King of Terrors

And this must mean that in one sense we know all that lies before us; and in another sense that we...

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:21:05 -0400

And this must mean that in one sense we know all that lies before us; and in another sense that we know nothing of it.

We are in a condition of process, of growth, of which our state on earth is but the preliminary...

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:32:06 -0400

We are in a condition of process, of growth, of which our state on earth is but the preliminary condition.

Only through their reconciliation can the fitness of our human experience be preserved in its...

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:45:05 -0400

Only through their reconciliation can the fitness of our human experience be preserved in its entirety. How shall this be done? Is it not through the idea of growth?

Our task is to deny neither judgement, but to combine both. The contrasted experiences are equally...

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:17:05 -0400

Our task is to deny neither judgement, but to combine both. The contrasted experiences are equally real, equally valid. How can they be reconciled? That is the question.

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Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:31:06 -0400

That act of insight cannot be disproved or discredited; even though there be a counter judgement...

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:45:05 -0400

That act of insight cannot be disproved or discredited; even though there be a counter judgement which will not be gainsaid, and which still presses its conclusion and penetrating insistence.

Though we have returned to the twilight of the valleys, yet we will ever recall the moment when we...

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:17:05 -0400

Though we have returned to the twilight of the valleys, yet we will ever recall the moment when we stood upon the sunlit heights and saw the far horizons. It was a true value that we then gave to life and death.

Therefore it is our reasonable act of faith to stand by our highest experience, and to assert its...

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:33:06 -0400

Therefore it is our reasonable act of faith to stand by our highest experience, and to assert its validity even when its light has faded out of our lives and we have sunk back under the shadows.

We were better able to win an insight into the real heart of things as we stood there by the bedside...

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:45:06 -0400

We were better able to win an insight into the real heart of things as we stood there by the bedside of the dead in spiritual exaltation, with every capacity raised to its highest level, than now when we are drawn under the drag of days, submerged, unnerved, wearied, out of spirits, disheartened.

Yes, but for all that our high mood was real, though it passes. It was a true experience; it gave us...

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:17:05 -0400

Yes, but for all that our high mood was real, though it passes. It was a true experience; it gave us authentic intelligence.

We grope in vain. We strain our eyes in vain. “Oh, death is, after all, a fearful thing,” so we say...

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:35:05 -0400

We grope in vain. We strain our eyes in vain. “Oh, death is, after all, a fearful thing,” so we say with the old cringing fear that clings to the known, the familiar scene, and abhors the untravelled bourne.

What is it that happens over there? What are the dead about? Where are they? How picture it? How...

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:45:05 -0400

What is it that happens over there? What are the dead about? Where are they? How picture it? How speak of it? It is all blind, dismal, unutterable darkness.

Once again the old terror will come down upon us.

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 19:17:05 -0400

Once again the old terror will come down upon us.

The blank veil will hang on unlifted, unstirred. Not a glimpse to be had of the world inside and...

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:32:05 -0400

The blank veil will hang on unlifted, unstirred. Not a glimpse to be had of the world inside and beyond! How black, how relentless, this total lack of tangible evidence for the certainty that we believe in!

We shall feel it impossible to keep at the high level without a word, without a sign to reassure us...

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 09:45:05 -0400

We shall feel it impossible to keep at the high level without a word, without a sign to reassure us of its truth.

The long, horrible silence that follows when we become aware of what we have lost out of our daily...

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:16:06 -0400

The long, horrible silence that follows when we become aware of what we have lost out of our daily intercourse by the withdrawal of the immediate presence will cut its way into our souls.

Have we all felt like that now and again standing by the bed? True, we shall not be able to keep...

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:22:05 -0400

Have we all felt like that now and again standing by the bed? True, we shall not be able to keep that mind. Alas! it will pass from us.

All that matters shall go on as if death had never been.

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:49:05 -0400

All that matters shall go on as if death had never been.

We can be quiet and calm over it. There is no need for violent distress.

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:17:05 -0400

We can be quiet and calm over it. There is no need for violent distress.

We can be content to bury this poor body, left behind, out of sight. It has nothing in it that...

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:45:05 -0400

We can be content to bury this poor body, left behind, out of sight. It has nothing in it that really counts.