Inner Labor, Outer Order

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe that the command to withdraw from disorderly walking is really a command to withdraw from a restless, undisciplined state of consciousness. The apostles model a pattern of labor; they did not eat without work, so their life demonstrates a reliable inner economy. In your inner theatre, choose to embody that pattern now: assume the state of a person who works with steady purpose, day and night, not to burden others but to fulfill the inner conviction that you are self-sustaining. When you identify with this pattern, the mind quiets its impulses and aligns with a clear aim. The clause that those who would not work should not eat translates to your inner law: without disciplined inner activity, you starve your experiences; with it, you nourish them. See yourself as an example to follow, a calm, productive self who works and eats their own bread in the world. As you persist, your outer circumstances reflect your inner order, and idle habits dissolve into purposeful action.