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Here is a rich man who is the victim of a painful and persistent disease as the result of gluttony. HERE IS A RICH MAN WHO IS THE VICTIM OF A PAINFUL AND PERSISTENT DISEASE AS THE RESULT OF GLUTTONY
y 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? 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. Such a man does not understand the simplest rudiments of those principles which are the basis of true prosperity, and is not only totally unfitted to rise out of his wretchedness, but is actually attracting to himself a still deeper wretchedness by dwelling in, and acting out, indolent, deceptive, and unmanly thoughts. ROVE 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 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 SUCH A MAN DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE SIMPLEST RUDIMENTS OF THOSE PRINCIPLES WHICH ARE THE BASIS OF TRUE PROSPERITY HE IS NOT ONLY TOTAL UNFITTED TO RISE OUT OF HIS WRETCHEDNESS BUT IS ACTUALLY ATTRACTING TO HIMSELF A STILL DEEPER WRETCHEDNESS BY DWELLING IN AND ACTING OUT INDOLENT DECEPTIVE AND UNMANLY THOUGHTS
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