258. Command Structure

"Nothing is possible unless there is one person in command whom the others always have to obey, starting at the top and ending at the very bottom."
- Adolph Hitler.

There can only ever be one captain on a ship. You must decide for yourself how you will organise your internal command structure. If you put Reason in charge, you will not go wrong.

257. Study

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz_2undwiqY&p=EE3610626B7B3438&playnext=1&index=19 

When studying, make use of all the techniques available to you and look for new ones everywhere. Read the literature of Educational Psychology. Study the books:
Use Your Head - Tony Buzan
Read Well and Remember - Owen Webster
Study to Succeed - Phillip Hills
How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci - Michael Gelb
Goal Mapping - Brian Maye.

256. Crying

Crying is the natural expression of grief. When you are very sad it is perfectly right to cry.

When you are out and about in the world, however, crying can be seen as a weakness. This is then used by others as an excuse to take advantage of you.

There are people in the world who themselves have very low self-esteem and if they see you crying, will seize on it to make fun of you and make you feel even worse. They do this to make themselves feel better (at your expense). It should not make them feel better. It should make them feel ashamed because it is mean, spiteful and small-minded. It is extremely petty. They feel better because they are mean, bitter and twisted people.

People like this are not worth bothering about for they are cowards and bullies. They are best left to their own devices.

Never let your true feelings be known to all and sundry. Do not give your heart to the dogs in the street to play with nor to the pigs to trample.

Observe what happens when other boys cry. See who goes to comfort them and who laughs and makes fun of them. That will tell you who to keep as friends and who to leave behind. Beware of the ones who make fun of the weak as they seek to control others (and you if you're not careful.) In short, never let yourself be seen crying in public.

255. Trust

In the final analysis, if it does not suit someone to be trusted, you will not be able to trust them. Trust is conditional. Trust is always temporary and it must be weighed freshly every time it is applied for. Circumstances change and just because someone was trustworthy in the past does not mean they can be trusted again. Trust is not automatic. Never allow your granting of it to be done mechanically. Make sure that your trusting is a conscious act. Trust works two ways. Once broken, trust can never be fully regained.

254. Have Your Dreams

Always have great dreams. One day, you will realise them so long as you set goals and make realistic plans. Once you have realised them, replace them with even greater dreams. Until you have realised the dream, be clear in your mind that it isa dream dnd do not take it for reality. Keep your feet on the ground and your eyes fixed on your goals.

253. Never Take the Easy Way Out.

"Keep your feet on the ground and never do the soft thing." -Marjorie Allingham.
"Who must do the hard thing? - Those who can." -Trevanian.
Face things squarely.
Be a realist not a fantasist.

252. Resources

All the resources we need for everything are present right here, right now in the mind and available for our use.