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VADE MECUM, VOLVENTIBUS ANNIS

THE MAYANS
Degree 8 9 SAN ANTONIO, Number 153
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YOU UNLI~IITED
IIU~IAN RELATIONS
Prayer

The Extended Life Chip Carriers

Friends The Other Fellow ' s Place
Adjustment The Harn'lony of Life
Me, ~lyself, People ~leditation
 dll.loved Centurion:

Your less on ent itled HU~AAtl EELATIOUS is one ·,·th ich embr a ce s all of the t hings
that your Instructor fe e ls are ·..rital in l i-ring the atundant li.:'e, ·;mi cll , of course,
means happi ness , good healt h , and ac complishme~t .

Ther e ar e people ·Nho declare in a very proud manr:er that t:-.ey are suff ici ent
unto themselv es; t hat t hey don't need frie nd s . This is one o: the greatest errors
~ person can ~~ke if he expects to achieve a rich life. ~nere ~ s no greater
bles sing i n life than t hat of good frie nd s . ·1/e need friends a!:c they ne ed us.
iAan was meant to ha·re the companionship and help of others .

Ther s is anot her subj ect which .,.,e take up in t hi s lesson ·,7h:..ch I feel is one
of the most important , i f not t he most important, in schi evi ng t~e perfect life.
1 refer to t he i mJ:ort ance of learning to 11 pu t yourself in t he oth er fellow 1 s
flace . 11 Once we ha·1e lear ned t o do that, ·11e rill never f eel c.::~er or resentment
against anyone . 'ile ·.-rill always stop and t h ink of t he rea sons ·. 1hich !llaj 'bring
about t he act ions which might have been distasteful t o us - perhaps t he other
fellow is ill or has some great pr oblem or sadness locked up inside; and we will
f orgive him, rather than crit ici ze him, and striv e t o help hi~ r at h er t h an turn
away in disgust. Th e person who learns t his lesson, a nd it isn 1 t an easy one to
learn , will find his health i mproved, h is relationships wit h ot:-.ers improved, and
he will have fri ends ; and , as a result, more succes s i n business and home life,
and he will even look better . We have many letters ~from those ?Tho have said t hat
others have commented on the i mprove ment in t heir appearance as a result of hav-
ing learned this l e sson .

In past lesson s of t his series, I have given you some wo~C.erful letters from
people '.vho had been members in t he Mayan Order for some little t i me and the words
of th eir letter s told of wonder ful i mprovements in t heir liv es . Now, in this
lesson, I want to give you something a little differ ent . I hc.·re a letter fro m
a l ady who wa s applying for member ship , and wr ote t o us , telling u s 77hy . Thi s
letter tells of the marvelous harmony t hat can exi st in one 1 s l i fe after l earni ng
the WAY . You will notice t hat t his lesson in the series of YCU UNLI MITED dw·ells
in part on the i mportance of harmony in our l ives . ~e writer speaks of a f amil y
who had learned the importance of har mony and she says that t his serenity in the
lives of other s is the rea son she is joini ng:
11 In my work (Cr edit Counselor, Insurance Agent ) !Ilany peo~le cross my
path . I was upstate and ~et some people that belonged to your Order.
Ther e ·.'las such a serenity, peace of mind about t hem - t~ey were s o
sure in everything they d i d - s o confident that l ife he_.: a f ull
measur e of happiness . I know f ull ·.vell those Feople 1 s ci.:'cumstances
pr ior to joining your Order . If i t can co that for the~, it c an
al so do it for me . With gr eat humbleness I pr:1y my pet:..tion ·nill be
grant ed f or membershi p . 11

And from another member who has f ound har:nony, there is t~is letter:
11
.ey faith is str engt h ened ; rrr.t every day c!t<ties seem muc~ easier . I

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seem to succeed in every little thing I undertake, in which I found

previous difficulties end was tempted to give up trying. Since I
became a hmyan, God seems to provide our every need. It is ~
though since I became fullv aware of God in relationship to myself
He , in turn, has become more ~ of ~ · I am also a much happier
person. My personality has changed to a very pleasant one and noth-
ing , no matter hov1 trying, can provoke me. Each day I arise, saying:
1
This is the dey the Lord has made; let us reJo~ce and be exceed-
ingly happy in it . 1 And I can honestly say I am. 11

