SECRETS OF LIFE
9-30-23
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"THE WEIRD PHILOSOPHER
A certain man wanted to become wealthy, but failed.
He then decided to develop a shallow but publicly impressive personality,
but no one was impressed. In despair, he next decided to become a
philosopher. As such, he gave lectures which denounced wealth and shallow
personality.
His philosophies became so weird they attracted many people whose minds
were already inhabited by weirdness. To the philosopher's delight he soon
became wealthy and impressive. 'You see,' he explained in a modest manner
to his enthusiastic followers, ‘humility attracts heaven's success.'
But the number of sleeping pills and tension pills the man secretly
consumed was astonishing. He never explained them to his followers. For
one thing, he himself could not understand why heaven could make him
outwardly successful, but could never make him happy.
A philosophy is worthless unless it makes the philosopher successful in
his private life."
OPEN THE DOOR TO AUTHENTIC HAPPINESS
Inspire Yourself, Chap. 4, p. 58 (Original version)
Chap. 4, p. 53 (Current version)
