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Flexibility of Future
Man's future is flexible and can be altered, not primarily by his physical acts, but by his attitudes and, most importantly, his concept of himself. Changing…
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Out Of This World
My object in writing these pages is to indicate possibilities inherent in man, to show that man can alter his future; but, thus altered, it forms again a deterministic sequence starting from the point of interference—a future that will be consistent with the alteration. The most remarkable feature of man's future is its flexibility. It is determined by his attitudes rather than by his acts. The cornerstone on which all things are based is man's concept of himself. He acts as he does and has the experiences that he does, because his concept of himself is what it is, and for no other reason. Had he a different concept of self, he would act differently. A change of concept of self automatically alters his future: and a change in any term of his future series of experiences reciprocally alters his concept of self. Man's assumptions which he regards as insignificant produce effects that are considerable; therefore man should revise his estimate of an assumption, and recognize its creative power.
Man's future is flexible and can be altered, not primarily by his physical acts, but by his attitudes and, most importantly, his concept of himself. Changing one's self-concept automatically changes the future, and vice-versa.