As you study this lesson, you VQll notice we have stressed the i mportance
of human relations. Our attitude toward others is so i mportant if we are to find
complete happiness in life . Those who have difficulty in getting along with
people will take new courage from this fine letter from one of our members who
has also learned the importance of human relations:
11 I have a greater love and understanding of Jesus, a deeper love,
faith and trust in our Heavenly Father. Having found these truths,
I have more faith in humanity, more love, more consideration and
understanding of their problems. My work at home and the office
grov;s less difficult each day due to the spirit in which I approach
others. ~ey health is better, because my attitude is different.
Also, others show more respect toward me . They, too, seem to be
aware of the change. Thank you for your enlightening words . "

And here is another member who tells of wonderful accomplishments through

better human r elations; in fact, in great measure, to the lessons he has learned
in the importance of human relations:
11
I have a whole new outlook in my selling, have more energy , greater
drive, higher purpose, strong desires for right doing, more warmth,
more cheer, more friendliness. As a result, I have almost doubled my
income and have established better relationships with my wife, son,
my relatives, friends, and with all my business and social associates .
People have commented on the change that has come over me. Above all,
I have a strong desire to serve others in every way if I find them
worthy • 11

Then here is a member who speaks of great improvement in family relation-

ships, which is so important:
11 I am really so thrilled and happy I can't begin to tell you all of
t he wonderful things that have happened to me. My entire outlook on
life is different . Before knowing of you, everything went wrong
with us, financially , our health, etc . ,; but I have been on the up-
ward trend ever since I found you. Money is coming in . At home, our
health is average or better than average, and our family is happy,
and not despondent, discouraged and argumentative as before I joined
t he Mayans. I feel so free and happy. 11

Yes , thi s is one of life's most important lessons. Friendliness and helpful
relations with others, the ability to understand and be tolerant of the purposes
of others, the a bility to be a good companion to those who need companionshi p,
the wi llingne ss to gi ve of your strengt h to t hose who are wea..k along life's high-
·.vay - t hose ar e the t hings that count; and it is my sincere wish that y ou read
this l esson, not only once but again and a gain until the principles he~ein are
eta;nped indelibly into yocr consciousnes s to such a strong degr ee t hat you ·uill
automat ically begin t hi nking i n terms of t he other fellow. ·:Then this happen s
in your l.;fe, you will be s ending out vi-or ations to others ·11ho , i n turn, will be
able to ?ass thes e good v i brations t o others, anC. i t becomes a far-r ea ching f orce
:or good .

It is my prayer t hat these t eachings ·Nill ha'Te a far - reaching effect on your
life and the lives of t hose with whom you come in contact, in the true spirit of
i~.ayanry . And now, let us hav e a moment of pray er before we begin the study of
n uman Relat ions:

P!\AYER

Heavenly Father, I pause here to contemplate the ~orld in

v;hich I must bui l d my life for ·.vhatever it is to be. Help
me realize unforgettingl y how little of that ·:;orld con-
sists of things , and how much of it is made of hUlliE.n values
and relationships . Amen .

THE EXTENDED LIFE

cp?IVING is mostly a mat ter of relationships. If it ;;ere possible for
C;;(_ ~ne t o wit hdra·:1 i nto soli t ude and never a ga:.n see a~other human being,
h e mi ght survive but hi s exist ence could hardly be called living, f or
living is so largely a matter of relationship .

That is true whether one ev er has any goals , plans, or e motions, or not;
but if he does have t hem it is ver y much more so . Ho·.v you feel, what you can
do, how successfully you can do it, and what satisfaction you derive from it,
all depend largely on the presence , reaction, and cooperation of others . No man
liveth unto himself .

St . Paul called hi mself a debtor both to t he Jew and t he Greek . In the more
cosmopolitan world of t oday we are debtors to everyone. We owe something to
every human being, past, present, and future. We owe it to t hem to be someone,
and do something worthwhile for the world l ife and the ages . We owe a well-
ordered life and a well- calculated service, but as Jesus said, even a cup of
col d water will in no wise fail to win i ts reward .

In business they call this public relations, and every ~usiness has such an
aspect. One doesn ' t just open his doors and keep his chair. He has a service
to rend er , and h e has to have patrons to ~hom to render it. The reaction of the
public can make or break hi m at any time .

