O。M。HowdidtheyhappentobePresbyteriansandnotCongregationalists？AndwhyweretheCongregationalistsnotBaptists，andtheBaptistsRomanCatholics，andtheRomanCatholicsBuddhists，andtheBuddhistsQuakers，andtheQuakersEpiscopalians，andtheEpiscopaliansMilleritesandtheMilleritesHindus，andtheHindusAtheists，andtheAtheistsSpiritualists，andtheSpiritualistsAgnostics，andtheAgnosticsMethodists，andtheMethodistsConfucians，andtheConfuciansUnitarians，andtheUnitariansMohammedans，andtheMohammedansSalvationWarriors，andtheSalvationWarriorsZoroastrians，andtheZoroastriansChristianScientists，andtheChristianScientistsMormonsandsoon？
　　Y。M。Youmayansweryourquestionyourself。
　　O。M。ThatlistofsectsisnotarecordofSTUDIES，searchings，seekingsafterlight;itmainly（andsarcastically）
　　indicateswhatASSOCIATIONcando。Ifyouknowaman’snationalityyoucancomewithinasplithairofguessingthecomplexionofhisreligion:EnglishProtestant;American
　　ditto;Spaniard，Frenchman，Irishman，Italian，SouthAmerican
　　RomanCatholic;RussianGreekCatholic;TurkMohammedan;andsoon。Andwhenyouknowtheman’sreligiouscomplexion，youknowwhatsortofreligiousbookshereadswhenhewantssomemorelight，andwhatsortofbooksheavoids，lestbyaccidenthegetmorelightthanhewants。InAmericaifyouknowwhichparty
　　collaravoterwears，youknowwhathisassociationsare，andhowhecamebyhispolitics，andwhichbreedofnewspaperhereadstogetlight，andwhichbreedhediligentlyavoids，andwhichbreedofmassmeetingsheattendsinordertobroadenhispoliticalknowledge，andwhichbreedofmassmeetingshedoesn’tattend，excepttorefuteitsdoctrineswithbrickbats。WearealwayshearingofpeoplewhoarearoundSEEKINGAFTERTRUTH。Ihaveneverseena（permanent）specimen。Ithinkhehadneverlived。
　　ButIhaveseenseveralentirelysincerepeoplewhoTHOUGHTtheywere（permanent）SeekersafterTruth。Theysoughtdiligently，persistently，carefully，cautiously，profoundly，withperfecthonestyandnicelyadjustedjudgmentuntiltheybelievedthatwithoutdoubtorquestiontheyhadfoundtheTruth。THATWASTHE
　　ENDOFTHESEARCH。ThemanspenttherestofhislifehuntingupshingleswherewithtoprotecthisTruthfromtheweather。IfhewasseekingafterpoliticalTruthhefounditinoneoranotherofthehundredpoliticalgospelswhichgovernmenintheearth;
　　ifhewasseekingaftertheOnlyTrueReligionhefounditinoneoranotherofthethreethousandthatareonthemarket。Inanycase，whenhefoundtheTruthHESOUGHTNOFURTHER;butfromthatdayforth，withhissolderingironinonehandandhisbludgeonintheotherhetinkereditsleaksandreasonedwithobjectors。
　　TherehavebeeninnumerableTemporarySeekersofTruthhaveyoueverheardofapermanentone？Intheverynatureofmansuchapersonisimpossible。However，todropbacktothetext
　　training:alltrainingisonefromoranotherofOUTSIDE
　　INFLUENCE，andASSOCIATIONisthelargestpartofit。Amanisneveranythingbutwhathisoutsideinfluenceshavemadehim。
　　TheytrainhimdownwardortheytrainhimupwardbuttheyTRAIN
　　him;theyareatworkuponhimallthetime。
　　Y。M。Thenifhehappenbytheaccidentsoflifetobeevillyplacedthereisnohelpforhim，accordingtoyournotionshemusttraindownward。
