第7章 在不幸中成长The Lesson of Evil2(第1页)
第7章在不幸中成长TheLessonofEvil(2)
No,thereisaeakitwithgladness,bywhichevilbeslaihereisaprocessbywhichdisease,poverty,oraionorbeputooreturhodbyermaprosperitybesecured,freefromallfearoftherectumofadversity,andthereisapracticebywhibrokenandunendingpeadblissbepartakenofandrealized。
Andthebeginningofthewaywhichleadstothisgloriousrealizationistheathtuandiureofevil。
Itisnotsuffittmustbeuisodtoremovetheevil;youmustfindoutwhyitisthere,ahasforyou。
Itisofnoavailtofretandfumeaheswhiustknowwhyandhowyouarebound。Therefore,reader,youmustbegintoexamineaandyourself。
Evilisnotanabstraethingoutsideyourself;itisanexperienyouroatientlyexaminiifyiyouwillbegraduallyledintothediscoveryinandnatureofevil,whiecessarilybefollowedbyitspleteeradi。
Alleviliscorredremedial,andistherefore。Itisrootedinignruenatureaionofthings,andsolongasweremaininthatstateofignorance,weremaioevil。
Evilhasalwaysbeensymbolizedbydarkness,andGoodbylight,ahinthesymbolisedtheperfeterpretatioy;for,justaslightalwaysfloodstheuniverse,anddarknessisonlyamerespeckorshadowcastbyasmallbafewraysoftheillimitablelight,sotheLightoftheSupremeGoodisthepositiveandlife-givingpowerwhichfloodstheuniverse,aheinsignifitshadowcastbytheselfthatisandshutsofftheilluminatingrayswhichstriveforentrance。
&foldstheworldinitsblaetrablemaerhowdehedarkcoversbutthesmallspaceofhalfourlittleplahewholeuniverseisablazewithlivinglight,andeverysoulknowsthatitwillawakeiinthem。
Kwhenthedarknightofsorrow,pain,ormisfortulesdownuponyoursoul,andyoustumblealongwithwearyaeps,thatyouaremerelyiingyourownpersoweehebouofjoyandbliss,andthedarkshadowthatcoversyouisohingbutyourself。
Andjustasthedarkhoutisbutaiveshadow,aywhionowhere,andhasnoabidingdwellihedarkhinisequallyaiveshadowpassiheevolvingandLightbornsoul。
“But,”IfancyIhearsomeonesay,“Whypassthroughthedarkall?”Because,byignorance,youhavetodoso,andbecause,bydoingso,youmayuandbothgoodandevil,andmaythemoreappreciatethelightbyhavihroughthedarkness。
&hedireeofignorahelessonsofevilarefullylearned,ignorancepassesaway,andlace。
&herefore,whowouldshakehimselffreeoftheevilwhipasseshim,mustbewilliolearn,andmustbepreparedtothatdisaryprocesswithoutwhiograinofwisdhappinessandpeabesecured。
Amanmayshuthimselfupinadarkroom,ahelightexists,butitiseverywherewithout,asonlyinhisownlittleroom。
SoyoumayshutoutthelightofTruth,oryoumaybegintopulldorejudice,self-seekinganderrorwhichyouhavebuiltaroundyourself,ahegloriousaLight。
&self-examinatioorealize,andnotmerelyholdasatheory,thatevilisapassingphase,aself-createdshadoains,sorrowsandmisfortuoyoubyaprodeviatingandabsolutelyperfectlaw;haveetoyoubecauseyoudeserveahem,andthatbyfirstenduriandingthem,youmaybemadestronger,wiser,nobler。
Whenyouhavefullyehisrealization,youwillbeinapositiontomouldyourownuteallevilintogoodahamasterhand,thefabricofyourdestiny。