I looked around upon the world, and saw that it was shadowed
by sorrow and scorched by the fierce fires of suffering. And I looked for the
cause. I looked around, but could not find it; I looked in books, but could not
find it; I looked within, and found there both the cause and the self-made
nature of that cause. I looked again, and deeper, and found the remedy.
I found one Law, the Law of Love; one Life, the Life of adjustment to that Law;
one Truth, the truth of a conquered mind and a quiet and obedient heart. And I
dreamed of writing a book which should help men and women, whether rich or poor,
learned or unlearned, worldly or unworldly, to find within themselves the source
of all success, all happiness, all accomplishment, all truth. And the dream
remained with me, and at last became substantial; and now I send it forth into
the world on its mission of healing and blessedness, knowing that it cannot fail
to reach the homes and hearts of those who are waiting and ready to receive it.
Original text by James Allen, edited and revised by Dainial MacÀdhaimh - this revised text © 2005. Please note: all applicable material on this website is protected by law and may not be copied without express written permission.
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