　　O。M。Nohelpforhim？Nohelpforthischameleon？Itisamistake。Itisinhischameleonshipthathisgreatestgoodfortunelies。HehasonlytochangehishabitathisASSOCIATIONS。ButtheimpulsetodoitmustcomefromtheOUTSIDEhecannotoriginateithimself，withthatpurposeinview。Sometimesaverysmallandaccidentalthingcanfurnishhimtheinitiatoryimpulseandstarthimonanewroad，withanewidea。Thechanceremarkofasweetheart，"Ihearthatyouareacoward，"maywateraseedthatshallsproutandbloomandflourish，andendedinproducingasurprisingfruitageinthefieldsofwar。Thehistoryofmanisfullofsuchaccidents。
　　Theaccidentofabrokenlegbroughtaprofaneandribaldsoldierunderreligiousinfluencesandfurnishedhimanewideal。FromthataccidentsprangtheOrderoftheJesuits，andithasbeenshakingthrones，changingpolicies，anddoingothertremendousworkfortwohundredyearsandwillgoon。ThechancereadingofabookorofaparagraphinanewspapercanstartamanonanewtrackandmakehimrenouncehisoldassociationsandseeknewonesthatareINSYMPATHYWITHHISNEWIDEAL:andtheresult，forthatman，canbeanentirechangeofhiswayoflife。
　　Y。M。Areyouhintingataschemeofprocedure？
　　O。M。Notanewoneanoldone。Oneasmankind。
　　Y。M。Whatisit？
　　O。M。Merelythelayingoftrapsforpeople。TrapsbaitedwithINITIATORYIMPULSESTOWARDHIGHIDEALS。Itiswhatthetractdistributordoes。Itiswhatthemissionarydoes。Itiswhatgovernmentsoughttodo。
　　Y。M。Don’tthey？
　　O。M。Inonewaytheydo，inanothertheydon’t。Theyseparatethesmallpoxpatientsfromthehealthypeople，butindealingwithcrimetheyputthehealthyintothepesthousealongwiththesick。Thatistosay，theyputthebeginnersinwiththeconfirmedcriminals。Thiswouldbewellifmanwerenaturallyinclinedtogood，butheisn’t，andsoASSOCIATION
　　makesthebeginnersworsethantheywerewhentheywentintocaptivity。Itisputtingaveryseverepunishmentuponthecomparativelyinnocentattimes。Theyhangamanwhichisatriflingpunishment;thisbreakstheheartsofhisfamilywhichisaheavyone。Theycomfortablyjailandfeedawifebeater，andleavehisinnocentwifeandfamilytostarve。
　　Y。M。Doyoubelieveinthedoctrinethatmanisequippedwithanintuitiveperceptionofgoodandevil？
　　O。M。Adamhadn’tit。
　　Y。M。Buthasmanacquireditsince？
　　O。M。No。Ithinkhehasnointuitionsofanykind。HegetsALLhisideas，allhisimpressions，fromtheoutside。I
　　keeprepeatingthis，inthehopethatImayimpressituponyouthatyouwillbeinterestedtoobserveandexamineforyourselfandseewhetheritistrueorfalse。
　　Y。M。Wheredidyougetyourownaggravatingnotions？
　　O。M。FromtheOUTSIDE。Ididnotinventthem。Theyaregatheredfromathousandunknownsources。MainlyUNCONSCIOUSLY
　　gathered。
　　Y。M。Don’tyoubelievethatGodcouldmakeaninherentlyhonestman？
　　O。M。Yes，IknowHecould。IalsoknowthatHeneverdidmakeone。
　　Y。M。Awiserobserverthanyouhasrecordedthefactthat"anhonestman’sthenoblestworkofGod。"
　　O。M。Hedidn’trecordafact，herecordedafalsity。Itiswindy，andsoundswell，butitisnottrue。GodmakesamanwithhonestanddishonestPOSSIBILITIESinhimandstopsthere。Theman’sASSOCIATIONSdevelopthepossibilitiestheonesetortheother。
　　Theresultisaccordinglyanhonestmanoradishonestone。
　　Y。M。Andthehonestoneisnotentitledto
　　O。M。Praise？No。HowoftenmustItellyouthat？HEisnotthearchitectofhishonesty。
　　Y。M。Nowthen，Iwillaskyouwherethereisanysenseintrainingpeopletoleadvirtuouslives。Whatisgainedbyit？
　　O。M。Themanhimselfgetslargeadvantagesoutofit，andthatisthemainthingtoHIM。Heisnotaperiltohisneighbors，heisnotadamagetothemandsoTHEYgetanadvantageoutofhisvirtues。ThatisthemainthingtoTHEM。
