The tunnel thru the air : $b or, Looking back from 1940Gann, William D. (William Delbert)
Religion
The tunnel thru the air : $b or, Looking back from 1940
Gann, William D. (William Delbert)
Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction; Science fiction
We enter thru the gate of Selfishness and immediately find ourselves
in the dark Valley of Doubt where the foul weeds of deceit, lack of
confidence, malice, greed and jealousy abound. Just on the other side
of the Valley of Doubt lies the Mountain of Jealousy, which springs
from lack of faith, understanding and forgetfulness. From the Mountain
of Jealousy flows the river of Hate which has its source in the Valley
of Doubt. This river leads to the Sea of Unhappiness, Sorrow, Despair
and Death.
UNSELFISHNESS
We now enter the right gate to the Garden of Love, where we see a
golden sign "Unselfishness" which can only lead to Love. We enter the
Garden thru the Gate of Understanding where a beautiful bed of white
lilies grow in all their fragrance. Grasp one quickly and carry it
thru life, for these are the lilies of faith which smother out all the
foul weeds in the garden.
Next you will see a fountain of pure water. Touch your lips to it for
it is the Water of Forgetfulness and it feeds the Lily of Faith. After
this you are ready to pass on thru the Garden and enjoy the flowers
which blossom forth nurtured by the Water of Love. Among these are
Self-sacrifice, which is the basis of real love. Then you will find
a beautiful flower that many never see at all, Confidence. It is
beautiful and fragrant and stands near the Flower of Happiness.
You will find the flower of Kindness in full bloom beside the Rose
of Charity, then near the end of the Garden there is a tiny flower
blooming all alone. It is pale and delicate and few appreciate it
until late in life,--_it_ is Unrewarded Kindness. But we do reach it
just before we pass into the Vale of Content, and we realize that the
path which leads to Love and Happiness is only found by helping to
lead our fellow travelers thru the Field of Content.
When we have progressed thus far we look for the other entrance to
the Garden and find that the Gate of Selfishness has disappeared and
the Valley of Doubt is now covered with the Lily of Faith, and the
Mountain of Jealousy has been melted into a Valley of Self-sacrifice.
Where the River of Hate flowed we now find a Sea of Kindness flowing
into the Ocean of Happiness. When we reach the end of the Garden we
find the flower of all flowers, its beauty and radiance far outshining
the noon-day Sun. Seek no further--it is the Flower of Love. Place the
Lily of Faith beside it, nurture it with the Water of Kindness and you
will have it always.
Robert.
This was the letter that won Marie, because she agreed with St. Paul
that love was the greatest thing in the world. She did not wait to
write, but telegraphed Robert:
YOUR SWEET LETTER RECEIVED--YOU ARE MY OLD ROBERT AND I AM YOUR MARIE
AND ALWAYS WILL BE
MARIE.
Marie then wrote the following letter:
Dear Robert,
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