Appreciation of ever-present blessings--the sun, the birds, the perfume of the flowers, the mist, the constant changes in the aspect of nature, the love of friends, the hurdles that are met and cleared at a bound, and even the obstructions that Providence places in the _wrong road_, make them all seem to chant in chorus,--"No matter what has been; no matter what is; all _can be_ and _shall be_ well."
It would certainly seem to be in the interest of freedom if the utterances of evil foreboding and pessimistic prophesy were frowned upon, if pessimists were avoided as lepers are avoided, and if their effect on growth and development were to measure the merit or demerit of thoughts or teachings, as well as of actions.
Society's duty toward the individual is wisely to prevent him from doing harm, either to himself or to others. All experience teaches that pessimism is generally lying prophesy. To prohibit false prophesy, that can only injure both the maker and the hearer of it, would seem, then, to be not only the right, but the duty, of society. To prohibit bad suggestion as well as bad action, when action is known to be but materialized or realized suggestion, would seem to be a duty of society.
Perfect Love cannot exist until Fear is _first cast out_.
Forethought is essential to cultivation and happiness.
_Fearthought in forethought_ prevents cultivation and kills happiness.
Fear is Habit-of-Fearthought only, and is self-imposed, or imported.
Fearthought, being unnecessary, is a weak, or a cowardly, self-infliction.
Fearthought, the arch-enemy of mankind, can be eliminated from the Habit-of-Thought--can be entirely eradicated.
Man, equipped with _divine selection_, is the only cultivator in Nature. Nature does all growing herself, and assigns all cultivating to Man.
He cultivates only through removing deterrents to growth.
Man's value, as assistant in evolution, consists in his ability to create harmonic conditions favorable to growth through the exercise of _divine selection_.
He secures perfect harmony only by first harmonizing himself.
Happiness is "the aim and the end of existence."
Happiness can rest only in Harmony, Appreciation, Love and Altruism.
Happiness is "The Greatest Thing in the World."