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JOHN: You would be honest with God! Tut, tut!  a pretty state of things! A theory like that could upset the world. ELINOR: _Tant pis!_  I am not talking of expediency. I am stating my beliefs. JOHN: Go ahead. JOHN YOU WOULD BE HONEST WITH GOD TUT TUT A PRETTY STATE OF THINGS A THEORY THAT COULD UPSET THE WORLD ELEANOR TOMPEY I AM NOT TALKING OF EXPEDIENCY I AM STATING MY BELIEFS JOHN GO AHEAD
d at the glorious world of nature and at the wonder of my own body, full of health and vitality, and I wanted to cry aloud to God, “Dear God, I am so glad you have made me, and I mean to do the very best I can for your creation in return.” JOHN: That is not altogether a bad idea. ELINOR: I felt that human beings, because of their gift of articulate speech, were different to animals, and had been given a higher spark of the divine essence in their possession of the loan of a more responsible soul. I seemed to realize that we had no smallest right to soil it or degrade it, since God need not have lent it to us at all if He had not wished. We were, so to speak, on our honor with the thing. I suddenly understood that it was unspeakable disgrace to commit paltry actions just because people would not know about them--that even if one had to admit the necessity of bluff in the affairs of men sometimes it was perfectly childish to use it in dealing with God--and not only childish, but useless.  ME I LOOKED AROUND AT THE GLORIOUS WORLD OF NATURE AND AT THE WONDER OF MY OWN BODY FULL OF HEALTH AND VITALITY AND I WANTED TO CRY ALOUD TO GOD DEAR GOD I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU HAVE MADE ME AND I MEAN TO DO THE VERY BEST I CAN FOR YOUR CREATION IN RETURN JOHN THAT IS NOT ALTOGETHER A BAD IDEA ELEANOR I FELT THAT HUMAN BEINGS BECAUSE OF THEIR GIFT OF ARTICULATE SPEECH WERE DIFFERENT TO ANIMALS AND HAD BEEN GIVEN A HIGHER SPARK OF THE DIVINE ESSENCE IN THEIR POSSESSION OF THE LOAN OF A MORE RESPONSIBLE SOUL I SEEMED TO REALIZE THAT WE HAD NO SMALLEST RIGHT TO SOIL IT OR DEGRADE IT SINCE GOD NEED NOT HAVE LENT IT TO US AT ALL IF HE HAD NOT WISHED WE WERE SO TO SPEAK ON OUR HONOR WITH THE THING I SUDDENLY UNDERSTOOD THAT IT WAS UNSPEAKABLE DISGRACE TO COMMIT PALTRY ACTIONS JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULD NOT KNOW ABOUT THEM THAT EVEN IF ONE HAD TO ADMIT THE NECESSITY OF BLUFF IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN SOMETIMES IT WAS PERFECTLY CHILDISH TO USE IT IN DEALING WITH GOD AND NOT ONLY CHILDISH BUT USELESS
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