The gate beautiful . t thoushalt understand hereafter. Believe this. Be-lieve that the clouds will lift and that a wholeheavenful of sunshine and blue sky will ap-pear. Believe that beyond to-days sorrowand out of it will come comfort and joy. Be-lieve that to-days stress and strain, pinching [ 243 ] C^e ©ate beautiful and anxiety, will pass away and that you willhave rest, plenty and gladness. Believe thatyour present burdens will become wings tolift you upward into the blessings of eternallife. Believe that the buds under the snowwill be glorious roses in a little while. [ 244] %ty practice
The gate beautiful . t thoushalt understand hereafter. Believe this. Be-lieve that the clouds will lift and that a wholeheavenful of sunshine and blue sky will ap-pear. Believe that beyond to-days sorrowand out of it will come comfort and joy. Be-lieve that to-days stress and strain, pinching [ 243 ] C^e ©ate beautiful and anxiety, will pass away and that you willhave rest, plenty and gladness. Believe thatyour present burdens will become wings tolift you upward into the blessings of eternallife. Believe that the buds under the snowwill be glorious roses in a little while. [ 244] %ty practice of gjmmortatft? [ 245 ] To live for common ends is to be common,The highest faith makes still the highest man tFor we grow like the things our souls believe,And rise or sink as we aim high or mirror shows such likeness of the faceAs faith we live by of the heart and are in very truth that which we love,And love, like noblest deeds, is born of faith. [246] CHAPTER EIGHTEENTH %ty practice of immortalit?. EARLY everybody believesin immortality, althoughnot everyone is enthusiasticover the subject. Not longsince, when a distinguishedman was asked if he be-lieved in personal immortality, he is said tohave answered: Yes, I cannot help believingin it. Everything points to it. But I do notwant it. He does not accept the Christianfaith, and yet he believes that man is immor-tal. But the belief has no comfort for does not want to live forever. Immortal-ity, however, is not merely continuance of lifeforever—that alone might give no joy. Somelives have been so sad here that the thoughtof living ten thousand years in the same waywould be intolerable. There is a story of onewho prayed that he might never die, but for-got to pray that he might not grow old. His [247] €^e cBate beautiful prayer was granted, and he lived on centuryafter century, becoming more and more feeblecontinually, all the infirmities of age increas-ing in their burdensomeness until he prayedto d
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