The Washington herald., 1917-02-26
How to Conquer
Disbursement
BY ORIsON SWEET MARDEN.

II Is CStiUldlCu ln6t ulOIC tHdu
$1,000 people commit suicide each
year in the United States. In the
entire civilized world, million peo-
pie each year-more than 500 day
are guilty of self-destruction.
Just think of the tragedy of it
one suicide every three minutes
somewhere on the earth!
Since life is so precious to tn,
normal man that even the basest
criminals count the days and the
hours before their execution, dread
ing the cutting off of life even in a
prison ccn, why do so many people
take their own lives? Because they
are discouraged
The psychological aspect OF the
suicide has never been properly
studied, but in nine cases out OF ten,
if not in every case, encouragement
is the cause OF sclf-dcstruction.
Discouragement is one of the great
human enemies. 1t bombards us from
within and without. 1t comes most
frequently from within, however, and
causes more people to fail in life than
almost any other one thing. 1t is an
indirect producer of poverty because
it paralyzes ability and blights ef-
fcency. A person is in no position
to produce anything when his mind
is full OF doubt and fear. When suf-
fering from encouragement ones
whole being is negative, demoralized.
Courage. the leader OF the mental
faculties, is paralyzcd, and the judg-
ment is not sound No man is level
headed when he is discouraged or
blue. He is in no condition to look
Squarely at an issue, because his rca-
soning powers arc dullcd and his
enthusiasm is dampcned. In other
words, there is anarchy in the whole
mental kingdom and until order is
restored and courage again leads the
way, the faculties will not respond
with their best,
The pity is that so many while
under the temporary obscssion Of dis
couragcment make it impossible even
to regain heart or courage. We read
daily in the newspapers of people.
young and old. who lose faith ann
commit suicide because Of failure in
business, loss of property, loss Of
friends, trouble in the home, disap-
pointmcnt in love-for thousand
and one reasons. But they may all be
summed up under the one head-dis-
couragement.
And what is this Moloch TO which
SO many lives arc sacrificed? 1t is
simply a diseased mind Discour-
agcment is a mental disease. 1t is
just as truly disease as smallpox,
typhoid, scarlet fever. or any other
ailment which physicians diagnose as
physical disease. Encouragement is
much worse than any of these be-
cause it so often unbalances the suf-
ferer and drives him to crime, or to
drink and consequent failure and
misery But this mental disease can
be cured, and there is one who can
do this for you who are discouraged
better than any one else-your own
higher self.
No matter how old you may be, or
how depressing your present condi-
ton, if you take this other, higher
self for your guide, you can recover
your footing. And when you once
get a glimpse OF your real self, your
real possibilities and assets, when you
once get glimpse of your divinity,
and realize that you arc god in the
making, that you are intended to be
glorious success instead of miser
able failure, you will jump back a
start life anew. Your courage will
be restored and you will see life in a
new light. You will sec yourself. as
you never saw yourself before; you
will get hold of yourself and your
mental and physical resources as you
never did before; you will make tre-
mendous leaps forward.
You can begin now to make good.
Lift up your head and face toward
the light. Quit fretting and COM
planning of your i'll luck and be the
poised, harmonious soul, the brave,
successful, happy being the Creator
planned. Cure yourself of your dis
case by conquering your mental en-
emies. You can drive out fear, worry,
all the enemies of your success and
happiness by changing your inheri-
tence and asserting your kinship with
God.
You can increase your courage and
multiply your strength hundred fold
by frequently saying to yourself: 81
am a child of the King of Kings. and