"Like I'm thinking right now," said Dorothy. "That I love my Aunt Em, and that I wish I was with her." "Yes," said the Wogglebug. "That thought is a thought of love and will go right to your Aunt Em and help to make her feel good." "What does that thought look like?" asked Dorothy. "It looks like a soft crimson projectile like a comet. When it hits your Aunt Em, it will burst and shower her with little explosions of pure love." "That sounds beautiful," said Dorothy. "Can you tell me the shapes of some other thoughts and what their effects are?" "When you go to Negativethoughtland, you will see some awful shapes; they are visible to everyone there." "Can they hurt me?" asked Dorothy anxiously. "They cannot come near light," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug. "In fact, light dissolves them. But if you have a lot of negative thoughts yourself, you will attract them to you and they will make you more negative; so you must think positive thoughts. Be happy, optimistic and cheerful; loving and kind. And as long as you do that, these negative thoughts will never come near you -- for they cannot stand the light that positive thoughts are made of. So when you go through Negativethoughtland, visualize light all around you -- this will protect you. Learn to do that every day as you walk to school. Put light around your house in Kansas every night. Be enthusiastic. Face each day with determination and know that you can master any problem that the day may bring. As you go through life you will face many difficulties ... but everything's not going to happen to you all at once. So just take one day at a time and do the best you can with that day -- that's all that is expected of you. Each day that you live, you can be earning your way to a better place -- a better life. But you must do the earning yourself; you must do the work. No one else can do it for you." "What you are saying makes a lot of sense," said Dorothy. "When I get back to Kansas, they're going to see a new me." "Well," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug, "that's very commendable; but don't set too high a standard for yourself. Don't say, 'I'm going to be perfect,' or 'I'll never lose my temper again,' or 'I'll never do this or that again.' Just say 'I'm going to do my best; but if I make a mistake, I'll try to do better next time.' At least you will be trying to control your thoughts and emotions, and that's half the battle right there." "You know, Mr. Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug," smiled Dorothy, "you may not have much of an education, but you have a great deal of wisdom and understanding. Some educated people don't have that." "Why thank you, Dorothy," replied the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug. "I suppose I do try to compensate for my lack of education by thinking about things. It's good to think, don't you agree?" "Oh, yes," answered Dorothy. "One should always take the time to quietly think about things. By the way, may I ask you a question?" "You may indeed," replied the Wogglebug.