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In its way the same is true with the business of living. The success of
YOU UNLIMITED has to consist in i mproving selfbood and thus improving conditions
for yourself and others. As you develop a better managed life, it affects an
increasing number of people. In developing a constantly improving grade of living
y ou need th e good will and cooperation of as many people as possible. Your ef-
forts are helpful to others and the benefit t hey receive i n turn become s helpful
to you. Thus l ines of influence go out_from your oersonal enterprise in every
direction . They ~reach far 1!£ the centuries and Qldi 1Q the limits of the earth .

Since these relationships are so personal we will not call them public re-
lations here, but human relations. This i s something you must always keep in mind .
Remember every day to how many people your life relates itself, and live it
accordingly . With this spirit working back and forth in human affairs the world
life would be blessed beyond measure . It was the day t he sense of obligation and
duty was born in the heart that man became a human being .

This puts t h e growi ng edge on your life. We get our growt h physi cally, but
as members of the human race we need never stop growing in soul, wor th and in
influence .

FRIENDS

SUS , the i deal man, often used the word 11 friends 11 • He said such
hing s as 11 1 call you no longer servants, for the servant knoweth not
hat his Lord doeth; but I have called you friends 11 ; "Ye are my friends
i f ye do whatever I have commanded you " ; and "Greater l ove hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends . 11

Even the work of world r edemption had a large element of friendship in it.
Do not forget that on ~ smaller scale yours too i s .!! wor k of world redemption, .2.2.
the way in which the master built his life out through friends must be your plan
also. As anything released in g little streaml et will ultimately r each the ~'
so anvthing you release into the littl e part of t he world life that ~ past
your door will ultimately become ~t of the destiny of mankind .

There are many definitions of friendship, and most of them are inadequate.
A friend is one who shares your ideals, spirit, and purposes, and who is hel d to
you by these bonds. You may see hi m often or seldom, but you always know there i s
a oneness between you that helps you both to be your best selves . This is real,
true fr i endship . We may have many acquaintances in life, but not so many real,
deep friendships.

Yhere are lesser forms of friendship, but we are speaking of it now in its
highest one . Yhese l esser associ ations may also be a part of the total plan .
There are peopl e whose lives are an inspiration and help to you. There are others
to whom your life is a needed inspiration. There are also those casual acquain-
tances whom you will never know very well, but f rom whom and to whom t here may be
some influence, dir ect or reflected. Then t here are those you will never know,
but who will still fling a beam to you or cat ch one from you now and then, or at
least live in the world condition you have hel ped to make. So anvthing you m
release into the stream that is good will ultimat ely reach ~~probably manv,
near and far, known and Jdn.'l.(nown . It all goes into your profits so be faithful
to th e!!! all . Send out not hing t hat will hurt or hinder them and everything you
c.:.n t hat will ~n;.then th er.t and help tr.em also to orga~ the ir own personal
,!illit s of YOU UliLE.1TT2D •

The story of t he Gar den of "Eden has t·uo human characters. They t ypify the
human r ace. 'He k..no-:1 that because the names by ·nhic ~ we kno·.'l them :nean Man and
?Aot her. 'I'hej· are gi ven a garden of innocence in whicn to d-;vell. But even t here
gr o·.vs t he tr ee of knovvledge of evil as 'N ell as good .

They are t ol d not to eat of the fruit . T'ney disobey, and come to know how
to do ·:.rrong as -.,ell as right. This automatically puts t hem outsi de the garden of
iTh~ocence . They turn t o re- ent er, but t he gate is closed and guarded. For one
who l eaves ti':at garden t here is no ·:~ay back . 3ut , as Milton says, t he world wa s
before them, so t he human r ace began i ts l ong climb to t he right use of knowledge .

rlliat ever failures you have mad e, whatever doors you have closed against
your self, whatever time you have lost, t he world i s still before you . Bonds reach
between you and every other h~~an bei ng . Establish r ight relationships, and your
victory i s ·Non .

ADJUSTMENT

~OME people's lives ar e l i ke machi nes that have not been put together
~ r i ghtly . Instead of smooth , efficient act i on, t here i s nothing but
friction and the destructive chatter of pr otesting parts . Unless cor -
rected, thi s goes on until the entire mechanism is damaged , r uined , or even wr eck-
ed , after never having done what i t was made to do.

