佚名/Anonymous
Eversinceonemidnight, innineteenhundredandnine—whenIfrstheardmymothercrying—'svoicewaslowandtroubledashetriedtocomfortMother—, andwhiletheirproblemofthattimehaslongsincebeensolvedandforgotten, thebigdiscoveryImadethatnightisstillrightwithme—'—theyjustdifferinnature, that'.
Ibelievethehumanraceisvery, verytough—'t, thenwhydowehavesuchwordsas“laugh”and“sing”and“music”and“dance”—inthelanguageofallmankindsincethebeginningofrecordedtime?Thisbeliefmakesmedownrightproudtobehumanbeing.
Next, 'mtryingtosaywithhiscarefullywordedsentenceaboutthe“frightfullyradicalduality”betweenthebrainandthebeastinman—inallofus.
ThisbeliefhelpsmebecausesolongasIrememberthattherearecertainforcesofevileverpresentinme—andneverforgetthatthereisalsoadivinesparkofgoodnessinme, too—thenIfndthatthe“score”ofmybadmistakesandregretsattheendofeachdayisgreatlyreduced.“Forewarnedofevilishalfthebattleagainstit.”
Ibelieveintryingtobecharitable, intryingtounderstandandforgivepeople, .
Ibelievemostifnotallofourveryfnestthoughtsandmanyofourfnestdeedsmustbekepttoourselvesalone—, thesefinestthingswedoandcannottalkaboutareasortofsecretpreviewofabetterlifetocome.
Ibelievethereisnoescapefromtherulethatwemustdomany, .
, , butI'msureIshouldalwaystry.
