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A Fortune To Share by VASH YOUNG
A Fortune To Share by VASH YOUNG
A Fortune To Share by VASH YOUNG
by
VasK Young
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H13 following address was given read and I found that my new self
ing.” The call was from a man whom is some money to get through the day
I had not seen for over two years, and and here is my address. If you w ill
he asked me if ho could see me for a come to my home at 8 o’clock tonight
few minutes. Assuming1 that he was I will be glad to have a little talk
in diflieulty of some kind, I sug with you.”
gested that he como right on up. Promptly at eight o’clock he showed
This seemed a little inconvenient for up. We had some guests and were
him so we spent some time discuss just finishing our dinner, but Mrs
ing- tiie best hour for the appointment, Young sat him right down at the
lie finally came to m y ollice and com dining room table and gave him a
pletely dumfoundod me by saying good Christmas dinner. After ho had
that he had had an exceptionally gooel finished I took him into my study and
year in business and wanted to take got his .story. lie had been out of
out some more insurance. I apolo work for several months and had got
gised to him for not offering to call so shabby that it was impossible for
at his otlice and then we both had a him to even sen anyone—much less
good laugh over the business. get. a job.
Christmas Incidents I said to him, “Son, you haven’t
I lind that tin*- best way of getting been unemployed all these* months.
people out of trouble is to change Von have been working overtime. You
their thinking. For instance, about have bee n toiling and slaving, but
9.no last Christmas Eve as I was re for tin* wrong boss. You have been
turning home, a man slopped me on working for failure, eliscouragement,
the street and asked if I would help fear, worry, lack, and so on, and tho
him get something to eat. 1 noticed sad part e>f it is that there* has been
that he was a young fellow so 1 said, no salary or income attached to your
“Surely, son. I will help you get some labors.
thing to eat. Hut you are pretty young You seem to be destitute* and w ith
to be doing this sort of thing. You out funds, but I am going te> tell you
have* a long* way to go yet and this how to become* rich e»ve*rnight. I
is not the best way to go.” I then want you to deposit the* following
cheered him up the best way I could, thoughts in your menial bank right
gave him some money and went on now: 1 am not afraid, I am a success
my way. The next morning, which and not a failure, I have* an inexhaust
was Christmas Day, a very unusual ible supply e)f courage, ability, energy,
tiling occurred. I lol/t home e irly conlide'ue’e, inlellige*nce. perseverance
to call upon my brother, who has two and se> forth to draw upon, Ills faco
line boys, and I wanted to see them brighle*ne*d up and I knew that he had
with their Christmas things. I stop grasped the* idea.
ped for a bite of breakfast in a one- Then I said, “Take e>ff yemr coat.”
arm lunch room in the Grand Central lie took off his and I took off mine*
station. As I sat down in one of the and tried it e>n him. It was a gooel fit,
chairs, T was greatly surprised to see so I said, “There is a* new suit for
my young friend of the night before you.” Then with Mrs Young’s help I
sitting opposite me, got together some shoes, socks, under
I was quirk to notice that he had wear, shirts, ties, collars, ha»mlker-
gotten a shaves during tho night, ehiefs—in fact a complete new w ard
which increased my interest in him. robe? and gave them to him. I also
I greeted him cordially, and asked paid his room rent for one week, and
him if he would have something to gave him some money to buy food for
eat, to which he replied that he was some days. As he was leaving my
too discouraged to oat. Whereupon I home I said, “Son remember ono
said, “Son, I guess wo w ill have to thing. Before you can be unemployed
prove to you that your Heavenly your Heavenly Father would have to
Daddy is looking out for you. Here go out of business. As this can never
A FORTUNE TO SH ARE
bo, you are employed all the time things again at night and take them
expressing Him. Remember to draw home again with you if you must, but
upon your new bank account when for heaven’s sake don’t carry them
you need it.” About a week later this around with you all day long because
young fellow called upon me one even they w ill not do you any good. This
ing and I could hardly recognise him. man caught the idea and the next
He was all dressed up and cleaned, morning he sent me by messenger a
and excitedly told me that he had a great long list of things—negative
job. I said, “That’s fine son. how did things if you please— which he had
it happen?” His reply was, “Well, I mentally checked at the station that
was com ini? over from ]3rook3yn the morning. He went out with a new
other morning and I heard one man spirit and in short time had a new
say to the other, “Mr So-and-so is job.
