第25章 过有意义的人生 9(第1页)
第25章过有意义的人生(9)
ItisthedesireofGodthatyoushouldgetritsyoutogetrichbecauseheexpresshimselfbetterthroughyouifyouhaveplentyofthingstouseingivinghimexpression。Helivemoreinyouifyouhaveunlimitedeansoflife。
Youmustwantreallife,notmerepleasureorsensualgratifi。Lifeistheperformaion,andtheindividualreallylivesonlywhenheperformseveryfun—physital,andspiritual—ofwhichheiscapable,withoutexy。
Youdonotwariordertoliveswinishly,fratifialdesires。Thatisheperformanceofeveryphysiisapartoflife,andnooelywhodeheimpulsesofthebodyanormalahfulexpression。
Youdonotwarichsolelytoealpleasures,togetkifyambition,tooutshiobefamous。Allthesearealegitimatepartoflife,butthepersohepleasuresoftheialonewilloiallife,andhewillisfiedwithhislot。
Youdonotwarichsoodofothers,toloseyourselfforthesalvationofmankind,toexperiehejoysofphilanthropyandsacrifice。Thejoysofthesoulareonlyapartoflife,andtheyareerorha。
Youwariorderthatyoumayeat,drink,andbemerrywhenitistimetodothesethings;iyoumaysurrouhbeautifulthilands,feedyourmind,anddevelopyouri;iyoumayloveothersanddokindthings,aoplayagoodpartiheworldtofindtruth。
Butrememberthatextremealtruismiserandharemeselfishharemistakes。GetridoftheideathatGodwantsyoutosacrificeyourselfforothersandthatyousecurehisfavso。Godrequiresnothingofthekind。WhatGodwantsisthatyoushouldmakethemostofyourself,foryourself,andforothers。Andyouorebymakiofyourselfthaninanyother>
Youmustgetridofthethoughtofpetitioe,nottopeteforwhatisalreadycreated。
Youdoakeanythinga>
Youdoodrivesharpbargains。
Youdoortotakeadvantage。
Youdoanyoneworkforyouforlessthanheearns。
Youdothepropertyofothersortolookatitwithwishfuleyes。hingofwhihelike,andthatwithouttakingwhathehasawayfromhim。
Youaretobeeaotapetittogetwhatyouwant,butinsuchawaythatwheeveryotherpersonwhomyouaffectwillhavemorethanhehasnow。
Richessepetitiveplaisfadpermaheyareyourstodayaomorrow。
Remember,ifyouaretobeeriastifidway,youmustriseeofpetitivethought。Youmusthinkforamomentthatthesupplyislimited。Justassoonasyoubegintothinkthatallthemoneyisbeing“ered”andtrolledbyothers,andthatyoumustexertyetlawspassedtostopthisprodsoon—inthatmomentyoudropiivemindandyourpowertocauseisgoimebeing。
Andwhatisworse,youwillprobablyarrestthecreativemovementsyouhavealreadybegun。
你必须清除残留的陈腐思想,如:神的旨意就是让我们贫穷,唯有处于困境中的人才可以侍奉神灵等。
对财富的渴望完全是我们追求更高水平生活的一种本能表现。每一个欲望都是将潜在能力转化为行动的动力。
你想变得富有,而这也是上帝的愿望。上帝希望你拥有财富,因为假如你拥有大量物质来回报他的恩赐,他就可以通过你来很好地表现自我。假如你生活的方式多姿多彩,他存在的意义就会更多地在你的身上体现出来。
你必须过着真正的生活,而不仅仅只满足于寻欢作乐。生活应该是和谐的,一个人只有在身体、精神和心智方面得到和谐的发展,才能生活得幸福,而不是让任何一部分过度放纵。