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(On May 28, a nurse in hydro dropped an empty pan on Jane’s left instep, making one of those depression cuts in the flesh. It hurt, Jane said. The spot is still sore, but is healing. This morning, Georgia and another aide banged Jane’s right shin hard against the metal frame of the stretcher they put my wife on to take her to hydro. Jane screamed in pain, and Georgia cried. Jane at once began telling herself it all would be all right, and that appears to be the case. Although she has some pain in the lower leg and foot, and the area is tender to the touch, there are no wounds or discolorations. I noticed no signs of swelling when I got to 330 this noon.

These concepts have many cousins, so that we actually have an entire family of beliefs that are all in one way or another related.

All of these instances lead, of course, to severe dilemmas, and often pull an individual in two directions at once. They are the cause, also, of many spiritual, emotional, and physical difficulties.

It must seem obvious that behind all such beliefs lies the distrust of nature, man, and life itself.

(4:28.) We must also remember, however, that in a fashion beliefs themselves are tools, and that in some situations beliefs that seem quite negative can also clear the way for more beneficial ones. With all of this discussion of negative beliefs, therefore, it is a good idea not to call any beliefs bad or evil in themselves. They are no more bad or evil in their own way, say, than viruses are in theirs. If you look upon them in that manner, you will avoid being overwhelmed by what seems to be an endless parade of negative thoughts and beliefs that can only lead to destruction. Instead, compare the negative beliefs, for example, with the storms that sweep the country: they have their purposes — and all in all those purposes tend to promote and support life itself.

While we are still in the middle of such discussions, however, remind yourself that any situation can be changed for the better. Remind yourselves constantly that the most favorable solution to a problem is at least as probable as the most unfortunate “solution.” Remind yourselves also that despite all of your worrying, the spirit of life itself is continually within your experience, and forms your physical body.