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NEW THOUGHT PASTELS
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Contents
A Dialogue?The Weed?Strength?Affirm?The Chosen?The Nameless?The Word?Assistance?Credulity'?Consciousness?The Structure?Our Souls?The Law?Knowledge?Give?Perfection?Fear?The Way?Understood?His Mansion?Effect?Three Things?Obstacles?Prayer?Climbing?There Is No Death, There Are No Dead'?Realisation
A DIALOGUE
MORTAL
The world is full of selfishness and greed.?Lord, I would lave its sin.
SPIRIT
Yea, mortal, earth of thy good help has need.?Go cleanse THYSELF within.
MORTAL
Mine ear is hurt by harsh and evil speech.?I would reform men's ways.
SPIRIT
There is but one convincing way to teach.?Speak THOU but words of praise.
MORTAL
On every hand is wretchedness and grief,?Despondency and fear.?Lord, I would give my fellow men relief.
SPIRIT
Be, then, all hope, all cheer.
MORTAL
Lord, I look outward and grow sick at heart,?Such need of change I see.
SPIRIT
Mortal, look IN. Do thy allotted part,?And leave the rest to ME.
THE WEED
A weed is but an unloved flower!
Go dig, and prune, and guide, and wait,?Until it learns its high estate,?And glorifies some bower.
A weed is but an unloved flower!
All sin is virtue unevolved,
Release the angel from the clod -?Go love thy brother up to God.?Behold each problem solved.
All sin is virtue unevolved.
STRENGTH
Who is the strong? Not he who puts to test?His sinews with the strong and proves the best;?But he who dwells where weaklings congregate,?And never lets his splendid strength abate.
Who is the good? Not he who walks each day?With moral men along the high, clean way;?But he who jostles gilded sin and shame,?Yet will not sell his honour or his name.
Who is the wise? Not he who from the start?With Wisdom's followers has taken part;?But he who looks in Folly's tempting eyes,?And turns away, perceiving her disguise.
Who is serene? Not