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her whom�察�as in a parable�察�I have called Lady Why�拭�
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;The Lord possessed me in the beginning of His way�察 �before His
works of old。
;I was set up from everlasting�察�from the beginning�察�or ever the earth
was。
;When there were no depths�察�I was brought forth�察�when there were no
fountains abounding with water。
;Before the mountains were settled�察 �before the hills was I brought
forth�此�
;While as yet He had not made the earth�察�nor the fields�察�nor the highest
part of the dust of the world。
;When He prepared the heavens�察�I was there�此 �when He set a compass
upon the face of the depth�此�
;When He established the clouds above�此 �when He strengthened the
fountains of the deep�此�
;When He gave to the sea His decree�察�that the waters should not pass
His commandment�此 �when He appointed the foundations of the earth�此�
;Then I was by Him�察�as one brought up with Him�此 �and I was daily
His delight�察�rejoicing always before Him�此�
;Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth�察 �and my delights were
with the sons of men。
;Now therefore hearken unto me�察�O ye children�此 �for blessed are they
that keep my ways。;
That we can say�察�for it has been said for us already。 But beyond that
we can say�察�and need say�察�very little。 We were not there�察�as we read in
the Book of Job�察�when God laid the foundations of the earth。 ;We see�察─�
says St。 Paul�察 �as in a glass darkly�察�and only know in part。; ;For who�察─�
he asks again�察 �has known the mind of the Lord�察 �or who hath been His
counsellor�拭 � 。 。 For of Him�察�and through Him�察�and to Him�察�are all things�此�
to whom be glory for ever and ever。 Amen。; Therefore we must not
rashly say�察�this or that is Why a thing has happened�察�nor invent what are
called ;final causes�察─�which are not Lady Why herself�察�but only our little
notions of what Lady Why has done�察�or rather what we should have done
if we had been in her place。 It is not�察�indeed�察�by thinking that we shall
find out anything about Lady Why。 She speaks not to our eyes or to our
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brains�察 �like Madam How�察 �but to that inner part of us which we call our
hearts and spirits�察�and which will endure when eyes and brain are turned
again to dust。 If your heart be pure and sober�察 �gentle and truthful�察 �then
Lady Why speaks to you without words�察 �and tells you things which
Madam How and all her pupils�察�the men of science�察�can never tell。 When
you lie�察�it may be�察�on a painful sick´bed�察�but with your mother's hand in
yours�察 �when you sit by her�察 �looking up into her loving eyes�察 �when you
gaze out towards the setting sun�察�and fancy golden capes and islands in the
clouds�察�and seas and lakes in the blue sky�察�and the infinite rest and peace
of the far west sends rest and peace into your young heart�察�till you sit silent
and happy�察 �you know not why�察 �when sweet music fills your heart with
noble and tender instincts which need no thoughts or words�察 �ay�察 �even
when you watch the raging thunderstorm�察�and feel it to be�察�in spite of its
great awfulness�察 �so beautiful that you cannot turn your eyes away�此 �at
such times as these Lady Why is speaking to your soul of souls�察 �and
saying�察 �My child�察 �this world is a new place�察 �and strange�察 �and often
terrible�此 �but be not afraid。 All will come right at last。 Rest will
conquer Restlessness�察 �Faith will conquer Fear�察 �Order will conquer
Disorder�察 �Health will conquer Sickness�察 �Joy will conquer Sorrow�察�
Pleasure will conquer Pain�察�Life will conquer Death�察�Right will conquer
Wrong。 All will be well at last。 Keep your soul and body pure�察�humble�察�
busy�察�piousin one word�察�be good�此 �and ere you die�察�or after you die�察�you
may have some glimpse of Me�察�the Everlasting Why�此 �and hear with the
ears�察 �not of your body but of your spirit�察 �men and all rational beings�察�
plants and animals�察�ay�察�the very stones beneath your feet�察�the clouds above
your head�察 �the planets and the suns away in farthest space�察 �singing
eternally�察�
;'Thou art worthy�察�O Lord�察�to receive glory and honour and power�察�for
