Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-27

baipu do more 10 paralyze useful effort, gooa
work, and finely thought-out plans, lh
bobgoblip OF the race. 1t has ruined the lives
of thousands OF people. 1t has destroyed lu'
finely budding characters OF men and women.
Worry Is the oldest child OF fear. 1t settles
down upon ones mind, and crowds out all OK
the developing good things TO be found mere
Like the cuckoo in the sparrow's nest, ne
strOys the rightful occupants OF the mlhd
Laid there as egg by Its parent, rear wor-
~ soon matches out and begins to make trou-
bic In case Of the cheerful and positive Il
can and 1 will" worry begins to rasp gut
in raucus tones: "Supposin,' What II.
But" 81 can't" I'm unlucky," Il never
could do things right ''rhings never turn
ont right with me-" and so until all the
minor notes have Deen sounded. 1t makes one
sick bodily. and inert mentally. 1t retards
ones progress and is constant stumbling
block in ones path upward.
The worst thing about fear and worry is that
while they exhaust a great part OF the energy
Of the average person, they give nothing goou
in return. Nobody ever accomplished single
thing by reason OF fear and worry. Fear and
worry never helped one along ma single single inc inc"
because their whole tendency Is to retard
progress, and not to advance IT, The ma
jority OF things that we fear and worry about
hever came 10 pass at all, and the Few that
do actually materialize are never as bad as
we feared they would be. 1t is not the cares,
trials and troubles of today that unnerve us
and break us down--it is the troubles that we
fear may come sometime in the future. Ev-
cry one is able to bear the burdens OF today,
row, the next day, and the day after that'
he is doing HIS mind injustice, and II Is
no wonder that after bit he heaps on the
last straw that breaks the back OF the mental
camel. -
The energy, work, activity and thought that
we expend on these imaginary maybe" trou-
bles OF the future would enable TO master
and conquer the troubles Of each day as they
arise. Nature gives each Of us reserve sup
ply Of strength and energy upon which to draw
and oppose unexpected troubles and problems
as they come upon us each day -
But we poor, silly mortals draw upon tnls
reserve force and dissipate in combating the
imaginary troubles of next week or next year
the ma iority OF which never really put In an
appearances. and when we have need OF Ine
force to oppose some real troubles Of the day
we find ourselves bankrupt OF power ana en-
ergy and are apt to go down in defeat, or else
be compelled to beat an inglorious retreat
/ tell you. dear readers, that II you once
learn the secret Of killing off TINS vampire OF
fear and thus prevent the rearing of her hate
ful brood of reptile emotions, life VIII seem
a different thing 10 you.. You viii begin 70
realize what it is to live. You VIII learn what
it is to have a mind cleared OF weeds, ana
fresh to grow healthy thoughts. feelings, emo
lions and ambitions. .
When one fears thing he really attracts II
TO him, Just as II he desired IL. The reason
is this-when one desires fears thing he
creates a mental picture OF the thing, wnlch
mental picture has tendency toward material
ization. With this mental picture In his mlno
if he holds to II long enough-he draws the
things OF conditions TO him, and thus Thought
takes form in action and being" The major
ity of our fears and worries are silly little
things that take our thought for a moment,
and then are gone. They are great wastcrs
Of energy, but do not concentrate on any
one Of them long enough TO put into operation
the law Of attraction. So throw open the win
dows and '1et a little sunshine in Let the
thoughts feelings and ideals OF courage, con-
fidepee and fearlessness pour into your mind,
and fear will vanish.
OSCAR II. JONES.
ElIenboro, N. O.. Route 2.