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Here is a man who is wretchedly poor. He is extremely anxious that his surroundings and home comforts should be improved, yet all the time he shirks his work, and considers he is justified in trying to deceive his employer on the ground of the insufficiency of his wages. HERE IS A MAN WHO IS WRETCHEDLY POOR HE IS EXTREMELY ANXIOUS THAT HIS SURROUNDINGS AND HOME COMFORTS SHOULD BE IMPROVED YET ALL THE TIME HE SHIRKS HIS WORK AND CONSIDERS HE IS JUSTIFIED IN TRYING TO DECEIVE HIS EMPLOYER ON THE GROUND OF THE INSUFFICIENCY OF HIS WAGES
y gratified and answered when they harmonize with his thoughts and actions. In the light of this truth, what, then, is the meaning of "fighting against circumstances?" It means that a man is continually revolting against an _effect_ without, while all the time he is nourishing and preserving its _cause_ in his heart. That cause may take the form of a conscious vice or an unconscious weakness; but whatever it is, it stubbornly retards the efforts of its possessor, and thus calls aloud for remedy. Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set. This is as true of earthly as of heavenly things. Even the man whose sole object is to acquire wealth must be prepared to make great personal sacrifices before he can accomplish his object; and how much more so he who would realize a strong and well-poised life? ES AND PRAYERS ARE ONLY GRATIFIED AND ANSWERED WHEN THEY HARMONIZE WITH HIS THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS IN THE LIGHT OF THIS TRUTH WHAT THEN IS THE MEANING OF FIGHTING AGAINST CIRCUMSTANCES IT MEANS THAT A MAN IS CONTINUALLY REVOLTING AGAINST AN EFFECT WITHOUT WHILE ALL THE TIME HE IS NOURISHING AND PRESERVING ITS CAUSESE IN HIS HEART THAT CAUSE MAY TAKE THE FORM OF A CONSCIOUS VICE OR AN UNCONSCIOUS WEAKNESS BUT WHATEVER IT IS IT STUBBORNLY RETARDS THE EFFORTS OF ITS POSSESSOR AND THUS CALLS ALOUD FOR REMEDY MEN ARE ANXIOUS TO IMPROVE THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES BUT ARE UNWILLING TO IMPROVE THEMSELVES THEY THEREFORE REMAIN BOUND THE MAN WHO DOES NOT SHRINK FROM SELF CRUCIFIXION CAN NEVER FAIL TO ACCOMPLISH THE OBJECT UPON WHICH HIS HEART IS SET THIS IS AS TRUE OF EARTHLY AS OF HEAVENLY THINGS EVEN THE MAN WHOSE SOLE OBJECT IS TO ACQUIRE WEALTH MUST BE PREPARED TO MAKE GREAT PERSONAL SACRIFICES BEFORE HE CAN ACCOMPLISH HIS OBJECT AND HOW MUCH MORE SO HE WHO WOULD REALIZE A STRONG AND WELL POISED LIFE
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