The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-21

longer free and independent, although I'M
consciously SO. Yet In truth that person
is ruling you, and SO ruling he does not
respect you. for there is In human nature
an Inherent love and respect for whatever
Is free.
Fear cripples the spirit and diseases the
body. Fear is rywhere--fear OF want.
fear Of starvation fear of public opinion,
fear Of private opinion, fear that what we
own today may not be ours tomorrow, fear
OF sickness. fear OF death. Fear has be-
come with millions a fixed habit. The
thought Is everywhere; II s thrown on us
from every direction. Fear makes the
tyrant. 1t makes the merciless mas ter.
the inexoable creditor. The rich man
fears that his riches will fee unless no
exacts all that Is due him. The agent
fears that his employer Will have no FUR
Their use for his services unless he obey
his masters rigid ORDERS because the
agent has his rich employers fears cast
upon him. He absorbs his fears from him
The agent collects his rants from the
editor or minister and hands to them the
fear that he has received from his em-
ployer. and they also become infected
Il can not print this blrth,p says the edi-
tor. II can not preach that" says the
minister, because my hearers would leave
my church and therefore where would
come the money 70 pay the rent" The
thought OF fear and actual unseen sub
stance In this way dribbles and drains its
way through from the rich mans mind
10 the miserable tenant In garrett or cell
lar. 1t ends with the thief az fear star.
wtion." he says and puts his hand into
his neighbours pocket ana pulls out
quarter There is no difference, save in
the method, between his act and that OF
the ruling spirit.
II fear" says someone commencing 10
learn an art. THE criticism of others
Then you are ruled by them. you will
never advance so well or so rapidly as
when you do your own work in your own
way. II is therefore desirable to get rid
of fear. for it is the actual source OF pow
erty OF wealth and poverty of health II
you live In fear OF the poorhouse you will
end by living there. NJ you fenr burglars
you VIII attract them by such thought TO
your house or henroost IL you carry
gun in your hip pocket to protect your
self against the assassin your possession
Of the gun will turn your body Into a
target for the other fellows gun To live
in constant dread Of sickness is TO make
a harvest for the doctors, for the fears OF
mankind and not their actual diseases Is
the FL Dorado OF the medicine man"
To always have a bringing fear OF any
thing--be 1t loss OF love, loss Of money
loss Of position or situation, is to take the
readiest means OF losing what you fear
you will.
Get rid OF fear and the rule over you
by other minds crippled by fear by attack
ing in mind that which you fear Sea
yourself in what you call your imagination
always as calmly defying whatever you
fear, be " man. or woman, or debt or
danger, or dreaded possibility What you
so build up in mind is a reality Such
thoughts give you strength. Demand more
courage. ask for it; pray for It, and the
quality OF courage that Will come to you
more and more will be an eternal gain.
II can never be lost.