Light on Life’s Difficulties
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James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family, after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s, when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill.
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Light on Life’s Difficulties - James Allen
LIGHT
on
LIFE’S DIFFICULTIES
By
JAMES ALLEN
First published in 1912
This edition published by Read Books Ltd.
Copyright © 2019 Read Books Ltd.
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I, Truth, am thy Redeemer, come to Me;
Lay down thy sin and pain and wild unrest;
And I will calm thy spirit’s stormy sea,
Pouring the oil of peace upon thy breast:
Friendless and love—lo, I abide with thee.
Defeated and deserted, cast away,
What refuge hast thou? Whither canst thou fly?
Upon my changeless breast thy burdens lay;
I am thy certain refuge, even I:
All things are passing; I alone can stay.
Lo I, the Great Forsaken, am the Friend
Of the forsaken; I, whom man despise,
The Weak, the helpless, and despised defend;
I gladden aching hearts and weeping eyes;
Rest thou in Me, I am thy sorrow’s end.
Lover, friends and wealth, pleasure and fame—
These fail and change, and pass into decay;
I blame thee not, nor turn my face away:
In My calm bosom hide thy sin and shame.
Contents
FOREWORD
THE LIGHT THAT LEADS TO PERFECT PEACE
LIGHT ON FACTS AND HYPOTHESES
LIGHT ON THE LAW OF CAUSE AND EFFECT IN HUMAN LIFE
LIGHT ON VALUES— SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL
LIGHT ON THE SENSE OF PROPORTION
LIGHT ON ADHERENCE TO PRINCIPLE
LIGHT ON THE SACRIFICE OF THE SELF
LIGHT ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MIND
LIGHT ON SELF-CONTROL
LIGHT ON ACTS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES
LIGHT ON THE WAY OF WISDOM
LIGHT ON DISPOSITION
LIGHT ON INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY
LIGHT ON THE BLESSING AND DIGNITY OF WORK
LIGHT ON GOOD MANNERS AND REFINEMENT
LIGHT ON DIVERSITIES OF CREEDS
LIGHT ON LAW AND MIRACLE
LIGHT ON WAR AND PEACE
LIGHT ON THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
LIGHT ON LIFE’S SORROWS
LIGHT ON LIFE’S CHANGES
LIGHT ON THE TRUTH OF TRANSITORINESS
THE LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT
It is not easy to be cheerful when everything one undertakes seems to go wrong, especially after one has done his very best. When business enterprise that looked so promising ends in disaster; when your plans for going to college- plans which is has taken years of toil and sacrifice to carry to the point of success - are suddenly overturned by some unforeseen occurence - these, or any of the thousand and one disappointments. great and small, which come to the most sheltered lives, to the greatest of fortune's favorites, are trials to one's soul. But what of that? Are we to sit down and weep and wail and bemoan our hard luck because things go wrong? That is the easiest thing to do, to be sure. The ignoble thing usually seems easier to do than the noble thing. But what of the results? If you rise superior to your disappointment, whatever it may be, you are adding a hundred per cent to your power to conquer future difficulties
ORISON SWETT MARDEN.
FOREWORD
WHEN A MAN enters a dark room he is not sure of his movements, he cannot see objects around him, or properly locate them, and is liable to hurt himself by coming into sudden contact with them. But let a light be introduced, and immediately all confusion disappears. Every object is seen, and there is no danger of being hurt. To the majority, life is such a dark room, and their frequent hurts—their disappointments, perplexities, sorrows and pains—are caused by sudden contact with principles which they do not see, and are therefore not prepared to deal with. But when the light of wisdom is introduced into the darkened understanding, confusion vanishes, difficulties are dissolved, all things are seen in their true place and proportion, and henceforth the man walks open-eyed and unhurt, in the clear light of wise comprehension.
JAMES ALLEN
THE LIGHT THAT
LEADS TO PERFECT PEACE
THIS book is intended to be a strong and kindly companion, as well as a source of spiritual renewal and inspiration to those who aim at a life well-lived and made strong and serene. It will help its readers to transform themselves into the ideal character they would wish to be, and to make their life here that blessed thing which the majority only hope for in some future life.
Our life is what we make it by our own thoughts and deeds. It is our own state and attitude of mind which determine whether we are happy or unhappy, strong or weak, sinful or holy, foolish or wise. If one is unhappy, that state of mind belongs to himself, and is originated within himself. It is a state which responds to certain outward happenings, but its cause lies within and not in those outward occurrences. If one is weak in will, he has brought himself to, and remains in, that condition by the course of thought and action which he has chosen and is still choosing. If one is sinful, it is because he has committed, and continues to commit, sinful acts. If he is foolish, it is because he himself does foolish things.
A man has no character, no soul, no life apart from his thoughts and deeds. What they are, that he is. As they are modified, so does he change. He is endowed with will, and can modify his character. As the carpenter changes the block of wood into a beautiful piece of furniture, so can the erring and sin-stricken man change himself into a wise and truth-loving being.
Each man is responsible for the thoughts which he thinks and the acts which he does, for his state of mind, and the life which he lives. No power, no event, no circumstance can compel a man to evil and unhappiness. He himself is his own compeller. He thinks and acts by his own volition. No being, however wise and great—even the Supreme—can make him good and happy. He