Don’t forget the warning of the Saviour when he says: “Enter ye in by
the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth
to destruction, and many are they that enter thereby. For narrow is the
gate and straitened is the way that leadeth unto life, and few are they
that find it.” Travel the path that becomes shining gold, the one that
grows lovelier, the one where you are never alone: You’ll need the
friend of this path when the heartaches and trials are hard to bear.
Don’t chance the other path and sell your soul for pleasure, wealth and
damnation.
The journey of life, be it one of success or failure, closely resembles
two paths. When we reach the age of accountability we must of our own
volition choose one of these paths. Where the paths commence to fork out
and go in separate directions we see a sign spread clear across the
entrance and it says: “I am the way, the truth and the light.” We study
this for a long time and then go to the other side and on the same sign
board it says: “Though your sins were as crimson they shall be whiter
than snow.” We are young, full of life and can’t really understand what
it means but we are ready to start on life’s pathway and there are only
two paths to choose from.
We look around and see the broad, open path with no restrictions, filled
with the aroma of choice flowers, we meet social companions, have gay
parties, they tell us of the pleasures they are enjoying. From this
survey and study we note that the broad path looks cheerful and
inviting, the narrow one seems straight ahead as far as we can see.
We can notice that the crowd seems to be going the broad way. People in
all conditions of life, well dressed, prosperous looking people of
wealth and affluence, and the ordinary working people in their customary
garb. They look happy and contented, and we decide to take the broad
way.
We didn’t notice, until after the start, that the course has a
descending grade and we get a long distance on the way before we call a
halt. We have seen a great many things that are not elevating and we
conclude that after we go a short distance we’ll turn back, start over
and take the other path, and though the things that looked so inviting
at the beginning are losing their attractiveness.
The demoralizing things we see are pitiful. There is a poor fellow
reeling with drunkenness. MY! hear that vulgar, profane language coming
from the foul mouth of that young man. There’s a party drinking wine,
laughing boisterously and telling stories that are very improper for
ladies and gentlemen. There is a poor girl in a calico dress that seems
to be alone; her face looks sad and she seems to be watching and waiting
for someone. There is a pitiful story in her once pretty face that would
cause you to weep if you knew it.
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