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Vol. 6, The Alchemy of Happiness
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The Attitude
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The Gift of Ease
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Vol. 6, The Alchemy of Happiness
The Attitude
The Gift of Ease
Then there is a third influence, and through this influence, however difficult a situation may be, when a certain person handles it, it becomes easy. For instance there may be a strike going on of thousands of miners and workmen, and after everyone has tried to make peace without success one man comes along who has some of that influence given to him by God; it is neither intellect, nor knowledge, nor psychology, but with this influence he goes among them and puts everything right.
If one wanted to develop this influence one could not do it; it is God's gift. A man who has it is called "the man of the day." That man may be in politics or in industry or business, it does not matter in what form of activity; the influence is there.
But no doubt any of these three great gifts may belong to a person, and yet if his attitude is not right it is just like a lantern which is burning dimly. It could burn much better if the attitude were right.
There are many examples of those who are born with this influence; the gift is there for anyone to see and yet they never use it, they do not know they possess it. The reason may be that their attitude is wrong; a person may have the greatest opportunities to progress in life and to flourish, and yet in spite of this and in spite of having all the power to make things easy for himself, he may fail because of his wrong attitude.
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