TheSupreme Duty.^177
thereisnoman however obscure,who has not
inthesoulwithinhimoneofthecreativeforces
of the world. As he thinks, thoughts from
himgoout to mould the thoughtsand livesof
othermen. Ashethinksthoughtsof loveand
gentleness, the whole reservoir of love in the
world isfilled to overflowing; and as hecon-
tributes to them, so everyday is formed that
public opinion which is the moulderof mens
ideasmorethansometimesweareapttodream.
Sothat in this everyone has share, so that in
thisallmenandwomenhavetheirpart. Your
thought-powermakes youcreativeGods in the
world,anditisthusthatthefutureisbuilded,it
is thus that the race climbs upward to the
divine.
Not alone in the physical noralone in the
mentalsphereisthisconstantserviceof manto
be sought; but of the service of the spiritual
sphere,no words of platform oratorycan fitly
describe its nature or its sacredness. That is
theworkthatis donein silence,without sound
ofspokenword,ofclatterofhumanendeavour.
Thatworkliesaboveusandaroundus,andwe
musthave learnedtheperfectionof the service
inthelowererewe dare aspiretoclimbwhere
the spiritual workisdone. What,then, isthe
outcomeof such suggestion,what the effect in
