“You see who wrongs himself. You see who wrongs others. They who
withhold what others require. You can not violate the law of nature
with impunity. You can not neglect others’ good without injury to
yourself. You will aid all who need with the riches you possess.
You will recognize the chain that links all gems together. You will
understand, that the union is immutable. You will feel the shock which
another receives. The chain will convey the force to you. The whole
brotherhood, from the highest to the lowest, will feel it. The light of
this circle reveals but one family. The likeness of God is immortal in
each member. The weak have claims upon the strong. The poor have claims
upon the rich. They are in debt. They owe all they have to the poor. It
is a just claim; and when they have given the poor their dues, all will
become rich. It is no robbery which makes all richer. It is poverty
which refuses what it does not want. It is wrong to receive what will
make you wretched, or refuse what will make you happy. It is right to
receive what will do you good, and wrong to reject it. And you will not
forget that the riches you receive, are the riches of others. They are
given you to be given to others, who are as you were.
“Enter into the joy of wisdom. Enter into the benevolence of God.
Forsake not your brother in the day of need. Bless the enemy in your
gates. Turn not a deaf ear to those minds, who writhe in their own
scorn. Visit the works of sin, and lead the blind by a way they have
not known. Correct those who need with the cord of sympathy, and write
the law of the Lord upon their hearts. Do good to those who scorn your
message and your mission; and say, ‘I am thy brother, why persecutest
thou me?’ So, will you enter into the wisdom of this circle of minds.”
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