Chapter 16. Some Cautions, and Concluding Observations
MANY people. Will scoff. At the idea. There is an exact science. Of getting rich. Holding the impression. The supply of wealth is limited. They will insist. Social and governmental institutions. Must be changed. Before even. Any considerable. Number of people. Can acquire a competence.
But this is not true.
It is true. Existing governments. Keep the masses in poverty. But this is because. The masses. Do not think. And act. In the Certain Way.
If the masses. Begin to move forward. As suggested. In this book. Neither governments. Nor industrial systems. Can check them. All systems. Must be modified. To accommodate the forward movement.
If the people. Have the Advancing Mind. Have the Faith. They can become rich. And move forward. With the fixed purpose. To become rich. Nothing can possibly. Keep them in poverty.
Individuals may enter. Upon the Certain Way. At any time. And under any government. And make themselves rich. And when any considerable number. Of individuals. Do so under any government. They will cause the system. To be so modified. As to open the way for others.
The more people. Who get rich on the competitive plane. The worse for others. The more who get rich. On the creative plane. The better for others.
The economic salvation. Of the masses. Can only be accomplished. By getting. A large number. Of people. To practice. The scientific method. Set down. In this book. And become rich. These will show others the way. And inspire them. With a desire for real life. With the faith. It can be attained. And with the purpose. To attain it.
For the present. However. It is enough. To know. Neither the government under which you live. Nor the capitalistic or competitive system. Of industry. Can keep you. From getting rich. When you enter upon the creative plane. Of thought. You will rise. Above all these things. And become a citizen. Of another kingdom.
But remember. Your thought must be held upon. The creative plane. You are never for an instant. To be betrayed. Into regarding the supply. As limited. Or into acting. On the moral level. Of competition.
Whenever you do fall. Into old ways. Of thought. Correct yourself instantly. For when you are in the competitive mind. You have lost. The cooperation. Of the Mind. Of the Whole.
Do not spend any time. In planning. As to how you will meet. Possible emergencies. In the future. Except. As the necessary policies. May affect your actions today. You are concerned. With doing today's work. In a perfectly successful manner. And not with emergencies. Which may arise. Tomorrow. You can attend. To them. As they come.
Do not concern yourself. With questions. As to how you. Shall surmount obstacles. Which may loom. Upon your business horizon. Unless. You can. See plainly. Your course must be altered today. In order. To avoid them.
No matter how tremendous. An obstruction. May appear. At a distance. You will find. If you go on. In the Certain Way. It will disappear. As you approach it. Or a way over. Though. Or around it will appear.
No possible combination. Of circumstances. Can defeat. A man. Or woman. Who is proceeding. To get rich. Along strictly scientific lines. No man or woman. Who obeys. The law. Can fail. To get rich. Any more. Than one can multiply. Two by two. And fail. To get four.
Give no anxious thought. To possible disasters. Obstacles. Panics. Or unfavorable combinations. Of circumstances. It is time. Enough. To meet. Such things. When they present themselves. Before you. In the immediate present. And you will find. Every difficulty carries with it. The wherewithal. For its overcoming.
Guard your speech. Never speak of yourself. Your affairs. Or of anything else. In a discouraging way.
Never admit the possibility. Of failure. Or speak. In a way. That infers failure. As a possibility.
Never speak. Of the times. As being hard. Or of business conditions. As being doubtful. Times may be hard. And business doubtful. For those. Who are. On the competitive plane. But they can never be so for you. You can create. What you want. And you are above fear.
When others are having hard times. And poor business. You will find your greatest opportunities.
Train yourself. To think. Of and to look upon the world. As a something. Which is Becoming. Which is growing. And to regard seeming evil. As being only that. Which is undeveloped. Always speak in terms of advancement. To do otherwise. Is to deny your faith. And to deny. Your faith. Is to lose it.
Never. Allow yourself. To feel disappointed. You may expect. To have. A certain thing. At a certain time. And not get it. At that time. And this will appear. To you. Like failure.
But if you hold. To your faith. You will find. The failure. Is only apparent.
Go on in the Certain Way. And if you do not receive that thing. You will receive something so much better. You will see. The seeming failure. Was really a great success.
A student of this science. Had set his mind. On making. A certain business combination which seemed to him at the time. To be. Very desirable. And he worked for some. Weeks to bring it about. When the crucial time came. The thing failed. In a perfectly inexplicable way. It was. As if. Some unseen influence. Had been working secretly against him. He was not disappointed. On the contrary. He thanked God. His desire had been overruled. And went steadily on. With a grateful mind. In a few weeks. An opportunity. So much better came his way. He would not have made the first deal.
On any account. And he saw. That a Mind.
Which knew more than he knew. Had prevented him. From losing the greater good. By entangling himself. With the lesser.
That is the way every seeming failure. Will work out for you. If you keep your faith. Hold to your purpose. Have gratitude. And do. Every day. All that can be done that day. Doing each separate act. In a successful manner.
When you make a failure. It is because. You have not asked for enough. Keep on. And a larger thing. Than you were seeking. Will Certainly come to you. Remember this.
You will not fail. Because you lack the necessary talent to do what you wish to do. If you go on as I have directed. You will develop. All the talent. Necessary. To the doing. Of your work.
It is not within the scope. Of this book. To deal. With the science. Of cultivating talent. But it is as certain. And simple. As the process. Of getting rich.
However. Do not hesitate. Or waver. For fear. When. You. Come. To any certain place. You will fail. For lack of ability. Keep right on. And when you come. To that place. The ability will be furnished to you. The same source. Of Ability. Which enabled the untaught Lincoln. To do the greatest work in government. Ever accomplished. By a single man. Is open to you. You may draw upon all the mind. There is. For wisdom. To use. In meeting. The responsibilities. Which are laid upon you. Go on in full faith.
Study this book. Make it your constant companion. Until you have mastered all the ideas contained in it. While you are getting firmly established. In this faith. You will do well. To give up most recreations. And pleasure. And to stay away. From places. Where ideas conflicting. With these. Are advanced. In lectures. Or sermons. Do not read pessimistic. Or conflicting literature. Or get into arguments. Upon the matter. Do very little reading. Outside of the writers. Mentioned in the Preface. Spend most. Of your leisure time. In contemplating your vision. And in cultivating gratitude. And in reading this book. It contains all you need. To know. Of the science. Of getting rich. And you will find. All the essentials. Summed up. In the following. Chapter.