I wasn't much of a reader back in those days, but I started to go to the public library for some reason. I decided I would look for books on "self-help." I felt maybe I could find something to fill this empty feeling I had inside. I went up and down all the aisles.
Finally, I stop in the Psychology section. I selected several books from many different authors. Most of the books were meaningless. I really got nothing out of them. However, one particular author really seems to have what I was looking for. His name was Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. I figured he was a psychologist or a medical doctor of some kind.
Dr. Peale's books started to show me a new way of thinking and living. I read all the books in the psychology section by Dr. Peale. I wondered if he might have other books in the library, too; I decided to check.
Much to my surprise, Dr. Peale's books were also under the "Religion" section. One thing I knew, for sure, it was not a religion I was looking for. Even though I knew I wasn't looking for "religion," I checked out more of Dr. Peale's books from the "Religion" section.
There was something different about these books. Dr. Peale quoted some Bible texts, and I could see how the Bible was really a very practical book. I'd never seen it that way before. I really felt I was on to something.
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