looking for a man to do some office Thor#* is no use denying that condi
work." I immediately remembered tions must have been very bad all
wiiat you told me about my bank ac over the world, and heroic efforts
count and T drew out a largo hunk of have been made to normalise them.
courage and said to this man, “ Would Kings, Dictators. Presidents, Gover
you mind giving me the name and nors. Mayors and local business org
address of this man who is looking anisations have called many confer
for someone to do office work. I can ences to cope with tlie situation. But
do that kind of work and need a job wo are still in turmoil and confusion.
very badly,” After a little question Therefore, let us imagine her*' today
ing this man gave him the namo of that the Supremo. P.eing of heaven and
his friend and this young chap went earth ealled a gigantic meeting to be
down and got the job. A oil can call attended by all the peoples of the
Hir-1 what you want. e rth. T am persuaded that His in v i
Lot's take the case of the man a tation Would read something like this:
littV higher up tin* ladder. An ac- “.My Dear Children.—After centuries
inaintam v of mine in Xew York who of patient but vain waiting for you to
had always made between Mfl and get your earthly affairs harmoniously
*nto«(» dollars a year, suddenly lost his settled, I have decided to hold an open
position through no particular fault meeting in the Kingdom of Heaven,
jf His own. In talking over his situa to which you are all invited. At this
tion with him one day he admitted mooting, I will toll you exactly the
that he was quite worried about the cause of all your troubles, and then
future. T handed him a piece of paper will give to each nation and each in
and told him to put down the thoughts dividual a simple formula for living
that were racing through his mind a happy and successful life. W hile
every day. The particular list he everyone is cordially invited to this
made up as follow: Fear that he meeting, there are certain restrictions
would not be able to find another job; that I must place on each invitation.
the fear that his savings would be Kverj'ono who attends must leave be
exhausted; wondering what his friends hind the following traits of character:
would think; resentment over his Selfishness, pride, greed, envy, malice,
situation; chagrin and disappoint dishonesty, jealousy, intolerance, fear,
ment; and an almost constant fit of worry, pessimism, depression, hate,
the “blues/ anger, otc. A ll who come to the meet
Sane Advice ing with their consiousness entirely
I finally held up the complete list freed from these unlovely things w ill
before him and said, “Now when you be welccomed in. Those, however, who
come into the Grand Central station attempt to bring any of those things
tomorrow morning just take this list will be refused admittance. Time of
over to one of the baggage stands meeting—now. Place of meeting—
and check it there. Pick up these your own conciousness.”
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The day for the big meeting has however, you have busily engaged in
arrived. I am further persuaded that expressing My counterfeit, who is
a kind and patient Heavenly Father made up of the things that I told you
would opem fho meeting’ something not to bring to this meeting. Now in
after this fashion: — order to make it easy for you to be
“My dear Little Flock.— I am happy like Mo, I will toll you just what I
to moot with you and it is particularly am. I am love, unselfishness, patience,
gratifying to me that so many of you kindness, justice, intelligence, ability,
were willing to qualify for attendance tolerance, charity, peace, joy, brother-
at this mooting. I am sorry that you linoss, and so forth. This is the
have been having so much trouble “ Kingdom of Heaven” and it is within
all down* through the ages, and I you—now. I W t preach it—live it.
thought it was about time for Me to Finally, dear children, draw nigh to
got you rill together and tell you Mt' and I will draw nigh to you.”