　　Itcanmakethislifecomparativelycomfortabletothepartiesconcerned;theNEGLECTofthistrainingcanmakethislifeaconstantperilanddistresstothepartiesconcerned。
　　Y。M。Youhavesaidthattrainingiseverything;thattrainingisthemanHIMSELF，foritmakeshimwhatheis。
　　O。M。IsaidtrainingandANOTHERthing。Letthatotherthingpass，forthemoment。Whatwereyougoingtosay？
　　Y。M。Wehaveanoldservant。Shehasbeenwithustwenty
　　twoyears。Herserviceusedtobefaultless，butnowshehasbecomeveryforgetful。Weareallfondofher;weallrecognizethatshecannothelptheinfirmitywhichagehasbroughther;therestofthefamilydonotscoldherforherremissnesses，butattimesIdoIcan’tseemtocontrolmyself。Don’tItry？Idotry。Now，then，whenIwasreadytodress，thismorning，nocleanclotheshadbeenputout。Ilostmytemper;Iloseiteasiestandquickestintheearlymorning。Irang;andimmediatelybegantowarnmyselfnottoshowtemper，andtobecarefulandspeakgently。Isafeguardedmyselfmostcarefully。
　　IevenchosetheverywordIwoulduse:"You’veforgottenthecleanclothes，Jane。"WhensheappearedinthedoorIopenedmymouthtosaythatphraseandoutofit，movedbyaninstantsurgeofpassionwhichIwasnotexpectingandhadn’ttimetoputundercontrol，camethehotrebuke，"You’veforgottenthemagain！"YousayamanalwaysdoesthethingwhichwillbestpleasehisInteriorMaster。Whencecametheimpulsetomakecarefulpreparationtosavethegirlthehumiliationofarebuke？
　　DidthatcomefromtheMaster，whoisalwaysprimarilyconcernedaboutHIMSELF？
　　O。M。Unquestionably。Thereisnoothersourceforanyimpulse。SECONDARILYyoumadepreparationtosavethegirl，butPRIMARILYitsobjectwastosaveyourself，bycontentingtheMaster。
　　Y。M。Howdoyoumean？
　　O。M。Hasanymemberofthefamilyeverimploredyoutowatchyourtemperandnotflyoutatthegirl？
　　Y。M。Yes。Mymother。
　　O。M。Youloveher？
　　Y。M。Oh，morethanthat！
　　O。M。Youwouldalwaysdoanythinginyourpowertopleaseher？
　　Y。M。Itisadelighttometodoanythingtopleaseher！
　　O。M。Why？YOUWOULDDOITFORPAY，SOLELYforPROFIT。
　　Whatprofitwouldyouexpectandcertainlyreceivefromtheinvestment？
　　Y。M。Personally？None。TopleaseHERisenough。
　　O。M。Itappears，then，thatyourobject，primarily，WASN’T
　　tosavethegirlahumiliation，buttoPLEASEYOURMOTHER。ItalsoappearsthattopleaseyourmothergivesYOUastrongpleasure。Isnotthattheprofitwhichyougetoutoftheinvestment？Isn’tthattheREALprofitsandFIRSTprofit？
　　Y。M。Oh，well？Goon。
　　O。M。InALLtransactions，theInteriorMasterlookstoitthatYOUGETTHEFIRSTPROFIT。Otherwisethereisnotransaction。
　　Y。M。Well，then，ifIwassoanxioustogetthatprofitandsointentuponit，whydidIthrewitawaybylosingmytemper？
　　O。M。InordertogetANOTHERprofitwhichsuddenlysupersededitinvalue。
　　Y。M。Wherewasit？
　　O。M。Ambushedbehindyourborntemperament，andwaitingforachance。Yournativewarmtempersuddenlyjumpedtothefront，andFORTHEMOMENTitsinfluencewasmorepowerfulthanyourmother’s，andabolishedit。Inthatinstanceyouwereeagertoflashoutahotrebukeandenjoyit。Youdidenjoyit，didn’tyou？
　　Y。M。Forforaquarterofasecond。YesIdid。
　　O。M。Verywell，itisasIhavesaid:thethingwhichwillgiveyoutheMOSTpleasure，themostsatisfaction，inanymomentorFRACTIONofamoment，isthethingyouwillalwaysdo。YoumustcontenttheMaster’sLATESTwhim，whateveritmaybe。
　　Y。M。Butwhenthetearscameintotheoldservant’seyesI
　　couldhavecutmyhandoffforwhatIhaddone。
