You have
only to consider how to use the power you have in the right
way. And there is nothing to do but to begin. Use your
perception of truth; you can see so me truth today; live fully
up to that and you will see more truth tomorrow.
To rid
yourself of the old false ideas you will have to think a great
deal about the value of men-the greatness and worth of a human
soul. You must cease from looking at human mistakes and look at
successes; cease from seeing faults and see virtues. You can no
longer look upon men and women as lost and ruined beings that
are descending into hell; you must come to regard them as
shining souls who are ascending toward heaven. It will require
some exercise of will power to do this, but this is the
legitimate use of the will-to decide what you will thin k about
and how you will think.
The
function of the will is to direct thought. Think about the good
side of men; the lovely, attractive part, and exert your will
in refusing to think of anything else in connection with them.
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