In other words, some lives lack adjustment . They have not been or ganized
well , and s o their di fferent element s cannot work smoothly together. However good
within the mselves , they are out of ad j ustment . They are not rightly related .

A certain man had trouble with his lawn mower . The self-sharpening appara-
t us did not seem to functio n rightly , and the blades grew dull . He undertook to
adjust t hem, but found that setting one screw threw the rest more out of adjustment
than befor e.

Fi nally one day the whole mechanism started coming to pieces . Balls from the
bearings became visible , then began falling out and scattering along the swath.
Finally the whole blade unit came loose at one end, and the machine "Nould func ti on
no more . He reconnected i t, but it did not stay in place long .

First he thought he would have to buy a new lawn mower . On sec ond thou5ht
- that wi se s ec ond thought ·.'le have already ment ioned - he decided to see what a
good mechanic could do . He cal led a lawn mower repa i r man , ·.vho pi cked up the
wr eck and brought i t back i n a couple of days wor king even oetter than when it was
new, and at a very moderate charge .

It was merely a mat ter of adjustment . All the mak ings of a good la·Nn mower
were ther e. They merely needed to be rightly r elated to eaci other again . That

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is, they needed reorganizing .

Something lil~e t hat is what happens with some lives t hat .s.re not yieldi ng
the satisfaction and effectiveness they might. Left alone t hey get worse and
worse, while r eally intelligent reorganization could make t h em even better t han
when new. A good machine is an organization. So is an effective life. Find the
friction and adjust it. If it is bad, make a complete overhaul job of it.

These maladjusted lives may appear as irredeemable as a wrecked lawn mower,

and t hey are as long as nothing effective is done about t hem . But they are not
r uined nor hopeless. They need t he hand of someone who knows how to reorganize
them. All the elements of good, s ati sfying, well- integrated living are in them.
They only need adjusting so the parts will work together and make a smooth track
up the years .
If there are frict i on and chatter in the worKlngs of your life, look for the
maladjustment and set it right. As a matter of fact , it may be the overhaul job
you need. ~~at is what we keep mentioning in t hese lessons under the corporate
name of YOU u~I MITED.

ME , MYSELF , PEOPLE

HERE are two groups of people one may assume f rom the start do not in-
clude one single person who is a real success. We shall r efer to one in
the next section of t his lesson. Of the other, we will speak here . We
.• might call them The Ancient and Di shonorable Order of 11 Me , My self, People 11 , They
are no good to anyone else, and for that reason t hey are no good to themselves.

They know many things , all of wh ich center in t hemselve s. They may have well
informed minds, but they are not vrise. They may have wide r anges of material in-
formation , but they have begun with the last lesson i n the book and never got
around to the first. They know many facts, but t hey have missed t he most i mpor-
tant one - the existence of other people and t heir presence in the worl d .

In one of Hugo 1 s novels a poor, disfigured showman discovers that he is of

noble birth . He takes his seat in t he house of Lords , and amid the ridicule of
the other members he begins his first speech by saying, 11 My Lords, I br ing you
news of t he existence of mankind. 11

Have you discovered t he existence of mankind? Have you come to realize that
t here are other people about you with hearts, and hones, and ~' l ike you or
aP.yone else? Have y ou considered the fact that wherever people are gathered to-
gether there is a vast well of needs , plans , fears , and possibilities for success
or failure, for joy or sorrow, brimming up? Whenever you ar e among people can you
feel the tides of l ife r ise and swell, and ebb and flow? Can you sense the need,
the hope, the a spiration, or t he despair in it, and do you know that there have
been those who could have changed t hat disappointment and despair into hope and
gladness? Do you realiz e that maybe YOU could do it , or help to do it?

Have you contemplated that all these people moving ar ound here and there are
your brothers and sisters, that the Creator is as interested in t hem as he is i n
 you, and that your ultimate happiness a nd succebs depends part ly on t heirs?
Have you poncier ed t hat you and t hey are her e t o share each others' bur dens and
add what is possible to each others 1 happines s ? If you have , then y ou know what
we mean by becoming conscious of mankind, of giving more than mere notice to
your fallow pilgrims on the great journey to t he destiny of mankind . As a :\1ay-
an i n the hi gh degrees you have learned t hat no one i s sufficient unto hims elf,
no matter how strong . We need others; others need us.

