In an age of intricate equipment and high-speed machines and vehicles, one’s survival and that of one’s family and friends depends in no small measure upon the general competence of others. In the marketplace, in the sciences, the humanities and in the government, incompetence can threaten the lives and future of the few or the many. I am sure you can think of many examples of these things... FOR FULL DESCRIPTION VISIT THE LINK BELOW. 17-1. LOOK:
See what you see, not what someone tells you that you see. What you observe is what you observe. Look at things and life and others directly, not through any cloud of prejudice, curtain of fear or the interpretation of another. Instead of arguing with others, get them to look. The most flagrant lies can be punctured, the greatest pretenses can be exposed, the most intricate puzzles can resolve, the most remarkable revelations can occur simply by gently insisting that someone look... FOR FULL DESCRIPTION VISIT THE LINK BELOW.
17-2. LEARN:
Has there ever been an instance when another had some false data about you? Did it cause you trouble? This can give you some idea of the havoc false data can raise. You could also have some false data about another. Separating the false from the true brings about understanding. There is a lot of false data around. Evil-intentioned individuals manufacture it to serve their own purposes. Some of it comes from just plain ignorance of the facts. It can block the acceptance of true data... FOR FULL DESCRIPTION VISIT THE LINK BELOW.
17-3. PRACTICE:
Learning bears fruit when it is applied. Wisdom, of course, can be pursued for its own sake: there is even a kind of beauty in it. But, truth told, one never really knows if he is wise or not until he sees the results of trying to apply it. Any activity, skill or profession, ditch-digging, law, engineering, cooking or whatever, no matter how well studied, collides at last with the acid test: can one DO it? And that doing requires practice. Movie stuntmen who don’t practice first get hurt. So do housewives... FOR FULL DESCRIPTION VISIT THE LINK BELOW.
Note: The Way to Happiness is a 1980 booklet written by L. Ron Hubbard listing 21 moral precepts. Link:
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