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第46章 How Riches Come to You(1)

WHEN I say that you do not have to drive sharp bargains,I do not mean that you do not have to drive any bargains at all,or that you are above the necessity for having any dealings with your fellow men. I mean that you will not need to deal with them unfairly;you do not have to get something for nothing,but can give to every man more than you take from him.

You cannot give every man more in cash market value than you take from him,but you can give him more in use value than the cash value of the thing you take from him. The paper,ink,and other material in this book may not be worth the money you pay for it;but if the ideas suggested by it bring you thousands of dollars,you have not been wronged by those who sold it to you;they have given you a great use value for a small cash value.

Let us suppose that I own a picture by one of the great artists,which,in any civilized community,is worth thousands of dollars. I take it to Baffin Ray,and by"salesmanship"induce an Eskimo to give a bundle of furs worth $500 for it. I have really wronged him,for he has no use for the picture;it has no use value to him;it will not add to his life.

But suppose I give him a gun worth $50 for his furs;then he has made a good bargain. He has use for the gun;it will get him many more furs and much food;it will add to his life in every way;it will make him rich.

When you rise from the competitive to the creative plane,you can scan your business transactions very strictly,and if you are selling any man anything which does not add more to his life than the thing he give you in exchange,you can afford to stop it. You do not have to beat anybody in business. And if you are in a business which does beat people,get out of it at once.

Give every man more in use value than you take from him in cash value;then you are adding to the life of the world by every business transaction.

If you have people working for you,you must take from more in cash value than you pay them in wages;but you can so organize your business that it will be filled with the principle of advancement,and so that each employee who wishes to do so may advance a little every day.

You can make your business do for your employees what this book is doing for you. You can so conduct your business that it will be a sort of ladder,by which every employee who will take the trouble may climb to riches himself;and given the opportunity,if he will not do so it is not your fault.

And finally,because you are to cause the creation of your riches from Formless Substance which permeates all your environment,it does not follow that they are to take shape from the atmosphere and come into being before your eyes.

If you want a sewing machine,for instance,I do not mean to tell you that you are to impress the thought of a sewing machine on Thinking Substance until the machine is formed without hands,in the room where you sit,or elsewhere. But if you want a sewing machine,hold the mental image of it with the most positive certainty that it is being made,or is on its way to you. After once forming the thought,have the most absolute and unquestioning faith that the sewing machine is coming;never think of it,or speak,of it,in any other way than as being sure to arrive. Claim it as already yours.

It will be brought to you by the power of the Supreme Intelligence,acting upon the minds of men. If you live in Maine,it may be that a man will be brought from Texas or Japan to engage in some transaction which will result in your getting what you want.

If so,the whole matter will be as much to that man's advantage as it is to yours.

Do not forget for a moment that the Thinking Substance is through all,in all,communicating with all,and can influence all. The desire of Thinking Substance for fuller life and better living has caused the creation of all the sewing machines already made;and it can cause the creation of millions more,and will,whenever men set it in motion by desire and faith,and by acting in a Certain Way.

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