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It may take the form of a spiritual ideal, or it may be a worldly object, according to his nature at the time being; but whichever it is, he should steadily focus his thought forces upon the object, which he has set before him. IT MAY TAKE THE FORM OF A SPIRITUAL IDEAL OR IT MAY BE A WORLDLY OBJECT ACCORDING TO HIS NATURE AT THE TIME BEING BUT WHICHEVER IT IS HE SHOULD STEADILY FOCUS HIS THOUGHT FORCES UPON THE OBJECT WHICH HE HAS SET BEFORE HIM
earn to find the good in all--such unselfish thoughts are the very portals of heaven; and to dwell day by day in thoughts of peace toward every creature will bring abounding peace to their possessor. THOUGHT AND PURPOSE UNTIL thought is linked with purpose there is no intelligent accomplishment. With the majority the bark of thought is allowed to "drift" upon the ocean of life. Aimlessness is a vice, and such drifting must not continue for him who would steer clear of catastrophe and destruction. They who have no central purpose in their life fall an easy prey to petty worries, fears, troubles, and self-pityings, all of which are indications of weakness, which lead, just as surely as deliberately planned sins (though by a different route), to failure, unhappiness, and loss, for weakness cannot persist in a power evolving universe. A man should conceive of a legitimate purpose in his heart, and set out to accomplish it. He should make this purpose the centralizing point of his thoughts. TH THIS IS A LIBER OF OX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG AS A MAN THINKETH BY JAMES ALLEN RECORDING BY MARK CAULLY CHAPTER FOUR THOUGHT AND PURPOSE UNTIL THOUGHT IS LINKED WITH PURPOSE THERE IS NO INTELLIGENT ACCOMPLISHMENT WITH THE MAJORITY THE BARK OF THOUGHT IS ALLOWED TO DRIFT UPON THE OCEAN OF LIFE AIMLESSNESS IS A VICE AND SUCH DRIFTING MUST NOT CONTINUE FOR HIM WHO WOULD STEER CLEAR OF CATASTROPHE AND DESTRUCTION THEY WHO HAVE NO CENTRAL PURPOSE IN THEIR LIFE FALL AN EASY PREY TO PETTY WORRIES FEARS TROUBLES AND SELF PITYINGS ALL OF WHICH ARE INDICATIONS OF WEAKNESS WHICH LEAD JUST AS SURELY AS DELIBERATELY PLANNED SINS THOUGH BY A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO FAILURE UNHAPPINESS AND LOSS FOR WEAKNESS CANNOT PERSIST IN A POWER EVOLVING UNIVERSE A MAN SHOULD CONCEIVE OF A LEGITIMATE PURPOSE IN HIS HEART AND SET OUT TO ACCOMPLISH IT HE SHOULD MAKE THIS PURPOSE THE CENTRALIZING POINT OF HIS THOUGHTS
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