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Happiness and Marriage By: Elizabeth Towne |
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BY ELIZABETH TOWNE "The inner side of every cloud
Is bright and shining;
I therefore turn my clouds about,
And always wear them inside out
To show the lining." James Whitcomb Riley .
"And I will show that there is no imperfection in the
present, and can be none in the future,
And I will show that whatever happens to anybody
it may be turned to beautiful results." Walt Whitman . 1904
CHAPTER I.
TO BE HAPPY THOUGH MARRIED. "Some dear relatives of mine proposed Ada as my future bride. I like Ada
and I gladly accepted the offer, and I mean to wed her about the middle
of this year. Is this a working of the Law of Attraction? I want to make
our married life happy and peaceful. I long for a wedded life of pure
blessedness and love and joy without even a pinhead of bitterness ever
finding lodgment in our household. How can I attain this state of peace?
This is what I now do: I enter into the Silence daily at a particular
hour and enjoy the mental picture of how I desire to be when married. Am
I right? Please tell me how to make my ideal real." Tudor, Island of
Ceylon. The above letter comes from a member of the Success Circle who is a
highly cultured and interesting looking native East Indian. We have a
full length photo of him in native costume. He asks if "this is the working of the Law of Attraction." Certainly it
is. Just as the sun acts through a sheet of glass so the Law of
Attraction acts through the conventionalities of a race. Whatever comes
together is drawn together by the Law. Whatever is held together is held
by that same Law of Attraction. This is just as true in unhappy marriages as in happy ones. If two
people are distinctly enough individualized; that is, if they understand
and command themselves sufficiently; their attraction and marriage will
bring to them only pleasure. If they are not distinctly enough
individualized there will be a monkey and parrot experience whilst they
are working out the wisdom for which they were attracted . When soda and sour milk are drawn together there is a great stew and
fizz, but the end thereof is sweetness and usefulness. So with two
adverse and uncontrolled natures; but out of the stew comes added
wisdom, self command and rounded character for each. When each has finished the work of helping the other to develop they
will either find themselves really in love with each other, or they
will fall apart. Some stronger attraction will separate them at the
right time perhaps through divorce, perhaps through death. All our goings and comings are due to the Law of Attraction. The Law
of Attraction giveth, and it taketh away. Blessed is the Law. Let it
work. And forget not that all things are due to its working. This does not mean that the Law has no way of working except through
the conventionalities of a people. Many times the attraction is to break
away from the conventional. The stronger attraction always wins
whatever is, is best for that time and place . "Tudor" says he "enters into the silence daily at a particular hour and
enjoys the mental picture of how he desires to be when married." His success all depends upon the equity in that picture; upon its
truth to the law of being. An impractical idealist lives in the silence with beautiful pictures of
"how he desires to be when married." When he gets married there isn't a
single detail of his daily experience which is like his mental picture.
He is sadly disappointed and perhaps embittered or discouraged. It all depends upon the picture. If Tudor's picture contains a benignant
lord and master and a sweet little Alice Ben Bolt sort of wife who shall
laugh with delight when he gives her a smile and wouldn't hurt his
feelings for a farm; who does his bidding before he bids and is always
content with what he is pleased, or able, to do for her; if this is the
style of Tudor's mental picture he is certainly doomed to
disappointment. I have a suspicion that Tudor is a natural born teacher... Continue reading book >>
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