As a man thinketh by James Allen
- lakshmimandaleenag
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 31, 2021
Self control is strength, Right thought is mastery and Calmness is power.
A very short read that stresses on a simple yet powerful idea that ' We are what we think'. As these lines are written, am examining myself, if what am today is the result of my thoughts and not something that's external or forced on me. I believe yes. What do you think?
We are made of our thoughts, the good in us, are the result of our good thoughts and the bad, of our bad thoughts. And how successful we are today is what we dreamed one day is it not? Most times we blame the circumstances for our behavior, but author says
Circumstance doesn't make the man, it reveals him to himself.
He also stresses how a thought whether good or bad leads to a habit and creates circumstances. So by choosing a thought over another, we get to choose one circumstance over another indirectly.
How important is health to life, ask someone who suffers from bad health, it's presence hardly realized and cherished, but it's absence hits hard on the face about it's importance. Even health is decided by thoughts. As we get anxious or fear disease, we invite it, he insists.
How dreams have defined the world that is existing today and will exist tomorrow and how that is all because of the thoughts that transform to dreams and later get implemented as actions. In general, on the way to success or moving towards a directed goal, fear and doubt are the enemies.

He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure.
How simple and true are the above lines. He finishes saying, calmness is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. Maybe that's why many are attracted to a calm personality over a strong personality. Very thoughtful read about thoughts, and how our thoughts define our destiny.
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Excellent review..I would really like to read this book.