Medical text-books say that we must eat great quantities of food to
Posted by admin on Dec 16, 2007
maintain strength and health
Medical text-books say that we must eat great quantities of food to
maintain strength and health. Humanity views the subject of eating from
the wrong angle, and it will perhaps be many years before the majority
gets the right point of view. We should eat to live, but most of us eat
to die. Benjamin Franklin said that we dig our graves with our teeth.
If the day has been exhausting and the nerves are so alive and wrought
Posted by admin on Dec 16, 2007
up that sleep will not come, do not allow the mind to delve into worry
about it
If the day has been exhausting and the nerves are so alive and wrought
up that sleep will not come, do not allow the mind to delve into worry
about it. Do not say to yourself: ‘I wish I could sleep. Why can”t I
sleep?’ Such fretful thinking produces mental tension, which drives
sleep away. Instead, say to yourself: ‘I am very comfortable. I am
having a refreshing rest. It does not matter whether I sleep or not.’ By
all means relax the body. Choose a comfortable position and remain
quiet, having the muscles relaxed. It is remarkable how soon a relaxed
body brings tranquility to a disturbed mind. Let a man in pugnacious
mood relax his face and his fists and in a very short time his anger
vanishes. It makes no difference whether a person sleeps eight hours on
a certain night. If he is fairly regular about going to bed he will get
enough sleep. Those who realize this truth do not complain of insomnia.