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life of such philosophy applied to the life ofeachasit ismadeormet intheworldto-day?
Surelyitisthatweshouldthinknobly. Surely
itisthatourideals should be lofty. Surelyitisthatin ourdailylifeweshouldeverstrikethe
highest keynote, and thenstrive toattune the
livmgtothekeynotethatatournoblestwehave
struck. Accordingtotheidealthewillislifted.
Intheoldphrase,themanbecomesthatwhich
heworships. Let ussee,then,thatour idealsbe lofty. Let us see that what we worship
shall havein itthepowerthat shall transform
usintotheimageoftheperfect man; thatshall
transmute us into the perfect gold of which
humanity shall finally consist. If you would
helpin that evolution,if youwould bearyour
shareinthatgreatlabour,thenletyouridealbe
truth; truth in every thought and act of life.
Thinktrue,otherwiseyouwillactfalsely. Let
nothing of duplicity, nothing of insincerity,
nothingof falsehoodsoil the innersanctuaryof
yourlife,forifthatbepureyouractionswillbe
spotless, and the radiance of the eternal truth
shall makeyour lives strong and noble. Not
onlybetrue, butalsobepure,foroutof purity