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... machine and gothisrewardforthis,-thehighestbonuspaidforthe
leastwear and tearofamachine.Heserved
long and loyally and gothisrewardforthis,-thehighestextra
Christmasbonusbasedproportionatelyonthe
numberofyearsservice.
Buthewasneveradvanced to thepositionofboss.
Nomanshouldbeadvanced to directingmen-humansouls,merelybecause
heisexpertinoperatingamachine;
nowomanshouldbemadeateacherofchildrenmerelybecausesheisan
expertinshellingpeas.OldJohndid
notidealizetheprocessofadvancingfromhisfieldorwork–handling
things -to thefieldhewished to enter,
handlingmen.Allhisstudyofmechanics and mechanicaldrawingbrought
himareward;itmadehimabetter
machinist;butitdidnotfithim to directmen.
Threeyearsago,ayoungmanwhothenknewnothingwhateveraboutany
machine,startedatthesameshop and
nowheisboss.HehadthesameidealOldJohnhad;thesameambition;
thesamezeal;thesameenergy.Healso
studiedmechanics and mechanicaldrawing and trainedhimself to runa
machineexpertly;buthewished to get
intothefieldofdirectingmensoheidealizedtheprocess and adapted
hispreparation to it.Hence,hestudied
men:duringthenoonhour,hewatchedthem;hegotcluesoftheimpulses
and desiresthatimpelledeach to do
thingsor to refuse to dothings;hewatchedthebossesalso to learn how
theyhandledthemen;heobservedtheir
successes and theirfailures;heidealizedhimselfintheprocessof
handlingthemen;helearned how to getthem
to dothingswithoutantagonizingthem; and soon,-well-heisnow
foremanoftheshop.
Advancementcomes to thosewhoadvancethemselves.Ifyoufeelalittle
hurt and alittlesullen and alittle
resentfulbecauseyouhavenotbeenadvanced-madealeaderinother
linesofwork-look to yourself.First,
idealizejustexactlythetypeofworkyouaredoingnow;second,
idealizethetypeofworkyouwant to do;third,
idealizetheprocessofpreparationnecessary to fityourself to dothe
typeofworkyouwant to do.Betruthful to
yourself:haveyoupreparedyourselfintherightwayorhaveyoumerely
doneyourworkwell and askedfor
advancement?Ifyoufoolishlythinkyoucanfityourself to directpeople
bymakingyourselfanexpert
dressmaker,don'tblameanyonebutyourself.Godgaveyoumind;useit!
Notonlyeffort-butmindeffort,
intelligentmindeffort,idealizedintelligentmindeffort-makesyou
worthyofadvancement.
... GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal;
GivingYourIdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal;
TheProcessthatMakesIdealsComeTrue;
TheActofMakingtheRealityYours; and
Where to CenterYourEffort.
TO ATTAINYOURDESIRES,ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSED
CHAPTER7
Ifyouidealize and useallthreeofthebasicactivities and onlythose
three,itiseasy to makeyouridealsbecome
realities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealize and usethem;but,ifyou
leaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to
attainyourdesire, -and noonecanbeblamedexceptyourself.
Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesire and holdfaithfully to that
ideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthe
threeactivities,-youwillsucceed and justlyinproportion to whatyou
do.
SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizing
whatyouwant and holdingfaithfully to the
idealformonths and evenyearsbringsyouthesuccessyoureffortmerits
-evenafteryearsyouwillstillbe
holding to theideal.
And, ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesire and attempt to takepossession
ofitmentally-usingthefirst and third
ofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceed and justlyinproportion to
whatyoudo.
If,wheninNewYork,you learn ofafootballgame to beplayedinBoston
and desire to bepresent,theidealof
theThingDesiredis to beinBoston.Ifyoudesire to driveby
automobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatisthe
idealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to
yourgarage and sitinyourcarforaday,a
monthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesired and
holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeingin
Boston-mentallypicturingthefirst and thirdsteps,butomittingthe
secondone-beforetheyearpassesyour
friendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse; and onlybecauseyou
failed to usethesecondactivity-thatofthe
processofactuallystartingthemachine and drivingfromNewYork to
Boston.
... GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal;
GivingYourIdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal;
TheProcessthatMakesIdealsComeTrue;
TheActofMakingtheRealityYours; and
Where to CenterYourEffort.
TO ATTAINYOURDESIRES,ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSED
CHAPTER7
Ifyouidealize and useallthreeofthebasicactivities and onlythose
three,itiseasy to makeyouridealsbecome
realities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealize and usethem;but,ifyou
leaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to
attainyourdesire, -and noonecanbeblamedexceptyourself.
Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesire and holdfaithfully to that
ideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthe
threeactivities,-youwillsucceed and justlyinproportion to whatyou
do.
SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizing
whatyouwant and holdingfaithfully to the
idealformonths and evenyearsbringsyouthesuccessyoureffortmerits
-evenafteryearsyouwillstillbe
holding to theideal.
And, ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesire and attempt to takepossession
ofitmentally-usingthefirst and third
ofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceed and justlyinproportion to
whatyoudo.
If,wheninNewYork,you learn ofafootballgame to beplayedinBoston
and desire to bepresent,theidealof
theThingDesiredis to beinBoston.Ifyoudesire to driveby
automobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatisthe
idealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to
yourgarage and sitinyourcarforaday,a
monthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesired and
holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeingin
Boston-mentallypicturingthefirst and thirdsteps,butomittingthe
secondone-beforetheyearpassesyour
friendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse; and onlybecauseyou
failed to usethesecondactivity-thatofthe
processofactuallystartingthemachine and drivingfromNewYork to
Boston.
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