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Show desert or sweat, has no root in me, and the Eggay on next wind will blow it away goo had i is, b allow But all the Compengatio of nature is the soul's, and may b paid for in nature's lawful coin, tha labor which the heart and the hea [ no longer wish to meet a good do not earn; for example, to find a pot o buried gold, knowing that it brings with i new responsibility. 1 do not wish mor external goods,-neither possessions, no honors, nor powers, nor persons. The gai is apparent; the tax is certain. But there i no tax on the knowledge that the compen sation exists, and that it is not desirable t dig up treasure. Herein I rejoice with serene eternal peace. I contract the boundaries of possible mischief. I learn the wisdo of St. Bernard: "Nothing can work m damage except myself; the harm that sustain, I carry about with me, and neve am a real sufferer but by my own fault. G In the nature of the soul is the compensation for the inequalities of condition. Th radical tragedy of nature seems to be th 3 Digital Image © 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah. All rights reserved |