The electrician recognizes a certain universal law of action in the revolutions he builds into his dynamo. The energy produced is based on the size and texture of the dynamo and the rapidity of its motion. Mind has a law of dynamics equally as scientific. The character of an idea is the estimate of its size. One's active faith in it determines Page 269 the rapidity of its motion.
Ideas generate energy with a swiftness unparalleled in physical dynamics.
Rather than moving inanimate things, they move men and women. Rather than temporarily lighting our streets for a few hours, they light the lamps of intelligence that burn eternally. The secret of doing this successfully lies in knowing how to handle our ideas. The electrician constantly improves the efficiency of electricity by studying the machinery that generates the power. The same rule holds good in mental dynamics.