour
.

regarding
destructive

into

thoughts,

motives

and

HEAET-TO-HisABT

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288

amotions,
md

the

bitter
a

enemies

of

your

success

happiness,
soldiers

grim
at

resolution

such

as

the

French
ng the

Verdun

registered regardwould
or

Germans,
enemy to say

what

happen?
tried

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to

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yet

thoughts
your
to

emotions

entrance

mental

kingdom
shall
enemies think
not

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should
[ will
success
oe

grimly
not

them,
mind

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any you

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in my

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for them
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to

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peal apmy

pass"?
your uttered
we

Why,
life. )

friend, this would

revolutionize

Every
is power

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for

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speak,
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remember that

good
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that it its
its

it is what

put

the

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gives
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and

determines

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the
a

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themselves We
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clothes

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thoughts.
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take

word

and

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service it will
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create

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a

friendliness

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in

ponding corres-

feeling
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same

it is addressed

to.

take

the

word

and

think

hatred

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TO

Get

What

You

Want

into

it, think
hurl hatred

jealousy
it out
or we can

into
arouse

it, think

envy

into

it,and

and envy do

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same

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a or

in

mind.

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or

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dog, and
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sarcasm,

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and
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out

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malice,

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words
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bitterness,
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in

the

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out

love,

admiration,

sympathy,
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friendship. thought
attitude
And
to

Everything
the word.
word

depends
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the
mental

behind that

is the

gives the
are

its real

meaning.
or

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words and

messengers

of life

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yourself
Words

to

others. civilization
to

have

put

where
the

it is to-

!
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day.
built

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word

wedded
that
man

thought

has He
and

everything
and
was

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as

achieved. God

speaks
the

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man

spake
every

earth
was

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out

thing
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created.

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out

is made

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;

of

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man.

of

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speaks through
There
not

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force

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over

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which words
a

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stirred When

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vocalized

th^y

make

more

last-

Heaet-to-Heaet

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285

ing
how and
sermon

impression
much
more

upon

the

mind.
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know

powerfully
would
We be

impressed
lecture the
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than
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ries car-

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to

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inner child
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self, just
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suggestions.
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audibly,
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mentally.
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advise,

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directions.

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consciously,
talks

audibly
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addressing
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it, in
that
our

heart-to-heart
we can

ourselves,
our

find

very
our

materially influence
methods of

habits,
In

motives,

living.
the

fact, the
and

possibilitiesof
the
life

influencing
means are

character

by this

practically limitless.
character have

Many
peace and

people
and

have

killed

enemies,
doubled
have

happiness
their

enemies,

quadrupled

self-confidence,
their

strengthened

tremendously

initiative.

286

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TO

Get

What

You

Want

their

executive
over,

ability, have by

literally
talks

made with

themselves themselves. I
know

heart-to-heart

man

who

has

so

completely
by
talks

changed
with

his timid, other

a

self-effacing nature
that
no one

his

self

would
was so

dream

that

only

few

years that

ago he

he

shy,
let scar-

so

extremely
1 ering, and
\

sensitive,
were

would
to

blush in any
in every

if attention he

called avoid

him

gathsible pos-

would

people
of

way.

Five have

years

ago

no man

amoimt to
a

money in
to
a

would

induced
even

this
to

get

up
or

public
the

meeting,

put

motion think

make

simplest
fainted
a

statement. at

I
mere

he

would
name

have in

away

the Not

calling
had he

of his
no

public place.
in that

only
but
a

confidence
a

whatever

himself,
he
was

he

had

haunting
a

obsession

fraud.

Although
man,

perfectly honest,
with

earnest,
toward
some

hard-working
all, he
he
was

good

intentions that in

could
not

not

help feeling
and
to

way

uine, gen-

that

sometime
up

something

would

pen hapfrom Con-

show
years

him he

in his true untold about

light.
tortures

For his

suffered

foolish

imaginings

himself.

Heabt-to-Heabt

Talks

287

scious

that

he that
was

had
made

ability,

but

cursed
ways

with

weaknesses

it in many towards
across a

able, unavail-

his life he book

headed
came

failure
New

when

accidentally
which the told

Thought

him

of of

the

miracles

possible

tiu-ough
and
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practise
audible

self -encouragement,

especially began
of

self-encouragement.
to

immediately
the

carry
a

out

the

tions suggesof

book,
talks
was

and

made

daily habit
In
a

heart-to-heart short time in his

he

with

himself.
of
a

very

conscious

ment great improveattitude,

an

his

feelings, his people

and

mental noticed

and

spirits. Many
in his
manner

ment improvenow

bearing.
without

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a

he

"

presides

at

public meetings
he

est slight-

feeling of

self -consciousness.
can

painful
amount

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of criticism and
or

stand

denunciation
embarrassment.

without

sign

of

sensitiveness There is which

no

fault,
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to

great

or

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us

succumb Not

persistent,
this, but

auto-suggestion.
to
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only

slumbering thinking people

are

qualities within
not

which

does

stir

up

or

waken. awake
to

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only half

alive, half
stir-

possibilities. We

all need

288

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TO

Get

What

You

Want

ring
to

up.
a

There

is

gunpowder
explosion
the

enough
if
we

in

us

make

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spark
us.

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witliin
are

timid,
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douhting,
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ure, fail-

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291

them. intended
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Get

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dence,

if

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How

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Get

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296

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How

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298

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290
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801

sons.

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Get

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808

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OUR PARTNERSHIP

XI
WITH GOD

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Partnership

with

God

381

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