　　O。M。Right。YouhadhumiliatedYOURSELF，yousee，youhadgivenyourselfPAIN。NothingisofFIRSTimportancetoamanexceptresultswhichdamageHIMorprofithimalltherestisSECONDARY。YourMasterwasdispleasedwithyou，althoughyouhadobeyedhim。HerequiredapromptREPENTANCE;youobeyedagain;
　　youHADtothereisneveranyescapefromhiscommands。Heisahardmasterandfickle;hechangeshismindinthefractionofasecond，butyoumustbereadytoobey，andyouwillobey，ALWAYS。
　　Ifherequiresrepentance，youcontenthim，youwillalwaysfurnishit。Hemustbenursed，petted，coddled，andkeptcontented，letthetermsbewhattheymay。
　　Y。M。Training！Oh，what’stheuseofit？Didn’tI，anddidn’tmymothertrytotrainmeuptowhereIwouldnolongerflyoutatthatgirl？
　　O。M。Haveyounevermanagedtokeepbackascolding？
　　Y。M。Oh，certainlymanytimes。
　　O。M。Moretimesthisyearthanlast？
　　Y。M。Yes，agoodmanymore。
　　O。M。Moretimeslastyearthantheyearbefore？
　　Y。M。Yes。
　　O。M。Thereisalargeimprovement，then，inthetwoyears？
　　Y。M。Yes，undoubtedly。
　　O。M。Thenyourquestionisanswered。YouseethereISuseintraining。Keepon。Keepingfaithfullyon。Youaredoingwell。
　　Y。M。Willmyreformreachperfection？
　　O。M。Itwill。UPtoYOURlimit。
　　Y。M。Mylimit？Whatdoyoumeanbythat？
　　O。M。YourememberthatyousaidthatIsaidtrainingwasEVERYTHING。Icorrectedyou，andsaid"trainingandANOTHER
　　thing。"ThatotherthingisTEMPERAMENTthatis，thedispositionyouwerebornwith。YOUCAN’TERADICATEYOUR
　　DISPOSITIONNORANYRAGOFITyoucanonlyputapressureonitandkeepitdownandquiet。Youhaveawarmtemper？
　　Y。M。Yes。
　　O。M。Youwillnevergetridofit;butbywatchingityoucankeepitdownnearlyallthetime。ITSPRESENCEISYOUR
　　LIMIT。Yourreformwillneverquitereachperfection，foryourtemperwillbeatyounowandthen，butyoucomenearenough。Youhavemadevaluableprogressandcanmakemore。ThereISuseintraining。Immenseuse。Presentlyyouwillreachanewstageofdevelopment，thenyourprogresswillbeeasier;willproceedonasimplerbasis，anyway。
　　Y。M。Explain。
　　O。M。Youkeepbackyourscoldingsnow，topleaseYOURSELF
　　bypleasingyourMOTHER;presentlythemeretriumphingoveryourtemperwilldelightyourvanityandconferamoredeliciouspleasureandsatisfactionuponyouthaneventheapprobationofyourMOTHERconfersuponyounow。YouwillthenlaborforyourselfdirectlyandatFIRSTHAND，notbytheroundaboutwaythroughyourmother。Itsimplifiesthematter，anditalsostrengthenstheimpulse。
　　Y。M。Ah，dear！ButIsha’n’teverreachthepointwhereI
　　willsparethegirlforHERsakePRIMARILY，notmine？
　　O。M。Whyyes。Inheaven。
　　Y。M。（AFTERAREFLECTIVEPAUSE）Temperament。Well，Iseeonemustallowfortemperament。Itisalargefactor，sureenough。Mymotheristhoughtful，andnothottempered。WhenI
　　wasdressedIwenttoherroom;shewasnotthere;Icalled，sheansweredfromthebathroom。Iheardthewaterrunning。I
　　inquired。Sheanswered，withouttemper，thatJanehadforgottenherbath，andshewaspreparingitherself。Iofferedtoring，butshesaid，"No，don’tdothat;itwouldonlydistresshertobeconfrontedwithherlapse，andwouldbearebuke;shedoesn’tdeservethatsheisnottoblameforthetrickshermemoryservesher。"IsayhasmymotheranInteriorMaster？andwherewashe？
　　O。M。Hewasthere。There，andlookingoutforhisownpeaceandpleasureandcontentment。Thegirl’sdistresswouldhavepainedYOURMOTHER。Otherwisethegirlwouldhavebeenrungup，distressandall。IknowwomenwhowouldhavegottenaNo。1
