Bhuwan Neupane's Key Ideas from Napoleon Hill's Outwitting the Devil
by Napoleon Hill

-Do not confuse the word "belief" with the word "wish." The two are not the same. Everyone is capable of"wishing" for financial, material, or spiritual advantages, but the element of faith is the only sure power by which a wish may be translated into a belief, and a beliefinto reality.

Q I have uncovered the secret code by which I can pick up your thoughts. I have come to ask you some very plain ques- tions. I demand that you give me direct and truthful answers. Are you ready for the interview, Mr. Devil?

A Yes, I am ready, but you must address me with more respect. During this interview you will address me as "Your Majesty."

Q Bywhatrightdoyoudemandsuchroyalrespect?

A You should know I control 98 percent ofthe people of your

world. Do you not think that entides me to rate as royalty?

Q That is a fine idea, Your Majesty. Start by telling me where you live. Then describe your physical appearance.

A My physical appearance? Why, my dear Mr. Earthbound, I have no physical body. I would be handicapped by such an encumbrance as those in which you earthbound creatures live. I consist of negative energy, and I live in the minds of people who fear me. I also occupy one-half of every atom of physical matter and every unit of mental and physical energy. Perhaps you will better understand my nature if! tell you I am the nega- tive portion ofthe atom.

Q You must have many tricks and devices by which you gain and hold control ofthe human mind.

A To be sure, I employ tricks and devices to control human thought. My devices are clever ones too.

Q Go ahead and describe your clever tricks, Your Majesty.

A One of my cleverest devices for mind control is fear. I plant the seed offear in the minds ofpeople, and as these seeds ger- minate and grow, through use, I control the space they occupy. The six most effective fears are the fear ofpoverty, criticism, ill health, loss oflove, old age, and death.

Q. Will you tell me how you go about your job of preparing human minds so you can control them?

A I have countless ways of gaining control of human minds while they are still on the earth plane. My greatest weapon is poverty. I deliberately discourage people from accumu- lating material wealth because poverty discourages men from thinking and makes them easy prey for me. My next best friend is ill health. An unhealthy body discourages thinking. Then I have countless thousands ofworkers on earth who aid me in gaining control of human minds. I have these agents placed in every calling. 

They represent every race and creed, every religion.

-Q.Whoareyourgreatestenemiesonearth,YourMajesty?

A All who inspire people to think and act on their own initia- tive are my enemies. Such men as Socrates, Confucius, Voltaire, Emerson, Thomas Paine, and Abraham Lincoln. And you are not doing me any good either.

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