As A Man Thinketh by James Allen - Thought and Purpose
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Whether with the law of attraction, thru meditation and exercise, or by a willingness to think and act on thought, we make ourselves what we are.
UNTIL thought is linked with purpose there is no intelligent
accomplishment. With the majority the bark of thought is allowed to
"drift" upon the ocean of life. Aimlessness is a vice, and such
drifting must not continue for him who would steer clear of catastrophe
and destruction.
They who have no central purpose
in their life fall an easy prey to
petty worries, fears, troubles, and self-pityings, all of which are
indications of weakness, which lead, just as surely as deliberately
planned sins (though by a different route), to failure, unhappiness,
and loss, for weakness cannot persist in a power evolving universe.
A man should conceive of a legitimate purpose in his heart, and set out
to accomplish it. He should make this purpose the centralizing point of
his thoughts. It may take the form of a spiritual ideal, or it may be a
worldly object, according to his nature at the time being; but
whichever it is, he should steadily focus his thought-forces upon the
object, which he has set before him. He should make this
purpose his supreme duty, and should devote himself to its attainment,
not allowing his thoughts to wander away into ephemeral fancies,
longings, and imaginings. This is the royal road to self-control and
true concentration of thought. Even if he fails again and again to
accomplish his purpose
(as he necessarily must until weakness is
overcome), the _strength of character gained_ will be the measure of
_his true_ success, and this will form a new starting-point for future
power and triumph.
Those who are not prepared for the apprehension of a _great_ purpose
should fix the thoughts upon the faultless performance of their duty,
no matter how insignificant their task may appear. Only in this way can
the thoughts be gathered and focussed, and resolution and energy be
developed, which being done, there is nothing which may not be
accomplished.
The weakest soul, knowing its own weakness, and believing this truth
_that strength can only be developed by effort and practice,_ will,
thus believing, at once begin to exert itself, and, adding effort to
effort, patience to patience, and strength to strength, will never
cease to develop, and will at last grow divinely strong.
As the physically weak man can make himself strong by careful and
patient training, so the man of weak thoughts can make them strong by
exercising himself in right thinking.
To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with
purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize
failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions
serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish
masterfully.
Having conceived of his purpose, a man should mentally mark out a
_straight_ pathway to its achievement, looking neither to the right nor
the left. Doubts and fears should be rigorously excluded; they are
disintegrating elements, which break up the straight line of effort,
rendering it crooked, ineffectual, useless. Thoughts of doubt and fear
never accomplished anything, and never can. They always lead to
failure. Purpose, energy, power to do, and all strong thoughts cease
when doubt and fear creep in.
The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do.
Doubt and fear are the great enemies of knowledge, and he who
encourages them, who does not slay them. thwarts himself at every step.
He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure. His every,
thought is allied with power, and all difficulties are bravely met and
wisely overcome. His purposes are seasonably planted, and they bloom
and bring forth fruit, which does not fall prematurely to the ground.
Thought allied fearlessly to purpose becomes creative force: he who
'knows' this is ready to become something higher and stronger than a
mere bundle of wavering thoughts and fluctuating sensations; he who
'does' this has become the conscious and intelligent wielder of his
mental powers.
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