If he had failed in one he
would have been ruined. The odds were desperate against him in
each, and against ultimate victory were overwhelming. Nevertheless
he made the attempt and was triumphant almost by a miracle in each
struggle. How often calculation is folly and cowardice!
Before we can hear the Divine Voice we must shut out all other
voices, so that we may be able to listen, to discern its faintest
whisper. The most precious messages are those which are whispered.
A negative may be really positive. It depends on the extent of that
which the negative excludes. If I say of hydrogen that it is not
oxygen, nothing is gained. If I say it is not a fluid nor a solid,
more is gained. So in the determinations of Spirit, God, etc.,
although we use negatives, the results may be of value.
True mental training is a discipline compelling us to DWELL on that
which is presented to us, to discover what unites it to other
objects and what differentiates it from them. To the untrained mind
creation is a blur. The moral effect on a child of teaching it to
express distinction by significant words is great.
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