　　PLEASUREoutofringingJaneupandsotheywouldinfalliblyhavepushedthebuttonandobeyedthelawoftheirmakeandtraining，whicharetheservantsoftheirInteriorMasters。Itisquitelikelythatapartofyourmother’sforbearancecamefromtraining。TheGOODkindoftrainingwhosebestandhighestfunctionistoseetoitthateverytimeitconfersasatisfactionuponitspupilabenefitshallfallatsecondhanduponothers。
　　Y。M。Ifyouweregoingtocondenseintoanadmonitionyourplanforthegeneralbettermentoftherace’scondition，howwouldyouwordit？
　　AdmonitionO。M。DiligentlytrainyouridealsUPWARDandSTILLUPWARD
　　towardasummitwhereyouwillfindyourchiefestpleasureinconductwhich，whilecontentingyou，willbesuretoconferbenefitsuponyourneighborandthecommunity。
　　Y。M。Isthatanewgospel？
　　O。M。No。
　　Y。M。Ithasbeentaughtbefore？
　　O。M。Fortenthousandyears。
　　Y。M。Bywhom？
　　O。M。Allthegreatreligionsallthegreatgospels。
　　Y。M。Thenthereisnothingnewaboutit？
　　O。M。Ohyes，thereis。Itiscandidlystated，thistime。
　　Thathasnotbeendonebefore。
　　Y。M。Howdoyoumean？
　　O。M。Haven’tIputYOUFIRST，andyourneighborandthecommunityAFTERWARD？
　　Y。M。Well，yes，thatisadifference，itistrue。
　　O。M。Thedifferencebetweenstraightspeakingandcrooked;
　　thedifferencebetweenfranknessandshuffling。
　　Y。M。Explain。
　　O。M。Theothersofferyourahundredbribestobegood，thusconcedingthattheMasterinsideofyoumustbeconciliatedandcontentedfirst，andthatyouwilldonothingatFIRSTHAND
　　butforhissake;thentheyturnsquarearoundandrequireyoutodogoodforOTHER’SsakeCHIEFLY;andtodoyourdutyforduty’sSAKE，chiefly;andtodoactsofSELFSACRIFICE。ThusattheoutsetweallstanduponthesamegroundrecognitionofthesupremeandabsoluteMonarchthatresidesinman，andweallgrovelbeforehimandappealtohim;thenthoseothersdodgeandshuffle，andfacearoundandunfranklyandinconsistentlyandillogicallychangetheformoftheirappealanddirectitspersuasionstoman’sSECONDPLACEpowersandtopowerswhichhaveNOEXISTENCEinhim，thusadvancingthemtoFIRSTplace;whereasinmyAdmonitionIsticklogicallyandconsistentlytotheoriginalposition:IplacetheInteriorMaster’srequirementsFIRST，andkeepthemthere。
　　Y。M。Ifwegrant，forthesakeofargument，thatyourschemeandtheotherschemesaimatandproducethesameresult
　　RIGHTLIVINGhasyoursanadvantageovertheothers？
　　O。M。One，yesalargeone。Ithasnoconcealments，nodeceptions。WhenamanleadsarightandvaluablelifeunderitheisnotdeceivedastotheREALchiefmotivewhichimpelshimtoitinthoseothercasesheis。
　　Y。M。Isthatanadvantage？Isitanadvantagetolivealoftylifeforameanreason？IntheothercaseshelivestheloftylifeundertheIMPRESSIONthatheislivingforaloftyreason。Isnotthatanadvantage？
　　O。M。Perhapsso。Thesameadvantagehemightgetoutofthinkinghimselfaduke，andlivingaduke’slifeandparadinginducalfussandfeathers，whenhewasn’tadukeatall，andcouldfinditoutifhewouldonlyexaminetheherald’srecords。
　　Y。M。Butanyway，heisobligedtodoaduke’spart;heputshishandinhispocketanddoeshisbenevolencesonasbigascaleashecanstand，andthatbenefitsthecommunity。
　　O。M。Hecoulddothatwithoutbeingaduke。
　　Y。M。Butwouldhe？
　　O。M。Don’tyouseewhereyouarearriving？
　　Y。M。Where？
　　O。M。Atthestandpointoftheotherschemes:Thatitisgoodmoralstoletanignorantdukedoshowybenevolencesforhispride’ssake，aprettylowmotive，andgoondoingthemunwarned，lestifheweremadeacquaintedwiththeactualmotivewhichpromptedthemhemightshutuphispurseandceasetobegood？
