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第7章 在不幸中成长The Lesson of Evil2（第1页）

第7章在不幸中成长TheLessonofEvil（2）

No，thereisaeakitwithgladness，bywhichevilbeslaihereisaprocessbywhichdisease，poverty，oraionorbeputooreturhodbyermaprosperitybesecured，freefromallfearoftherectumofadversity，andthereisapracticebywhibrokenandunendingpeadblissbepartakenofandrealized。

Andthebeginningofthewaywhichleadstothisgloriousrealizationistheathtuandiureofevil。

Itisnotsuffittmustbeuisodtoremovetheevil;youmustfindoutwhyitisthere，ahasforyou。

Itisofnoavailtofretandfumeaheswhiustknowwhyandhowyouarebound。Therefore，reader，youmustbegintoexamineaandyourself。

Evilisnotanabstraethingoutsideyourself;itisanexperienyouroatientlyexaminiifyiyouwillbegraduallyledintothediscoveryinandnatureofevil，whiecessarilybefollowedbyitspleteeradi。

Alleviliscorredremedial，andistherefore。Itisrootedinignruenatureaionofthings，andsolongasweremaininthatstateofignorance，weremaioevil。

Evilhasalwaysbeensymbolizedbydarkness，andGoodbylight，ahinthesymbolisedtheperfeterpretatioy;for，justaslightalwaysfloodstheuniverse，anddarknessisonlyamerespeckorshadowcastbyasmallbafewraysoftheillimitablelight，sotheLightoftheSupremeGoodisthepositiveandlife-givingpowerwhichfloodstheuniverse，aheinsignifitshadowcastbytheselfthatisandshutsofftheilluminatingrayswhichstriveforentrance。

&foldstheworldinitsblaetrablemaerhowdehedarkcoversbutthesmallspaceofhalfourlittleplahewholeuniverseisablazewithlivinglight，andeverysoulknowsthatitwillawakeiinthem。

Kwhenthedarknightofsorrow，pain，ormisfortulesdownuponyoursoul，andyoustumblealongwithwearyaeps，thatyouaremerelyiingyourownpersoweehebouofjoyandbliss，andthedarkshadowthatcoversyouisohingbutyourself。

Andjustasthedarkhoutisbutaiveshadow，aywhionowhere，andhasnoabidingdwellihedarkhinisequallyaiveshadowpassiheevolvingandLightbornsoul。

“But，”IfancyIhearsomeonesay，“Whypassthroughthedarkall?”Because，byignorance，youhavetodoso，andbecause，bydoingso，youmayuandbothgoodandevil，andmaythemoreappreciatethelightbyhavihroughthedarkness。

&hedireeofignorahelessonsofevilarefullylearned，ignorancepassesaway，andlace。

&herefore，whowouldshakehimselffreeoftheevilwhipasseshim，mustbewilliolearn，andmustbepreparedtothatdisaryprocesswithoutwhiograinofwisdhappinessandpeabesecured。

Amanmayshuthimselfupinadarkroom，ahelightexists，butitiseverywherewithout，asonlyinhisownlittleroom。

SoyoumayshutoutthelightofTruth，oryoumaybegintopulldorejudice，self-seekinganderrorwhichyouhavebuiltaroundyourself，ahegloriousaLight。

&self-examinatioorealize，andnotmerelyholdasatheory，thatevilisapassingphase，aself-createdshadoains，sorrowsandmisfortuoyoubyaprodeviatingandabsolutelyperfectlaw;haveetoyoubecauseyoudeserveahem，andthatbyfirstenduriandingthem，youmaybemadestronger，wiser，nobler。

Whenyouhavefullyehisrealization，youwillbeinapositiontomouldyourownuteallevilintogoodahamasterhand，thefabricofyourdestiny。