Excerpt from Build Powerful Nerve Force — Chapter 5
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A happy life consists of tranquility of the mind. The instrument of the mind is the brain, which is part of the physical body. It is impossible to have tranquility of the mind if the brain is suffering from malnutrition. Most brains in our society today are undernourished. Never before in history have we had so many mentally retarded children! Never before have we had so many people suffering from mental disease! A traveler from outer space would look down on the earth and say, “What a mess you have made of your beautiful planet!” You know the sick condition of this planet: the wars, terrorism, crimes, the starving millions, the hatreds and jealousies that turn nation against nation and man against man. Today, we live in a nervous, jittery world, a sick world that’s getting sicker by the hour!
Many young people take one look at this ugly, sick world and run straight to drugs to escape reality. Of course, no one can live without experiencing some degree of stress, strain and tension. There is almost no way of escaping these factors of modern living unless we find a fantastic dream island and live there in complete isolation. What we must do is equip ourselves to withstand the effects of the pressures we encounter. To do this, we must build powerful Nerve Force. Our Central Nervous System — with the brain as its center — must be strengthened and kept healthy with proper nourishment. One of the most critical factors closely related to the health of the Central Nervous System is the B-Complex vitamins.
When the body has an adequate amount of these nutrients, it can withstand the stress, strain and tension that our mile-a-minute life causes. However, our modern “dead” foods are sadly lacking in this vital ingredient. Since the civilized diet has very little of the vital B-Complex vitamins, our bodies suffer from the same deficiency. No wonder the world is sick!