The day when one di scovers his f ellow- men and changes t hem from t he clas-
sification of wax figur es , manniki ns, cardboard chromos, or t enuous shadows, i s
one of the great days of his l i fe . It is t he day when h e gets hi s charter as a
real human being , th e day when brotherhood begins in hi s life, t he day when his
mana gement of his l i f e becomes really unlimit ed .

This i s one of t he vi tal 1 essons in the book of life, one of the special
check points on the chart of progress. If you have missed it, gQ back a nd learn
it. Study it deeoly and ponder it well.

CHIP CARRIERS

HE second group of people who never succeed and have no prospect of

doing so might be called The Ancient and Miserable Order of Chip Car-
riers. They carry chips on their shoulders, daring all and sundry to
knock them off or even make a move toward t hem. They put t hem on when they rise
in the morning and take t hem off only when they ·retire at night.

It has been said of these people that the chips on their shoulders are
evidence of the material of which t heir heads are made. Perhaps we should speak
of them with pity, however, since there is nothing ahead for them but failure
and trouble until and unless they stop carrying chip s on their shoulders.

Some of these cases are chronic while others are temporarily produced by
this or that passing cause. In eith er case the condition is curable, and in
either case it spells ruin i f it isn't cured.

When one starts a day with a chip on his shoulder there is a good chance
that someone he meets will have an impulse to knock it off. If no one does, the
carrier keeps building up his general antagonism toward everybody and every-
thing because the pressure of the chip on his shoulder keeps reminding him that
it is t here.

Even if nothing ever happens he is in for troubl e and failure because t he

mere HABIT of carrying it indicates that something is wrong with t he build of
his personality. It puts him in t he line of defeat because i t puts everyone
against him. People are afraid to talk with him for fear they will rub the fur
the wrong way . They are afraid even to do him a kindness for fear it will be
misinterpr eted. What is ther e to do with such a person but to keep away f rom
him?

Di d you ever know such a per son to succeed in busi ness, or to get on well
with his family, his neighbors, or even himself? Even i f he is fit when he begins

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he soon ha s a half dozen things wrong. Even nature cannot continue to function
normally in the presence of ill- temper, misjudgment, and malevolence .

Your instructor once had an experience with e. boy who had started in child-
hood to carry a chip on his shoul der . His father had told him always to take his
own part, to t ake nothing f rom anyone, and always to let people know they had to
keep their di stance. The consequence was that he v;as always in trouble. Con-
stantly he had to be ordered from t he playground at school for slugging , often
striking ooys younger and stronger than himself for no good reason. He had
turned into an ordinary bully, sure never to get along successfully unless he
changed hi s attitude. Teachers may be c onsiderate, but later on the world will
not be.

You will find t hat people who succeed best and best handle the problems of
living do not sh ow their claws on every provocation . The man with the makings
of heroism in him is nearly always mild- mannered and soft- spoken. He asserts
hi mself onl y for a cause t hat justifies it, and he is considerate even t hen .

orush your shoulders several times a day to be sure there are no chips
there. Even one could cost you everything you hope and work for . You can suc-
ceed only wi th the consent of the human race, and it does not admire chips on
shoulders.

