And, if you believe, in very simple terms, that people mean you well, and will treat you kindly, they will. And, if you believe that the world is against you, then so it will be in your experience. And, if you believe that you will begin to deteriorate at age 22, then so you shall.
Interpretation
Our beliefs shape our perceptions and experiences in life.
This quote emphasizes the power of belief and perspective in shaping one's experiences. If you approach life with a positive belief that people will treat you kindly and the world is on your side, you are likely to have a positive experience. Conversely, if you expect negativity and defeat, that is what you will encounter. Essentially, it suggests that our mindset significantly influences our realities and outcomes.
In practice
In a motivational speech about facing challenges with a positive outlook.
I will be unneeded, and gladly so, when you realize that the vitality and reinforcement and joy are your own, and rise from the fountain of your own beings; when you realize that you do not need me for protection, for there is nothing you need protect yourself against.
You must begin to trust yourself sometime. I suggest you do it now. If you do not then you will forever be looking to others to prove your own merit to you, and you will never be satisfied. You will always be asking others what to do, and at the same time, resenting those from whom you seek such aid.
The unstable estimates of men crowd to him whose mind is filled with a truth, as the heaped waves of the Atlantic follow the moon.
The best thing about growing older is that it takes such a long time.
Simple idea with powerful consequences: everyone who intersects your life knows something you don't.
The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.
The only calibration that counts is how much heart people invest, how much they ignore their fears of being hurt or caught out or humiliated. And the only thing people regret is that they didn't live boldly enough, that they didn't invest enough heart, didn't love enough. Nothing else really counts at all.
The Red Poppy The great thing is not having a mind. Feelings: oh, I have those; they govern me. I have a lord in heaven called the sun, and open for him, showing him the fire of my own heart, fire like his presence. What could such glory be if not a heart? Oh my brothers and sisters, were you like me once, long ago, before you were human? Did you permit yourselves to open once, who would never open again? Because in truth I am speaking now the way you do. I speak because I am shattered.
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