The Seedling

Here is a rich man who is the victim of a painful and persistent disease as the result of gluttony. He is willing to give large sums of money to get rid of it, but he will not sacrifice his gluttonous desires. He wants to gratify his taste for rich and unnatural viands and have his health as well. Such a man is totally unfit to have health, because he has not yet learned the first principles of a healthy life.

James Allen here continues with his characterization of man and illustrates how his own choices and propensities rightly determine the state of his life. By holding two competing intentions, health and gluttony, he fails to reach the goal he states that he desires-a healthy life. Choices made in the inner world manifest in the outer world, revealing true intentions beyond our stated intentions.
In what areas in your life have you expressed an intention to change, and yet fell short of your stated intention? What does this reveal to you about the intentions held in the inner world of your mind?

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