Chapter 1. The Right To Be Rich
WHATEVER may be said. In praise. Of poverty. The fact remains. It is not possible. To live a really complete. Or successful life. Unless. One. Is rich. No man. Can rise. To his greatest. Possible height. In talent. Or soul development. Unless. He has. Plenty. Of money. For. To unfold. The soul. To develop. Talent. He must. Have. Many things. To use. He cannot have these things. Unless. He has money. To buy them with.
A man develops in mind. Soul. And body. By making use. Of things. Society. Is so organized. A man. Must have money. In order. To become. The possessor. Of things. Therefore. The basis. Of all advancement. For man. Must be. The science. Of getting rich.
The object. Of all life. Is development. And everything. Living. Has an inalienable right. To all the development. It is capable. Of attaining.
Man's right. To life. Means. His right. To have. The free. Unrestricted use. Of all. The things. Which. May. Be necessary. To his fullest mental. Spiritual. Physical unfoldment. Or in other words. His right. To be rich.
In this book. I shall not. Speak. Of riches. In a figurative way. To be really rich. Does not mean. To be. Satisfied. Or contented. With a little. No man. Ought. To be. Satisfied. With a little. If he is capable. Of using. Of enjoying more. The purpose. Of Nature. Is the advancement. The unfoldment. Of life. Every man. Should have all. That can contribute. To the power. Elegance. Beauty. And richness. Of life. To be. Content. With less. Is sinful.
The man. Who owns. All he wants. For the living. Of all the life. He is capable. Of living. Is rich. No man, Who has not plenty. Of money. Can have all he wants. Life has advanced so far. Become so complex. Even the most ordinary man. Or woman. Requires. A great amount of wealth. In order. To live. In a manner. Even approaching completeness. Every person. Naturally. Wants. To become. All. They are capable. Of becoming. This desire. To realize innate possibilities. Is inherent. In human nature. We cannot help. Wanting. To be. All we can be. Success in life. Is becoming. What you want. To be. You can become. What you want. To be. Only. By making use. Of things. You can have the free use. Of things. Only as you become rich enough. To buy them. To understand. The science. Of getting rich. Is therefore. The most essential. Of all knowledge.
There is nothing wrong. In wanting. To get rich. The desire. For riches. Is really. The desire. For a richer. Fuller. More abundant life. And that desire is praise worthy. The man who does not desire. To live more abundantly. Is abnormal. And so the man who does not desire. To have money enough. To buy. All he wants. Is abnormal.
There are three motives. For which we live. We live. For the body. We live. For the mind. We live. For the soul. No one of these is better or holier than the other. All are alike. Desirable. And no one. Of the three. Body. Mind. Or soul. Can live fully. If either. Of the others. Is cut short. Of full life. And expression. It is not right. Or noble. To live. Only for the soul. And deny. Mind. Or body. And it is wrong. To live. For the intellect. And deny. Body. Or soul.
We are all acquainted. With the loathsome. Consequences. Of living. For the body. And denying. Both mind. And soul. And we see. Real life. Means the complete expression. Of all. A man can give forth. Through body. Mind. And soul. Whatever. He can say. No man can be really happy. Or satisfied. Unless. His body. Is living fully. In every function. And unless the same is true. Of his mind. And his soul. Wherever. There is unexpressed possibility. Or function. Not performed. There is. Unsatisfied desire. Desire. Is. Possibility seeking expression. Or function. Seeking performance.
Man cannot live fully. In body without good food. Comfortable clothing. And warm shelter. And without freedom. From excessive toil. Rest. And recreation. Are. Also necessary. To his physical life .
He cannot live fully. In mind. Without books. And time. To study them. Without opportunity. For travel. And observation. Or without intellectual. Companionship.
To live fully. In mind. He must have. Intellectual recreations. And must surround himself. With all the objects. Of art. And beauty. He is capable. Of using. And appreciating.
To live fully. In soul. Man must have love. Love is denied expression. By poverty.
A man's highest happiness. Is found. In. The bestowal. Of benefits. On those he loves. Love finds its most natural. Spontaneous expression. In giving. The man who has nothing to give. Cannot fill his place. As a husband. Or father. As a citizen. Or as a man. It is in the use. Of material things. Man finds full life. For his body. Develops his mind. And unfolds. His soul.
It is therefore. Of supreme importance. To him. That. He should. Be rich.
It is perfectly right. That you should desire. To be rich. If you are. A normal man. Or woman.
You cannot help doing so. It is perfectly right. That. You should give. Your best attention. To the Science of Getting Rich. For it is. The noblest. And most necessary. Of all studies. If you neglect this study. You are derelict. In your duty. To yourself. To God. And humanity. For you can render. To God. And humanity. No greater service. Than. To make. The most. Of yourself.