　　Y。M。Butisn’titbesttoleavehiminignorance，aslongasheTHINKSheisdoinggoodforothers’sake？
　　O。M。Perhapsso。Itisthepositionoftheotherschemes。
　　Theythinkhumbugisgoodenoughmoralswhenthedividendonitisgooddeedsandhandsomeconduct。
　　Y。M。Itismyopinionthatunderyourschemeofaman’sdoingagooddeedforhisOWNsakefirstoff，insteadoffirstfortheGOODDEED’Ssake，nomanwouldeverdoone。
　　O。M。Haveyoucommittedabenevolencelately？
　　Y。M。Yes。Thismorning。
　　O。M。Givetheparticulars。
　　Y。M。ThecabinoftheoldnegrowomanwhousedtonursemewhenIwasachildandwhosavedmylifeonceattheriskofherown，wasburnedlastnight，andshecamemourningthismorning，andpleadingformoneytobuildanotherone。
　　O。M。Youfurnishedit？
　　Y。M。Certainly。
　　O。M。Youweregladyouhadthemoney？
　　Y。M。Money？Ihadn’t。Isoldmyhorse。
　　O。M。Youweregladyouhadthehorse？
　　Y。M。OfcourseIwas;forifIhadn’thadthehorseI
　　shouldhavebeenincapable，andmyMOTHERwouldhavecapturedthechancetosetoldSallyup。
　　O。M。Youwerecordiallygladyouwerenotcaughtoutandincapable？
　　Y。M。Oh，Ijustwas！
　　O。M。Now，then
　　Y。M。Stopwhereyouare！Iknowyourwholecatalogofquestions，andIcouldanswereveryoneofthemwithoutyourwastingthetimetoaskthem;butIwillsummarizethewholethinginasingleremark:IdidthecharityknowingitwasbecausetheactwouldgiveMEasplendidpleasure，andbecauseoldSally’smovinggratitudeanddelightwouldgiveMEanotherone;andbecausethereflectionthatshewouldbehappynowandoutofhertroublewouldfillMEfullofhappiness。IdidthewholethingwithmyeyesopenandrecognizingandrealizingthatIwaslookingoutforMYshareoftheprofitsFIRST。Nowthen，I
　　haveconfessed。Goon。
　　O。M。Ihaven’tanythingtooffer;youhavecoveredthewholeground。CanyouhavebeenanyMOREstronglymovedtohelpSallyoutofhertroublecouldyouhavedonethedeedanymoreeagerlyifyouhadbeenunderthedelusionthatyouweredoingitforHERsakeandprofitonly？
　　Y。M。No！Nothingintheworldcouldhavemadetheimpulsewhichmovedmemorepowerful，moremasterful，morethoroughlyirresistible。Iplayedthelimit！
　　O。M。Verywell。YoubegintosuspectandIclaimtoKNOW
　　thatwhenamanisashadeMORESTRONGLYMOVEDtodoONEoftwothingsoroftwodozenthingsthanheistodoanyoneoftheOTHERS，hewillinfalliblydothatONEthing，beitgoodorbeitevil;andifitbegood，notallthebeguilementsofallthecasuistriescanincreasethestrengthoftheimpulsebyasingleshadeoraddashadetothecomfortandcontentmenthewillgetoutoftheact。
　　Y。M。Thenyoubelievethatsuchtendencytowarddoinggoodasisinmen’sheartswouldnotbediminishedbytheremovalofthedelusionthatgooddeedsaredoneprimarilyforthesakeofNo。2insteadofforthesakeofNo。1？
　　O。M。ThatiswhatIfullybelieve。
　　Y。M。Doesn’titsomehowseemtotakefromthedignityofthedeed？
　　O。M。Ifthereisdignityinfalsity，itdoes。Itremovesthat。
　　Y。M。Whatisleftforthemoraliststodo？
　　O。M。Teachunreservedlywhathealreadyteacheswithonesideofhismouthandtakesbackwiththeother:DorightFOR
　　YOUROWNSAKE，andbehappyinknowingthatyourNEIGHBORwillcertainlyshareinthebenefitsresulting。
　　Y。M。RepeatyourAdmonition。
　　O。M。DILIGENTLYTRAINYOURIDEALSUPWARDANDSTILLUPWARD
　　TOWARDASUMMITWHEREYOUWILLFINDYOURCHIEFESTPLEASUREIN
　　CONDUCTWHICH，WHILECONTENTINGYOU，WILLBESURETOCONFER
　　BENEFITSUPONYOURNEIGHBORANDTHECOMMUNITY。
　　Y。M。One’sEVERYactproceedsfromEXTERIORINFLUENCES，youthink？
　　O。M。Yes。
