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Circumstances, however, are so complicated, thought is so deeply rooted, and the conditions of happiness vary so, vastly with individuals, that a man's entire soul condition (although it may be known to himself) cannot be judged by another from the external aspect of his life alone. CIRCUMSTANCES HOWEVER ARE SO COMPLICATED THOUGHT IS SO DEEPLY ROOTED AND THE CONDITIONS OF HAPPINESS VARY SO VASTLY WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT A MAN'S ENTIRE SOLE CONDITION ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE KNOWN TO HIMSELF CANNOT BE JUDGED BY ANOTHER FROM THE EXTERNAL ASPECT OF HIS LIFE ALONE
healthy life. Here is an employer of labour who adopts crooked measures to avoid paying the regulation wage, and, in the hope of making larger profits, reduces the wages of his workpeople. Such a man is altogether unfitted for prosperity, and when he finds himself bankrupt, both as regards reputation and riches, he blames circumstances, not knowing that he is the sole author of his condition. I have introduced these three cases merely as illustrative of the truth that man is the causer (though nearly always is unconsciously) of his circumstances, and that, whilst aiming at a good end, he is continually frustrating its accomplishment by encouraging thoughts and desires which cannot possibly harmonize with that end. Such cases could be multiplied and varied almost indefinitely, but this is not necessary, as the reader can, if he so resolves, trace the action of the laws of thought in his own mind and life, and until this is done, mere external facts cannot serve as a ground of reasoning. YET LEARNED THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF A HEALTHY LIFE HERE IS AN EMPLOYER OF LABOR WHO ADOPTS CROOKED MEASURES TO AVOID PAYING THE REGULATION WAGE AND IN THE HOPE OF MAKING LARGER PROFITS REDUCES THE WAGES OF HIS WORKPEOPLE SUCH A MAN IS ALTOGETHER UNFITTED FOR PROSPERITY WHEN HE FINDS HIMSELF BANKRUPT BOTH AS REGARDS REPUTATION AND RICHES HE BLAMES CIRCUMSTANCES NOT KNOWING THAT HE IS THE SOLE AUTHOR OF HIS CONDITION I HAVE INTRODUCED THESE THREE CASES MERELY AS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE TRUTH THAT MAN IS THE CAUSER THOUGH NEARLY ALWAYS UNCONSCIOUSLY OF HIS CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WHILE AIMING AT A GOOD END HE IS CONTINUALLY FRUSTRATING ITS ACCOMPLISHMENT BY ENCOURAGING THOUGHTS AND DESIRES WHICH CANNOT POSSIBLY HARMONIZE WITH THAT END SUCH CASES COULD BE MULTIPLIED AND VARIED ALMOST INDEFINITELY BUT THIS IS NOT NECESSARY THE READER CAN IF HE SO RESOLVES TRACE THE ACTIONS OF THE LAWS OF THOUGHT IN HIS OWN MIND AND LIFE AND UNTIL THIS IS DONE MERE EXTERNAL FACTS CANNOT SERVE AS A GROUND OF REASONING
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