Maktubs

A 32 year old patient sought out the therapist, Richard Crowley.
"I cannot stop sucking my thumb," he, complained.
"Don't be too concerned about that," Crowley told him. "But suck on a different finger each day."
The patient tried to do as instructed. But each time he brought his hand to his mouth, he had to make a conscious choice as to which finger should be the object of his attention that day. Before the week was over, the habit was cured.
"When a vice becomes a habit, it is difficult to deal with," Richard Crowley says. "But when it requires of us that we develop new attitudes, make new decisions and choices, we become aware that it is not worth the effort."


" The master says:
"If you must cry, cry like a child.
"You were once a child, and one of the first things you learned in life was to cry, because crying is a part of life. Never forget that you are free, and that to show your emotions is not shameful.
"Scream, sob loudly, make as much noise as you like. Because that is how children cry, and they know the fastest way to put their hearts at ease. "Have you ever noticed how children stop crying? They stop because something distracts them. Something calls them to the next adventure. "Children stop crying very quickly.
"And that's how it will be for you. But only if you can cry as children do."