　　Y。M。IfIconcludetorobaperson，IamnottheORIGINATOR
　　oftheidea，butitcomesinfromtheOUTSIDE？IseehimhandlingmoneyforinstanceandTHATmovesmetothecrime？
　　O。M。That，byitself？Oh，certainlynot。ItismerelytheLATESToutsideinfluenceofaprocessionofpreparatoryinfluencesstretchingbackoveraperiodofyears。NoSINGLE
　　outsideinfluencecanmakeamandoathingwhichisatwarwithhistraining。ThemostitcandoistostarthismindonanewtractandopenittothereceptionofNEWinfluencesasinthecaseofIgnatiusLoyola。IntimetheseinfluencescantrainhimtoapointwhereitwillbeconsonantwithhisnewcharactertoyieldtotheFINALinfluenceanddothatthing。Iwillputthecaseinaformwhichwillmakemytheorycleartoyou，Ithink。
　　Herearetwoingotsofvirgingold。Theyshallrepresentacoupleofcharacterswhichhavebeenrefinedandperfectedinthevirtuesbyyearsofdiligentrighttraining。Supposeyouwantedtobreakdownthesestrongandwellcompactedcharacterswhatinfluencewouldyoubringtobearupontheingots？
　　Y。M。Workitoutyourself。Proceed。
　　O。M。SupposeIturnupononeofthemasteamjetduringalongsuccessionofhours。Willtherebearesult？
　　Y。M。NonethatIknowof。
　　O。M。Why？
　　Y。M。Asteamjetcannotbreakdownsuchasubstance。
　　O。M。Verywell。ThesteamisanOUTSIDEINFLUENCE，butitisineffectivebecausethegoldTAKESNOINTERESTINIT。Theingotremainsasitwas。Supposeweaddtothesteamsomequicksilverinavaporizedcondition，andturnthejetupontheingot，willtherebeaninstantaneousresult？
　　Y。M。No。
　　O。M。TheQUICKSILVERisanoutsideinfluencewhichgold（byitspeculiarnaturesayTEMPERAMENT，DISPOSITION）CANNOTBE
　　INDIFFERENTTO。Itstirsuptheinterestofthegold，althoughwedonotperceiveit;butaSINGLEapplicationoftheinfluenceworksnodamage。Letuscontinuetheapplicationinasteadystream，andcalleachminuteayear。Bytheendoftenortwentyminutestenortwentyyearsthelittleingotissoddenwithquicksilver，itsvirtuesaregone，itscharacterisdegraded。Atlastitisreadytoyieldtoatemptationwhichitwouldhavetakennonoticeof，tenortwentyyearsago。Wewillapplythattemptationintheformofapressureofmyfinger。Younotetheresult？
　　Y。M。Yes;theingothascrumbledtosand。Iunderstand，now。ItisnottheSINGLEoutsideinfluencethatdoesthework，butonlytheLASToneofalonganddisintegratingaccumulationofthem。Isee，now，howmySINGLEimpulsetorobthemanisnottheonethatmakesmedoit，butonlytheLASToneofapreparatoryseries。Youmightillustratewithaparable。
　　AParableO。M。Iwill。TherewasonceapairofNewEnglandboys
　　twins。Theywerealikeingooddispositions，fecklessmorals，andpersonalappearance。TheywerethemodelsoftheSunday
　　school。AtfifteenGeorgehadtheopportunitytogoascabinboyinawhaleship，andsailedawayforthePacific。Henryremainedathomeinthevillage。AteighteenGeorgewasasailorbeforethemast，andHenrywasteacheroftheadvancedBibleclass。AttwentytwoGeorge，throughfightinghabitsanddrinkinghabitsacquiredatseaandinthesailorboardinghousesoftheEuropeanandOrientalports，wasacommonroughinHongKong，andoutofajob;andHenrywassuperintendentoftheSundayschool。AttwentysixGeorgewasawanderer，atramp，andHenrywaspastorofthevillagechurch。ThenGeorgecamehome，andwasHenry’sguest。Oneeveningamanpassedbyandturneddownthelane，andHenrysaid，withapatheticsmile，"Withoutintendingmeadiscomfort，thatmanisalwayskeepingmeremindedofmypinchingpoverty，forhecarriesheapsofmoneyabouthim，andgoesbyhereeveryeveningofhislife。"ThatOUTSIDEINFLUENCEthatremarkwasenoughforGeorge，butITwasnottheonethatmadehimambushthemanandrobhim，itmerelyrepresentedtheelevenyears’accumulationofsuchinfluences，andgavebirthtotheactforwhichtheirlonggestationhadmadepreparation。IthadneverenteredtheheadofHenrytorobthemanhisingothadbeensubjectedtocleansteamonly;butGeorge’shadbeensubjectedtovaporizedquicksilver。
