Website owner: James Miller
Q. What is the key to finding happiness, confidence and
emotional balance; a happy outlook on life?
A. I think there are several keys but I think one of the most
essential ones is "liking people".
Q. How does one like people? (For a person who dislikes people,
has a lot of pent up anger and hostility toward people,
this is his immediate question. He just naturally doesn't
like them and can't just change on command or because he
wants to).
A. I think the key to coming to like people is coming to like
yourself. If you like yourself, are happy with yourself,
you start relaxing and just naturally start liking people.
Q. What is the key to liking yourself?
A. I think the key is an honest commitment to the path of
right, to doing right as you see it and know it, regardless
of what others may say or think. Also, I think essential
keys are: "knowing yourself"; true belief in the way you
are taking; and accepting yourself as you are as far as
mental abilities and inabilities are concerned.
Nov 1977
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