Lesson Purpose: To show that the human mind is a special gift; but it must be developed to succeed in life.

The Lesson

"Never trust your brain. It is two-sided and self-programmed.: Taylor Jones (Yes, that's me.)

"What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never Mind." T. H. Key

"The lightning-bug is brilliant, but he hasn't any mind; He stumbles through existence with his head-light on behind." E. F. Ware, The Lightning-bug

"If you had another brain, it would be lonely." Common Saying

Our Marvelous Mind

The human mind controls the actions of the body and interprets impulses from cells that deliver sound, optical, chemical and other messages.

You can be right-brain or left-brain minded. One sixth of all people are left handed, and routine functions are monitored by the right half of the brain. The left half of their brain handles the complex interpretations needed for many brain functions.

Most other people are right handed, and routines are handled by the left side of the brain. For them, the right half handles the complex and 3-dimensional interpretations.

Right or left, the brain is a marvel.

Many scientist see the Hand of God in the optics of the eye and the brains ability to interpret them. Their are many miracles in the human anatomy controlled by the brain.

The human brain is slow in developing, taking about sixteen years to reach its full potential. At that age, most teenagers can think as adults and should be allowed to make adult decisions under the guidance of their parents. Then when they are older and on their own, they will be able to make good decisions because of their experience.

"If I Only had a Brain"

That's what the scarecrow sang in the "Wizard of Oz." Ray Bolger played the part as I remember. During W.W. II, my brother saw Ray Bolger play on the stage in San Francisco. He still talks about what a great performer he was. Ray Bolger died in 1987 at age eighty-three.

The scarecrow said he was a failure because he didn't have a brain. Dorothy (Judy Garland) asked what he would do with a brain if he had one. He replied that he could,