NUGGETS OF THE NEW THOUGHT/PART 16
HOW SUCCESS COMES.
Seeking success through mental powers—Holding the thought alone not
sufficient—How to get the real benefit of thought-force—Fall in with the
workings of the Law—Stand on your own feet—One step at a time—"I Do"
as well as "I Am."
Many of
the men and women who have been seeking Prosperity by means of the powers of
the mind, have done so by "holding the thought," and then folding
their hands and calmly waiting for some "lucky" event to happen, or
in other words, for the long sought for prize to drop down into the laps, from
out of the Nowhere. Now, I have heard of a number of cases in which things
apparently came about in this way, although I have always felt that a little
investigation would have shown some good and natural cause behind it all, but
as a rule the law does not work in this way—it does not leave the old beaten
road of cause and effect. It is no Aladdin's lamp which has merely to be rubbed
in order that glittering gems, and showers of gold, be poured out into the lap
of the owner, as he lies back on his cushions, lazily rubbing the lamp with the
tip of his little finger. The law expects from the man who would invoke its
mighty aid, a little honest work on his part.
I think
that the majority of those who have met with a greater share of Success by
means of the wonderful power of Thought, have met with such Success not by
having it fall from the skies, but by following out the ideas, impulses, yes,
inspiration, if you will, that have come to them. The man who has turned his
back upon the old negative Mental Attitude—who has turned his face toward the
rising sun—who has allowed the voice of Faith again to be heard—who knows that
the Law which rules the motions of the worlds and still takes note of the
sparrow's fall, has his interest at heart and asks but for Faith—that man, I
say, finds that from time to time ideas will come into his mind just when they
are needed; will find that the Law takes cognizance of all human needs and has
prepared a way to satisfy them. He finds that new ways are pointed out to
him—avenues of escape from unbearable conditions—signboards pointing out the
right road, but he must have FAITH in these little hints from the Infinite, and
must follow them. The Law will open the door to you, but will not push you in.
And when it finds that you refuse to see the open door, it softly closes it,
and not until many weary years have passed do you recognize what you have
missed. And the Law insists upon doing its work in its own good way—not
in your way. You may know what you want, but you may not know
just the right way to get it, although you think you do. The Law will give you
many a hint, and many a gentle push in the proper direction, but it always
leaves you the liberty of choice—the right to refuse. It does not insist upon
your love, your Faith; that is, it does not make you love and
have Faith, but until you do love and have Faith you are not
conscious of the promptings of the Spirit, or, at most, dismiss them as beneath
your notice. Oh, ye of little Faith, when will ye learn.
The man
who understands the workings of the Law, acts upon the tender impulses imparted
to him, without resistance. He does not ask to see the end of the journey, but
he sees the step just ahead of him very plainly, and he hesitates not about
taking it. He does not expect the Law to bring RESULTS and place them in his
hand. All he asks and desires is that the way be pointed out to him, and he is
willing and ready to do the rest himself. The true man or woman does not wish
to be fed with a spoon. All they ask is that they may have a fair chance to
reach the source of supply, and they can manage to handle the spoon themselves.
If any man think that the Law is an incubator of parasites—of leeches—of
vampires—he is greatly mistaken. The lesson of the Law is to teach every man to
stand upon his own feet—to lean not upon another—but at the same time to feel
that he is guided by the great Law of which he himself is a part, which
manifests within him as well as without him, and that, consequently, while
placing his trust in the Law, he trusts in himself. Not paradoxical at all,
when you have the key.
Yes, yes,
the Law expects every man to do well the work that lies to his hand—and to do
it well, whether it is irksome or distasteful or otherwise; and as soon as he
ceases to rebel and beat his wings against the bars of the cage, the way is
opened for the next step; and if he does not take that step, he must work away
until he learns to take it. And so on, and on, the lesson of each task to be
learned before the next is presented. Work? why certainly you must work.
Everything in the Universe works unceasingly. When you learn to look upon work
as a joy and not a curse, then you are beginning to see your way out of the
grinding process. Then you are getting a glimpse of the Promised Land. Why
bless your hearts, Work is the best friend you have, the only trouble is that
you have treated it as an enemy and it has paid you back in your own coin. When
you learn to treat it as a friend, it will be only too glad to make up, and you
will get along like two old cronies.
Now, you
people who have been sitting with folded hands and "calmly waiting,"
and complaining that your own has not come to you, listen: You are mistaken.
Your own has come to you—that's just the trouble. Your own is the thing you
attract, and you have been attracting just what has come to you. Start in
to-day, determined to fall in with the workings of the Law, and pay attention
to the "I DO" side of things as well as the "I AM," and you
will receive new light. Great things are just ahead of you, but you must reach
out for them—they're not going to drop into folded hands. This is the Law.
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