Ten years ago, Mr. Englert had a case of scarlet fever and when he recovered, he found he had developed nephritis, a kidney disease. He tried all kinds of doctors but nothing could cure him.
Then, a short time ago, he got other complication and was told that he only had a short time to live.
“I went home,” he says, “and settled down to gloomy meditations. I make everyone unhappy, including my family and myself. I finally said to myself, ‘You’re acting like a fool! You may not die for a year yet, so why not try to be happy while you’re here?
“I forced myself and before I knew it, I began to feel better – almost as well as I pretended to feel! The improvement went on. And today – I am not only happy, well, and alive, but my blood pressure is down! I gave my body a chance to heal itself, by nothing in the world but a new attitude!”
Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspect of their lives.
– William James
