Wise men and philosophers throughout the ages have disagreed
on many things, but many are in unanimous agreement on one
point: "We become what we think about." Ralph
Waldo Emerson said, "A man is what he thinks about
all day long." The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius put
it this way: "A man's life is what his thoughts make
of it." In the Bible we find: "As a man thinks
in his heart, so is he."
One Sunday afternoon, a cranky grandfather was visiting
his family. As he lay down to take a nap, his grandson decided
to have a little fun by putting Limburger cheese on Grandfather's
mustache. Soon, grandpa awoke with a snort and charged out
of the bedroom saying, "This room stinks." Through
the house he went, finding every room smelling the same.
Desperately he made his way outside only to find that "the
whole world stinks!"
So it is when we fill our minds with negativism. Everything
we experience and everybody we encounter will carry the
scent we hold in our mind.