Thou hast created all things�察 �and for Thy pleasure they are and were
created。;'
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CHAPTER II
EARTHQUAKES
So�拭 �You have been looking at that beautiful drawing of the ruin of
Arica in the Illustrated London News�此 �and it has puzzled you and made
you sad。 You want to know why God killed all those peoplemothers
among them�察�too�察�and little children�拭�
Alas�察�my dear child� �who am I that I should answer you that�拭�
Have you done wrong in asking me�拭 �No�察�my dear child�察�no。 You
have asked me because you are a human being and a child of God�察�and not
merely a cleverer sort of animal�察�an ape who can read and write and cast
accounts。 Therefore it is that you cannot be content�察�and ought not to be
content�察�with asking how things happen�察�but must go on to ask why。 You
cannot be content with knowing the causes of things�察�and if you knew all
the natural science that ever was or ever will be known to men�察�that would
not satisfy you�察�for it would only tell you the CAUSES of things�察�while
your souls want to know the REASONS of things besides�察�and though I
may not be able to tell you the reasons of things�察�or show you aught but a
tiny glimpse here and there of that which I called the other day the glory
of Lady Why�察 �yet I believe that somehow�察 �somewhen�察 �somewhere�察 �you
will learn something of the reason of things。 For that thirst to know
WHY was put into the hearts of little children by God Himself�察 �and I
believe that God would never have given them that thirst if He had not
meant to satisfy it。
Thereyou do not understand me。 I trust that you will understand me
some day。 Meanwhile�察�I thinkI only say I THINKyou know I told you
how humble we must be whenever we speak of Lady Whythat we may
guess at something like a good reason for the terrible earthquakes in South
America。 I do not wish to be hard upon poor people in great affliction�此�
but I cannot help thinking that they have been doing for hundreds of years
past something very like what the Bible calls ;tempting God;staking
their property and their lives upon the chances of no earthquakes coming�察�
while they ought to have known that an earthquake might come any day。
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They have fulfilled ��and little thought I that it would be fulfilled so soon��
the parable that I told you once�察�of the nation of the Do´ as´you´likes�察�who
lived careless and happy at the foot of the burning mountain�察�and would
not be warned by the smoke that came out of the top�察�or by the slag and
cinders which lay all about them�察�till the mountain blew up�察�and destroyed
them miserably。
Then I think that they ought to have expected an earthquake。
Wellit is not for us to judge any one�察�especially if they live in a part
of the world in which we have not been ourselves。 But I think that we
know�察 �and that they ought to have known�察 �enough about earthquakes to
have been more prudent than they have been for many a year。 At least
we will hope that�察�though they would not learn their lesson till this year�察�
they will learn it now�察�and will listen to the message which I think Madam
How has brought them�察�spoken in a voice of thunder�察�and written in letters
of flame。
And what is that�拭�
My dear child�察�if the landlord of our house was in the habit of pulling
the roof down upon our heads�察 �and putting gunpowder under the
foundations to blow us up�察 �do you not think we should know what he
meant�察�even though he never spoke a word�拭 �He would be very wrong in
behaving so�察�of course�此 �but one thing would be certain��that he did not
intend us to live in his house any longer if he could help it�察�and was giving
us�察�in a very rough fashion�察�notice to quit。 And so it seems to me that
these poor Spanish Americans have received from the Landlord of all
landlords�察 �who can do no wrong�察 �such a notice to quit as perhaps no
people ever had before�察�which says to them in unmistakable words�察 �You
must leave this country�此 �or perish。; And I believe that that message�察�
like all Lady Why's messages�察�is at heart a merciful and loving one�察�that if
these Spaniards would leave the western coast of Peru�察 �and cross the
Andes into the green forests of the eastern