If we persevere, then somewhere in eternity our refinement will be finished and complete. The ratiocination in and of itself can be a major cultural force, and in particular that human beings might be expected to have found their way to believing in the paranormal by what starts out as a non-paranormal route. However, there has always been a still more obvious route to take. For, if people can reason their way towards the paranormal on the basis of the experiences of unusual phenomena like dreams and visions, all the more should they be able to do so on the base experiences of ordinary, waking, mental life. In fact if there were ever a good reason for believing in an immaterial soul with potential paranormal powers, it is arguably the incontestable, universally experienced, continuing miracle of human consciousness. How comes it that we have such astonishing powers of perception, intelligence, language, imagination, will-power, strength of purpose, skill in action? How can the mental and the physical Worlds interact in such coherent and purposeful ways? How can we be so lucky as to be blessed with self-awareness? Why ever should it feel as it does feel to be each of us? The magnitude of our calling can seem overwhelming and the responsibility may be frightening. However, our Heavenly Father did not leave us to wander in darkness and in silence, uninstructed or uninspired. In his own way he revealed the lessons he would have people learn. #RandolphHarris 1 of 6

Look into a human mind from the inside and all you find is thoughts and feelings, look into a human body from the outside and all you find is flesh and blood. How can two such entirely different kinds of things keep such consistent company? What possible explanation can there be for these minds belonging to these bodies? Can anyone deny—unless they resort to some very special pleading—that human mental life seems to be simply too good to be true? Some philosophers taught the conscious mind and the physical body really must be independent entities, belonging to different qualitative realms—the former made of what is called, in Latin, res cogitans or thinking stuff, the latter of res extensa or extended stuff. Neither entity absolutely requires the existence of the other: bodies without minds are possible in principle, and minds without bodies are possible in principle. In human beings, however, God has so arranged it that the two do in fact coexist in a wonderfully intimate relationship. This relationship is made possible because—but only because—there is a special channel in the human brain (located in the pineal gland) that is capable of carrying causal influences in both directions. These influences involve the direct effect of mind on matter and matter on mind. These normal psychophysical interactions are therefore, strictly speaking, paranormal. #RandolphHarris 2 of 6

The World is filled with beautiful people who are uncertain. The sad part is many of them have not learned to fully use their abilities. Perhaps the word of God, giving them proper examples, has not sounded in their ears or found lodgment in their hearts. Some are young people who do not know who they are, what they can be or even want to be. They are afraid, but they do not know of what. They are angry, but they do not know at whom. They are rejected, and they do not know why. All they want is to be somebody. Others are stooped with age, burdened with care, or filled with doubt—living lives far below the level of their capacities. So many people are prone to excuse their own mediocre performance, and blame their misfortunes their lack of ability to persevere. Others can become victims of their own rationalizations. And there are some who soar beyond their meager accomplishment. Envy and discouragement then take their toll. Can we not appreciate that our very business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves? To break our own records, to outstrip our past by our present, and to bear our trials more beautifully then we ever dreamed would could and do our work with more force and a finer finish then ever—the true idea is to accomplish more than we thought was possible. #RandolphHarris 3 of 6

To live greatly, we must develop the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and triumph with humility. We can achieve these goals by getting a true perspective of who we really are! We are children of a living God, in whose image we have been created. Think of that truth: Created in the image of God. We cannot sincerely hold this conviction without experiencing a profound new sense of strength and power, even the strength to live the commandments of God, the power to resist the temptations of the adversary. Sometimes there are blocks and conflicts, repressions, inhibitions, which go under the names of inferiority complex, or superiority complex, or a sense of rejection or guilt. And our minds have to be taken straight back to life and come to an understanding that it does not matter so much what had happened in the past because we can get complete clearance from it. What matters is that we should forgive ourselves and others, know that we are forgiven, and that, no longer indulging in what is wrong, we will feel a new will to live surging up within us. God wants us to place great emphasis on the will to live creatively and enjoy life. Life does not hold anything against us, nor does it condemn us, nor judge us. At any hour of the day we can get a complete clearance. “God has filled us with his love,” reports 2 Nephi 4.21. #RandolphHarris 4 of 6

What if you have been lurking in the dark or damp shadows of previous experience until you are so depressed that you do not know what to do because you are surrounded by darkness? The very moment you step out into the Sunshine you are in the light. Just place yourself in the position so that all shadows will be cast behind you, so there will be nothing between you and the Sun, and let its warmth and energy fill you with a new will to live. No person has the will to live unless he or she feels that life is worth living. And one cannot have a deep sense of the will to love unless one feels that one is going to live forever somewhere. It is impossible to divorce this will to live eternally, this belief that we are important beings from the best possible mental hygiene. This is why we focus on eternal life so there is always something to look forward to. It does not mean that we have to suffer on Earth until we pass into Heaven. Eternal life is just a way of letting us know there is something to look forward to in the future and to life the best life possible so we can get there. The play has just begun and will never end. There is not a single person on this Earth who can heal from their neurosis without a restoration of spiritual faith, and it is impossible to get the most out of life while we are here unless we believe in immortality. #RandolphHarris 5 of 6

Today, I was at Starbucks, a team of young lawyers came in. There were to men, and two women, and they were all dressed in their fancy suits and dresses with their computers, and their faces just beamed of youthful vigor, vitality, intelligence, and happiness. It was clear that they had found something in life that make everyday worth living. There is nothing complicated about this. We can all be so happy. We should stop thinking it is so difficult to get our thought straightened out, and begin to realize how easy it must be, for there is no mystery about it. We know that thoughts are things, and we know that our inward emotional reactions to our ways of thinking do produce inward states of harmony and well-being, which in turn gives rise to our disposition. And we know that this happens because our thoughts are focused on the optimistic things in life and not weighed down by pessimism. When we learn to focus on faith instead of fear, on fulfillment instead of disappointment, and on the love of God, we have the power to gleam with happiness. Our dreams do not have to frequently present images of dark power in which we are either the wielder of weapons or their victim. The worth of souls is great and we should be intensely interested in the future because we expect to send the rest of our days there. We have to learn to be around people who we can love and trust. #RandolphHarris 6 of 6