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distracted my attention and annoyed me, till suddenly it dawned upon my comprehension, that they paid rent for that room, and had the same right to play organ there, as I had to play on my typewriter; that if I minded my business and became concentrated upon it, I would not be listening to anything, and be disturbed. Now, whenever I am asked if such or such a thing does not disturb me I reply, I do not allow myself to be. A friend who boarded where I did, was annoyed by cats under his window at night. Complaining of it to me, I asked, "What are you going to do about it?" He answered, "I have done everything I know!" I then asked, "Do you think the cats think of you? Why not treat them as they do you? They probably are about their business; you attend to yours. The room is yours; you pay rent for it and can decide what shall be done in it. They are in their room, why not let them do as they wish in it? In other words, why not let them attend to their business while you mind yours? That is, why put your mind upon the cats and allow them to trouble you? 'None so deaf as those who will not hear.' By antagonizing you magnify the trouble till you are loosing sleep and will soon be ill! Concentrate upon your sleep and pay no attention to them. After a few moments silence he said: "I see! I will! " He did not hear them thereafter.

Complaining of the weather, a friend said: I don't see why it rains so much! "My dear," I said,"will you fight a battle with Omnipotence? Are you setting yourself up as the superior of God? Why not leave his business to Him, and you attend to your own, which is to use the weather He makes "True! Forgive me! I will never complain again!"

"0, this headache! I don't see why it comes. I have been fighting it all day, denying it, and it does no good!" pitifully cried a patient. "Well, suppose you now in love agree with it. Stop fighting and begin to love the Law that caused it. The Universe is wise.