Find your Greatness

There is a principle of power in every person. By the intelligent use and direction of this principle, any man can develop his mental faculties. Man has an inherent power by which he can grow in whatsoever direction he pleases, and there does not appear to be any limit to the possibilities of his growth.

 The purpose of life for man is growth. Trees and plants grow automatically along fixed lines. Man grows as he will. Trees and plants can only develop certain possibilities and characteristics. But man can develop any power which is or has been shown by any person anywhere. Nothing that man can think is impossible in action. Nothing that man can imagine is impossible of realisation.

There are two mental attitudes a man may take. One makes him like a football. It has resilience and reacts strongly when force is applied to it, but it originates nothing; it never acts of itself. There is no power within it. Men of this type are controlled by circumstances and environment; Their destinies are decided by things external to themselves. The principle of power within them is never really active at all. They never speak or act from within.

The other attitude makes man like a flowing spring. Power comes out of the centre of him. He is never clueless, always in control of what happens or doesn't happen to him.

Nothing was ever in any man that is not in you; no man ever had more spiritual or mental power than you can attain, or did greater things than you can accomplish. You can become what you want to be. Yes you.

You are not barred from attaining greatness by heredity. No matter what your ancestors may have been or how unlearned or lowly their station, the upward way is open for you. Heredity counts for nothing.

Man’s brain, body, mind, faculties, and talent are mere instruments he uses in demonstrating greatness; in themselves they do not make him great. A man may have a large brain and a good mind, strong faculties, and brilliant talents, and yet he is not a great man unless he uses all these in a great way.

That quality which enables man to use his abilities in a great way makes him great; and to that quality we give the name of wisdom. Wisdom is the essential basis of greatness.

There is a Cosmic intelligence which is in all things through all things. This is the real substance. From which all things proceed. It is intelligent substance. It is God. Where there is thought there must be a substance which thinks. Thought cannot be function, for function is motion, and it is inconceivable that mere motion should think.

God permeates all nature and thinks and knows all nature. Nature is as intelligent as man and knows more than man; nature knows all things.

Greatness is attained only by the thinking of great thoughts. No man can become great in outward personality until he thinks great internally; and no man can be great internally until he THINKS.

No amount of education, reading or study can make you great without though; but thought can make you great with very little study. There are altogether too many people who are trying to make something of themselves by reading books without thinking; all such will fail. You are not mentally developed by what you read, but by what you think about what you read.

Finally, without faith is impossible to become great. The distinguishing characteristic of all really great men and women is an unwavering faith. You can be great! The world of waiting for you. Go out there and make it happen.

Godspeed

-Ephraim Davies