THE OI'HER FELLOW1 S PLACE

~~~need always to be keenly conscious of the existence of other people

'-'~t)l be~ause only so can we observe the golden rule and the great command-
ment. Some people still let themselves think that is beyond t heir
power , but it isn 1 t . We propose here and now to suggest a way by which you can
not only do as you woul d be done by and love your neighbor as yourself, but see
that it is the only satisfactory way. This method is simply to follow the
habit of puttinQ' yourself in THE OTHER FEI.LOW 1 S PLACE .

We have already touched on this in t he section where we wer e discuss-

ing the matter of taking t he second look and the second thought . That
is the way it is done. If someone acts or talks in a way you do not
like, t he natural thing is to think badl y of him, and to an swer him
in kind . But second thought may rerrQnd you t hat he may not have had
much of a chance, that conditions have hardened him, and t hat he has
no conception of the finer ideals that det ermine your actions and
attitudes .

Immediately your antagoni sm beg ins to yield to unde~stand ing sympathy .

From t he first attitude you coul d only become unfr iendl y . From the second you
may help him and make his acquaintance of some value to yourself.

Perhaps you see a noisy, troublesome child . Everything within you dis-
approves as you set your lips against uncomplimentar y names. But if you stop
to think you may realize that the child knows no better, that his her edity is
not very good, that he lacks trai ning, and t hat even as he is, someone loves him.
When you look at t he parents you may see that t hey have i t hard and could not
devote the needed attention to the child even if they knew how . Your heart fills
vlith sympathy i nstead of resentment as you realize that in their places vou "Nould
have done no better .
This plan, carried out in human conta cts , relationshi ps , and endeavors,
"NCuld save our souls f r om t he ravages of many unhealthy attitudes and
the hurtful actions they motivate . I t ·t~ould make things eas:.er and
mor e encouraging for many people who are not doing ver y well. It would
make your own life pleasanter, i f ther e i s now t oo much acid in your
di sposition.
Suppos e you have a difference with someone about a transaction or a beli ef.
What ever your convictions are , do not l ose your temper or hat e him for differing
wi th you . Instead of building up ru1 attitude of distrust and dislike, put your-
self i n hi s place, and see i f you do not r ealize how you ·11ould ·,vant to be
tr eated . Treat hi:n so. It ·,vill make for good 'llill, and that is £ood for EVERY-
BODY and EVERYTHidG .

Thi s i s a great and fundamental law of human relation s. It will help in

carryi ng on a business or a life . It i s not difficult t o do, and it can soon
dev elop into a habit that will add much to your happiness and the quality of
your livi ng .

THE HA.."RMONY OF LIFE

HE univer se oper a te s as a vast harmony . A f alse note anywhere · m~~es

discord, and if anythi ng were seriously disturbed the consequences
might be serious . Nature operat es as a part of that harmony, and our
physical lives as a part of t hat .

~u~ underneath and back of all this is a spiritual harmony "Nhich must also
be kept in adjustment or unhappiness and loss result . A part of that harmony
is good will in and among peopl e . Eence ~ part of the success of YOU UNLIMITED
is t he number of people between 'llho~ and you harmony QgQ be maintained . That
i s , HON MANY PEOPLE CAN YOU LIKE A.N'D SO LIVE THAT THEY WILL LIKE YOU?

The reason t here i s so much unhappi ness i s t hat thi s harmony of s oul i s so
much and ~ oft en dist urbed . A part of t he deeper success of your l ife rests on
t he measur e in whi ch you c an change that. You begin 9x liking people. Her e are
some of t he things that need t o be guarded against .

* Keeo out prejudice like ~noxious weed . Some people dislike and avoid
others because they have some pr ejudice against t hem . Often they find it was
entir ely unfounded, and then f riendshi p replaces it . In other tragic cases it
is never di scovered and everyone loses .

o~t Do not dislike anyone because you cannot ~ .Q!! politics 2r. some-
t h i ng els e. Do not extend good will on condition that oeople conform to your
opinions . They can differ and still be fine foL~s . Thi~~ and let think .

* Do not deny anyone vour good will because you do not like his looks .

Rev . 1 53: P9
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He can't help how he looks, and part of the trouble may be that you look at him
through jaundiced eyes. Some of t he finest people living do not have the for-
tune to be handsome, and they might not be such fine people i f t hey were.

* Reject no ~ because others speak ill of him. You may discover that
they are mistaken, or t hat t hey speak of ways he no longer practices, or that
they are less worthy than he. Many people have found needed friends i n people
others criticised when they did not find them among the critics.

* Do not spurn anyone because he is different. He has a r i ght to be

different. Perhaps he t hinks t hat you are different. The reason for his diff-
erence may be that he is ahead of his time. The GENIUS, the PROPHET, or the
SAVIOUR is always considered queer by t he SMUG and SELF-SATISFIED.

Regardless of these or other things, remember it is a human being you are

dealing with. Think of his humanity, and let the incidentals go . No matter
what you think of ~' treat him with respect and give him !! chance.
Guard the harmony of things. It will help to make a better, happier world.

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MEDITATION

My life is a note in the universal harmony. I

seek in every way I can to make it ring true. To
this end I seek right relations with all.

YOUR CLASS INSTRUCTOR.

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The last, and one of the most important lessons in this series, is
entitled ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. In it are covered the following
subjects:

TAKE INVENI' ORY UNNOI'ICED HANDICAPS

HANDICAPS WHO IS IN CHARGE

A CASE HISTORY CRUMBS

MORE CASE HISTORIES MEDITATIOO

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