Show LET US HOLD ONLY GOOD THOUGHTS during the past several weeks we have had opportunity to realize what it means to hold the opposite of good thoughts and the havoc that can be wrought when individuals think speak and act in such way as will work hardship on another person we all know that the present world conflict is but the result of an accumulation of the ill thought of individuals as well as of nations since what I 1 is a nation but the sum suin total of its people and because there has been so much more of evil thought word and deed emphasized throughout the centuries is the reason there must be an accounting time now in this talk however we would like to offer a truth that I 1 I 1 may help some of our readers to understand that individual thoughts may have influence for good or evil in a way I 1 you may not think possible did you ever stop to think that a thought of itself has no power until it is t given some I 1 help to push it forward in somewhat the same way as a motor car or any other type of engine must have fuel and the assistance of an operator to start it in motion and keep it going the point we would make is that an evil thought is much easier to set in motion now because of the times in which we live and because it seems to be the order of this day and generation to think and speak unkindly of another person rather than to concentrate on what good qualities he may have or to practice speaking 2 only good rather than to circulate anything that might be detrimental therefore it seems to be much more difficult for a good thought to gain momentum and it will continue to be so unless or until more people will band together to uphold another person or organization that may be worthy of support may we repeat that we have had sufficient cause to more fully realize what the power of ill thought can and will do to retard or hinder the good that would be accomplished if the opposite of ill thought word or deed was practiced take another example for illustration think of how much more care a rare plant or certain varieties of fruits or other growing things require than the more common varieties or the noxious weeds which clutter up our gardens to disturb and retard the growth of the more useful vegetables and you will better understand the point we would make about the speedy development and its results when a few persons will unite in promoting idle gossip or giving power to an unkind or evil thought against another person or organization we are about to send out another home of truth booklet in which we shall have more to say on the subject and in the meanwhile we offer this word for your consideration when you may be inclined to spread any word that may cause unhappiness to another person be sure that what you say is truth and many times the only way to learn what is truth is to hear both sides of a story if you are unable to learn the other side supposing of course that what you hear is something detrimental to the person or group concerned then practice silence unless you wish to be a party to creating more power to the ill thought or word you may give ear to sometimes it is necessary cosay to say things which may serve as warning to another person but in all fairness to those concerned it is absolutely necessary to be ready to face that person of whom you are speaking and to be willing cosay to say to them what you would say OF THEM when they are not present because we have made it a practice to be willing to do this and because we have often had occasion to bring together those who may speak unkindly of each other we have learned that nine times out of ten in the telling retelling re much of the original story is changed we close with the following bit of philosophy which rings true and which must be practiced by anyone who may be the victim of unworthy thought or action on the part of others |