FullofDesires
查爾斯·漢尼爾/CharlesF.Haanel
Thereareonlythreethingswhichcanpossiblybedesiredinthe「worldwithout」andeachofthemcanbefoundinthe「worldwithin」.Thesecretoffindingthemissimplytoapplytheproper「mechanism」ofattachmenttotheomnipotentpowertowhicheachindividualhasaccess.
ThethreethingswhichallmankinddesiresandwhicharenecessaryforhishighestexpressionandcompletedevelopmentareHealth,WealthandLove.Allwilladmitthathealthisabsolutelyessential;noonecanbehappyifthephysicalbodyisinpain.AllwillnotsoreadilyadmitthatWealthisnecessary,butallmustadmitthatasufficientsupplyatleastisnecessary,andwhatwouldbeconsideredsufficientforone,wouldbeconsideredabsoluteandpainfullackforanother;andasNatureprovidesnotonlyenoughbutabundantly,wastefully,lavishly,werealizethatanylackorlimitationisonlythelimitationwhichhasbeenmadebyanartificialmethodofdistribution.AllwillprobablyadmitthatLoveisthethird,ormaybesomewillsaythefirstessentialnecessarytothehappinessofmankind;atanyrate,thosewhopossessallthree,Health,Wealth,andLove,findnothingelsewhichcanbeaddedtotheircupofhappiness.
WehavefoundthattheUniversalsubstanceis「AllHealth」,「AllSubstance」and「AllLove」andthatthemechanismofattachmentwherebywecanconsciouslyconnectwiththisInfinitesupplyisinourmethodofthinking.Tothinkcorrectlyisthereforetoenterintothe「SecretPlaceoftheMostHigh」.
Whatshallwethink?Ifweknowthisweshallhavefoundthepropermechanismofattachmentwhichwillrelateusto「Whatsoeverthingswedesire」.ThismechanismmayseemverysimplewhenIgiveittoyou,butreadon;youwillfindthatitisinrealitythe「MasterKey」,the「Aladdin』stamp」,ifyouplease;youwillfindthatitisthefoundation,theimperativecondition,theabsolutelawofwell-doing,whichmeans,well-being.
Tothinkcorrectly,accurately,wemustknowthe
「Truth」.Thetruththenistheunderlyingprincipleineverybusinessorsocialrelation.Itisaconditionprecedenttoeveryrightaction.Itistheonlysolidgroundinaworldofdoubt,conflictanddanger.
HowthenarewetoknowthetruthinordertoattachthismechanismwhichwillrelateustotheInfinite?
WecanmakenomistakeaboutthisifwerealizethattruthisthevitalprincipleoftheUniversalMindandisOmnipresent.Forinstance,ifyourequirehealth,arealizationofthefactthatthe「I」inyouisspiritualandthatallspiritisone;thatwhereverapartisthewholemustbe,willbringaboutaconditionofhealth,becauseeverycellinthebodymustmanifestthetruthasyouseeit.Ifyouseesickness,theywillmanifestsickness;ifyouseeperfectiontheymustmanifestperfection.Theaffirmation,「Iamwhole,perfect,strong,powerful,loving,harmoniousandhappy」,willbringaboutharmoniousconditions.Thereasonforthisisbecausetheaffirmationisinstrictaccordancewiththetruth,andwhentruthappearseveryformoferrorordiscordmustnecessarilydisappear.Hewhohaslearnedtobringthegreatestspiritualtruthsintotouchwiththeso-calledlesserthingsoflifehasdiscoveredthesecretofthesolutionofhisproblem.
Oneisalwaysquickened,mademorethoughtful,byhisnearnessofapproachtogreatideas,greatevents,greatnaturalobjects,andgreatmen.Lincolnissaidtohavebegotteninallwhocamenearhimthefeelingawakenedwhenoneapproachesamountain.
Itissometimesaninspirationtohearfromsomeonewhohasactuallyputtheseprinciplestothetest,someonewhohasdemonstratedthemintheirownlife.AletterfromFrederickAndrewsoffersthefollowinginsight: