Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-01-30
ASAMAn 7HlNKETH
1t Is a Solemn Thought That the
Mind Builds the Man
You Are.

"All that man is, is the results of his
thoughts" so runs an old HinduStan
proverb. a man cannot allow his mind
to dwell on the low and impure ana ex-
pect TO become the same individual he
might have been had he chosen to en-
tertain lofty thoughts and high ideals.
"To think rightly IS to create; we
become like that on which our thoughts
are tiNed.''
Science has proved that discordant
thoughts, such as hate, envy, fear, jeal-
ously, etc., contain poison, and the va
por from the breath of an angry man,
injected in the veins Of guinea pig,
caused instant death. The case Of the
woman who said she spent half her
time doing things and the other half
worrying because she had done them,
is very common case. The worry
habit is one of the most insidious in
its effects, and one Of the hardest to
cure. In the Dawn Of q Tomorrow"
Glad, the little beggar, said to the no
bleman who contemplated suicide,
"Things amt never as bad as you
think they are" We worry over what
we have done and what we have left
undone; we agonize over what may
happen in the future, and our state Is
one of constant unrest.
The other dlscordant thoughts are
;< ofF
one has experienced the Quick throb-
bing of the heart in fit of anger; in
some persons the hands grow cold; in
others the face becomes red, and fit
Of nervous depression follows, togeth-
er with q loss of self-respect. In cases
Of long-standlng jealousy, the cause
must be removed before the victim be-
comes normal again. -
Overcome Evil Thought With God.
"How may we rid ourselves Of dis
cordant thoughts?" someone asks, and
the reply is, "Stop thinking them"
Turn the mind instantly to some pleas
ant thought, preferably the direct op-
posite Of the one you are trying to rid
yourself of, or turn to something which
you are deeply interested. Surely,
with but one life to live, this beautiful
world should contain something to in
terest us besides our petty worryings
over the crops that may not turn out
as we expected; whether Mrs. Jones
really didn't see us when she passed
by without speaking, etc., ad infnitum,
until, before we are aware, the years
have sped by, and we have grown
neither better nor wiser, and we mourn
over the wasted time.
This persistent turning Of the mind
from discordant to harmonious
thoughts cannot be done in minute;
but persistent effort in this, as In all
things, will win the day. Now, this
does not mean that in order to stop
thinking discordant thoughts about a
person whom you know to be contemp-
tible you must turn around and love
him. Stop thinking of him; stop dwell
ing on his shortcomings, and condemn
ing him; simply let him 60 his way.
Emerson states repeatedly that all
character is the outcome Of ones way
of thinking "What you are speaks so
loud that cannot hear what you say"
and, again: "Thcre is no beautifier of
form and expression like the desire to
spread joy and not pain around u.s."
Thoughts Written on the Face.
Ones thoughts will, sooner or later,
be written on the face. The youth
who secretly INDUCES in Intoxicating
liquor very soon publishes his secret to
the world through the medium Of bloat-
ed features and bloodshot eyes. The
woman who nags, the girl who is hate
full at home and pleasant abroad, will
disclose their real natures without
speaking, for the telltale face Is all
tongues.
Every once in awhile let US take
stock Of ourselves, and, as all life is
from within, let us sweep our minds
free from rubbish, as we would room
which we are going to garnish and
make lovely to dwell in.
We cannot do better than to take st.
Paul's advice: "Whatsoever things
are lovely, whatsoever things are pure,
honest, of good respect think
on these things" Mary B. Anderson,
In Christian Standard.