Article August 15, 1953 ISSUE

ON TALKING TO ONESELF

JAMES K. WESTOVER

Most people talk to themselves, and the majority will admit that they are not always careful in what they say to themselves. Of course these conversations are seldom oral; generally they consist of inward meditation, and the results may range from procrastination of decision to impulsive, ill-considered action. But regardless of the results, the next hour is likely to find the individual engaged in continuing conversation with himself.

Mortals are prone to give expression to those things which they believe, not always waiting to transform these beliefs into positive knowledge or understanding. They often neglect to "think things through," as we say. The Master related such an instance in a parable recorded in Luke's Gospel. He told of a certain rich man whose ground brought forth so plentifully that he "thought within himself" (12:17), and what he thought brought down upon him the condemnation of Deity.

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