IMAGINATION 389harmony of thought of millions of soldiers that registered in the minds
of the people of the world and caused the "mob" psychological condi-
tion on Armistice Day, but you will need no proof that a disgruntled
person always disturbs everyone with whom he or she comes in contact.
It is a well-established fact that one such person in a place of employ-
ment will disrupt the entire organization.
Apply the principle in another way:
Place among a group of workers one person whose personality is
positive and optimistic, and who makes it his or her business to sow
the seeds of harmony around the place where they work, and their influ-
ence will reflect itself in every person who works with them.
If every business is the "extended shadow of one man;' as Emerson
wrote, then it behooves that one man to reflect a shadow of confidence
and good cheer and optimism and harmony, that these qualities may, in
turn, reflect themselves in all who are connected with the business.
PUT IMAGINATION TO WORKIn continuing on to the next step in our application of the power of
Imagination in the attainment of success, I will cite some of the most
recent and modern examples of its use in the accumulation of material
wealth and in the perfection of some of the leading inventions of the
world.
In approaching this next step, bear in mind that "there is nothing
new under the sun." Life on this earth may be likened to a great kalei-
doscope before which the scenes and facts and material substances
are ever shifting and changing, and all anyone can do is to take these
facts and substances and rearrange them in new combinations.
The process through which this is done is called Imagination.
I have said that the Imagination is both interpretative and creative
in its nature. It can receive impressions or ideas and out of these it can
form new combinations.