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VOL. LXI. N o . 7
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman BUI at 373 Fourth Ave., New York, Aug. 14,1915
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Problems—Nothing New
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ROBLEMS—always problems, problems of trade—problems of finance—problems of life.
We can never escape them.
We say new problems, but are they new? Are they not just a little changed from those
which faced men in days gone by—just revamped for our own days? Always a change but,
nothing new only in the garbing.
I am reminded of a few lines from Elbert Hubbard who wrote: Ideas are born; they have their
infancy—their youth—their time of stress and struggle—they succeed, they grow senile, they nod,
they sleep, they die; they are buried and remain in their graves for ages. And then they come
again in the garb of youth, to slaughter and slay—and inspire and liberate. And this death and
resurrection goes on for ever. In Time, there is nothing either new or old; there is only the rising
and falling of the Infinite Tide.
A constant change, and the men of every generation figure that they have more difficult problems
than any of their predecessors.
In days gone by there was just the same number of complaints—just the same percentage of
human unhappiness, and probably it will so continue until the end of time.
The thoughts and emotions play an important part in the shaping of our destinies, and before
we can attain very much for the better, the ideal for the reform must be realized mentally before it
can take place on a physical plane.
If people realized how important a part the thoughts and emotions played in shaping life, they
would see the absurdity of complaining because things did not go well with them. Instead they blame
fate for everything and do not figure that the personal element enters largely into the great game
of life.
On the road to success every admission of weakness and every confession of fault is a step in
the right direction, for every fault that is recognized and weakness admitted there is some chance
for betterment.
The trouble is too few people are seeking to live their lives in accord with the law of attraction.
They do not know, or if they know, do not believe in their hearts that every attainment must
be pictured in the mind before it can be accomplished in reality, and the act of holding discordant
thoughts will eventually frustrate the most carefully prepared plans.
There is no mysterious formula that can aid us in the attainment of our ideals. On the contrary,
the road to accomplishment is clearly indicated.
To succeed in any undertaking we must think right, as well as work right, for there can be
no harmony between our plans and attainments so long as the relations between the body and the
mind are discordant. They must be in accord.
If the mind is worn by trouble and worry, the meals are unenjoyable, but, on the contrary, if
one's mind is brightened with happiness, all food, no matter how humble, is eaten with keen zest
and enjoyment.
Harmony, physically and mentally, is a necessity in our lives.
Without it discordant notes will reach an alarming stage, and with it
human happiness may be vastly augmented.
The same old world—the same old problems.
Cosmos, chaos, chaos, cosmos. Who can tell how all will end?
Read the wide worlds and take wisdom for your friend,