wherein the difficulty lies. Before go Friends, don’t you agree that this
ing any further, however, I want to is just about what the Alm ighty
give you a big surprise. In your pre would say to us if Ho called us to
sent state of oonsiousnoss you are get her? If there is an Almighty (and
not only in the Kingdom of Heaven who will say that there is not)? is it
with Mo, but you are yourself the not reasonable that He must bo ex
Kingdom of Heaven. The Kingdom pressed? Wo have been expressing
of Heaven is not a locality but rather His demoralised opposite, and we aro
a stale nf being. It is the opposite of working over time on that particular
those thiiurs tb; t T told you not to Job today. That is the trouble with
brlmr to this meeting. Through My us. If tin* Bible had declared tho
Beloved Son, I told you that the K in g "Kingdom of hell** is within yon, a
dom of (Sod or Heaven was within '-•Teat many p-'ople would understand
you. Xow about your troubles—they that uiui’li better than the “Kingdom
have a :l enme about by a national and of Heaven" is within you. Hell is not
individual false sense of ownership. a. Sunday proposition to a lot of
For eenluries I have been sending My people, but rather a daily and hourly
ebildren into the world with nothing affair. So it should be with Heaven.
and taking them out with nothing— Tiie “ Kingdom of Heaven’’ is simply
materially speaking. This in itself a state of being. It. is the direct op
should prove to you that everything posite of all the grief and disaster we
belongs to Me. But, unfortunately, see between the cradle and tho grave.
both as nations and individuals you Tt is about time for the people of
have considered that certain parts of the world to realise this and begin
the earth and the things therein be to honor tho Alm ighty in tho things
longed to you. You have always been wo think and do.
struggling to “got” thing and then Two Important Points
fighting and quarreling over your And now you will be glad to know
fancied possessions which, in reality, that I am almost finished. I just
belong to Mo. And now I will givo want to point out two more things
you a simple plan for living a suc to you. One is this: It is a pet con
cessful and happy life—both nation tention of mine that if men and
ally and individually. ^n the first women were ordered to do some of
chapter of your Bible you are told the foolish things they do each day,
that I made you to My likeness and they would rebel against the orders.
image. This is the truth and I want In this connection a prominent man
you to go about your affairs as My regarded himself as having been saved
image and likeness— in other words, from a drunkard’s grave by his wife
in everything you say and do. It who, before their marriage, made him
should be plain to you that I must bo promise that he would get drunk
expressed. Instead of expressing Me, every Thursday night. It was not
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long before he begged permission to “Thank God for what I have.” instead
become a total abstainer. of, “P lease God give me a lot more."
I'or instance, what if you were ord Try to make somebody happy for the
ered to do the following: Get up in day before leaving the house. Dis
the morning and start thinking about regard the weather; you can’t do any
yourself right away. If things haven’t thing about it anyway. Go out to
gone just right at home be sure to ‘‘give’’ and not to “get.” Don’t engage
get in a couple of nasty digs at some in pessimistic talk. Forget yourself
one before leaving the house. Kick and think of the other fellow. If you
are an employer tell your employees
about the weather. Regret the past.
Worry about the future. Be envious that your institution is in business to
of the other fellow. B e co m e irritated stay. Assure faithful employees that
when things go against you. Acknow their jobs are safe. W arn careless
ledge that conditions are bad. Be employees that they must give better
pessimistic and depressed. Stew service. If you are an employee be
about business. W ish that you were sure that you are grateful for your
in some other town, Blame somebody job. liealise that you are paid for
else for your hard luck. Put off until your “thinking.” Be w illing to let
tomorrow things that should be done your employer see your thinking and
today. Plan your work when you your acting at any time during the
working day. Tie a booster instead of
should bo working your plan. Finally,
enlist all of y o u r , thinking against a kicker. He convinced that you are
you instead of in your favor. If you in the best town in the world. F in
received visible instructions to do ally, enlist all of your thinking in
your favor instead of against you.
these things you would not do them.
W hy obey the invisible instructions? I would like to close with this little
verse from Scripture:— ,
In conclusion may I suggest a plan "Give and it shall be given unto you;
that almost anyone can use to ad good measure, pressed down and
vantage? ]t is this:— shakeVi together, and running over,
(let up in the mornings and say, shall men give into your bosom.”