The Greatest Salesman in the World

The first scroll lays the foundation for a changed life. It instills basic principles that inspire optimism and perseverance, encouraging the reader to wake up each day as if beginning a new life—leaving one’s past doubt and self-pity behind. Success has many definitions, but failure is always defined as a person’s “inability to reach his goals in life, whatever they may be” (54). The reader must resolve to refuse failure and replace bad habits with good ones. The first of these good habits is reading aloud each scroll for 30 days before proceeding—in the morning, afternoon, and before bed. Reading the scrolls repeatedly will solidify them.

The second scroll illustrates the principle of living with love for oneself and others. It insists that living with love is the only path to success and that if a person possesses all but love, they are certain to fail. Love breaks down the “wall of suspicion and hate” and allows connections with potential customers through open communication (60). It can also shield a person from discouragement and judgment. The scroll adds that a person must love all people, not regardless of but because of their flaws—which serve as lessons. Furthermore, a person must love both the positives and negatives of life.