Chapter 3

Paul’s problem

Paul: ‘I have a problem’, said Paul with a sigh of desperation.

Joshua: ‘Give it to me and I’ll get rid of it for you’, replied Joshua as he held out his hand to receive it.

Paul: ‘No, you don’t understand. I really do have a problem’, insisted Paul.

Joshua: ‘If you can’t put it in my hand, then it can’t exist other than in your head. Outside your head there are only circumstances; it takes a human mind to conjure up something we have learned to call a problem.’

Paul: ‘But it’s still my problem’, insisted Paul.

Joshua: ‘Yes it is, and you have probably imagined all kinds of circumstances for your problem. I expect you are telling ...

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