attitude toward him. At this juncture he perceives the folly of competition, and ceasing from striving to overtop and get the better of others he begins to encourage them, both with unselfish thoughts and, when necessary, with loving acts; this he does even to those who selfishly compete with him, no longer defending himself against them. As a direct result of this, his worldly affairs begin to prosper as never before; many of the friends who at first mocked him commence to respect, and even to love him; and he suddenly awakens to the fact that he is coming in contact with people of a distinctly unworldly and noble type, of whose existence he had no knowledge. From many parts and from long distances these people will come to him to minister to him and that he may minister to them, spiritual fellowship and loving brotherhood will become potent factors in his life, and so he will pass beyond the Fields of Sorrow and Loneliness.
The lower competitive laws have now ceased to operate in his life, and their