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　　MoreAbouttheMachineNote。WhenMrs。W。askshowcanamillionairegiveasingledollartocollegesandmuseumswhileonehumanbeingisdestituteofbread，shehasansweredherquestionherself。Herfeelingforthepoorshowsthatshehasastandardofbenevolence;thereshehasconcededthemillionaire’sprivilegeofhavingastandard;
　　sincesheevidentlyrequireshimtoadoptherstandard，sheisbythatactrequiringherselftoadopthis。Thehumanbeingalwayslooksdownwhenheisexamininganotherperson’sstandard;heneverfindonethathehastoexaminebylookingup。
　　TheManMachineAgainYoungMan。Youreallythinkmanisameremachine？
　　OldMan。Ido。
　　Y。M。Andthathismindworksautomaticallyandisindependentofhiscontrolcarriesonthoughtonitsownhook？
　　O。M。Yes。Itisdiligentlyatwork，unceasinglyatwork，duringeverywakingmoment。Haveyounevertossedaboutallnight，imploring，beseeching，commandingyourmindtostopworkandletyougotosleep？youwhoperhapsimaginethatyourmindisyourservantandmustobeyyourorders，thinkwhatyoutellittothink，andstopwhenyoutellittostop。Whenitchoosestowork，thereisnowaytokeepitstillforaninstant。Thebrightestmanwouldnotbeabletosupplyitwithsubjectsifhehadtohuntthemup。Ifitneededtheman’shelpitwouldwaitforhimtogiveitworkwhenhewakesinthemorning。
　　Y。M。Maybeitdoes。
　　O。M。No，itbeginsrightaway，beforethemangetswideenoughawaketogiveitasuggestion。Hemaygotosleepsaying，"ThemomentIwakeIwillthinkuponsuchandsuchasubject，"
　　buthewillfail。Hismindwillbetooquickforhim;bythetimehehasbecomenearlyenoughawaketobehalfconscious，hewillfindthatitisalreadyatworkuponanothersubject。Maketheexperimentandsee。
　　Y。M。Atanyrate，hecanmakeitsticktoasubjectifhewantsto。
　　O。M。Notifitfindanotherthatsuitsitbetter。Asaruleitwilllistentoneitheradullspeakernorabrightone。
　　Itrefusesallpersuasion。Thedullspeakerweariesitandsendsitfarawayinidledreams;thebrightspeakerthrowsoutstimulatingideaswhichitgoeschasingafterandisatonceunconsciousofhimandhistalk。Youcannotkeepyourmindfromwandering，ifitwantsto;itismaster，notyou。
　　AfteranIntervalofDaysO。M。Now，dreamsbutwewillexaminethatlater。
　　Meantime，didyoutrycommandingyourmindtowaitforordersfromyou，andnotdoanythinkingonitsownhook？
　　Y。M。Yes，IcommandedittostandreadytotakeorderswhenIshouldwakeinthemorning。
　　O。M。Diditobey？
　　Y。M。No。Itwenttothinkingofsomethingofitsowninitiation，withoutwaitingforme。AlsoasyousuggestedatnightIappointedathemeforittobeginoninthemorning，andcommandedittobeginonthatoneandnoother。
　　O。M。Diditobey？
　　Y。M。No。
　　O。M。Howmanytimesdidyoutrytheexperiment？
　　Y。M。Ten。
　　O。M。Howmanysuccessesdidyouscore？
　　Y。M。Notone。
　　O。M。ItisasIhavesaid:themindisindependentoftheman。Hehasnocontroloverit;itdoesasitpleases。Itwilltakeupasubjectinspiteofhim;itwillsticktoitinspiteofhim;itwillthrowitasideinspiteofhim。Itisentirelyindependentofhim。