Napoleon Hill's Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success

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Finally, to outwit the devil, we need to live a conscious and disciplined life, and realize that we're the ones who can alter the course of our destiny. Share Your Stories .............................................................................. 269 The only permanent thing in the universes is change. Eternal, inexorable change—through which every atom of matter and every unit of energy has the opportunity to properly relate itself to all other units of matter and energy, and every human being has the opportunity and the privilege of properly relating himself to all other human beings no matter how many mistakes he makes, or how many times or in what ways he may be defeated. Sharon Lechter has not only ruined the book by scrawling her unwanted opinion all over it, but I think she makes the classic mistake of over reaching on her understanding of the religious connotations of the piece.

Analyze temporary defeat, no matter of what nature or cause, and extract from it the seed of an equivalent advantage. Fear is one of the main tools the devil uses to manipulate and control individuals in Hill’s narrative. Time. Time can make drifting and negativity permanent. But it can also make positivity and wisdom permanent. It’s important to note that the ‘Devil’ in the book is a metaphorical representation of negative influences in life and not necessarily a literal entity.

Then the only way a human being can be saved from eternal annihilation is by maintaining control over his own mind while he is on this earth. Is that true? Time can be our biggest friend or our biggest foe. We have the choice to use time wisely and grow, or we can squander time and stagnate. What we do with the time we're given is crucial, and the devil often tempts us into drifting and becoming aimless.

Recognize that your brain is a receiving set that can be attuned to receive communications from the universal storehouse of Infinite Intelligence, to help you transmute your desires into their physical equivalent. My “other self” has taught me to concentrate upon my purpose and to forget about the plan by which it is to be attained when I go to prayer.Like I Won’t indoctrinate nobody on that fact, but I’m basically saying why can’t you see yourself as Him?

keep the doors to your mind tightly closed against all thoughts which seek to limit you in any manner whatsoever, In other words, failure always is a blessing when it forces one to acquire knowledge or to build habits that lead to the achievement of one’s major purpose in life. Is that correct? Hill’s conversation with the devil underlines the fact that most fears are baseless, blown out of proportion by our minds, and can be mitigated by shifting focus and fostering positivity. 4. The Significance of Critical Thinking and Self-Reliancehypnotic rhythm is something to be studied, understood, and voluntarily applied to attain definite desired ends. Throughout the story, "Mr. Earthbound" interrogates "Your Majesty", to find out how people limit their success and how Satan achieves his manipulation.