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We have fortunately changed all that now. But, before we come to any material points, we shall have to get down to the bedrock of the main principle of life which is our religion. And I do hope, Caroline, that I shall not bore you by speaking of this  for my religion, and the one I want you to believe in as yours, is a very simple one, and will not take me long to explain. WE HAVE FORTUNATELY CHANGED ALL THAT NOW BUT BEFORE WE COME TO ANY MATERIAL POINTS WE SHALL HAVE TO GET DOWN TO THE BEDROCK OF THE MAIN PRINCIPLE OF LIFE WHICH IS OUR RELIGION AND I DO HOPE CAROLINE THAT I SHALL NOT BORE YOU BY SPEAKING OF THIS FOR MY RELIGION AND THE ONE I WANT YOU TO BELIEVE IN AS YOURS IS A VERY SIMPLE ONE AND WILL NOT TAKE ME LONG TO EXPLAIN
leave it to your own powers of deduction to decide which, at the present stage of the world’s rapid evolution, seems the more likely to win in the end! But we are not now going to talk of the national characteristics of your two parents--I merely use this as an illustration of what I want to teach you so that you may have the advantage of knowing how to cultivate the good side of both. The thing to aim at is to make yourself fit for whatever position you aspire to, and to keep your receptive faculties always on the alert to continue to acquire good things even when you have obtained that position. Then you will never need to demonstrate your supremacy _in words_, every human being who comes in contact with you will see it. And you will have the dignity of the one country and the ability of the other in your possession. The advice which was generally given to girls was a mixture of altruistic idealism coupled with the intention to throw dust in their eyes upon most of the facts of life. KE THEM SO I LEAVE IT TO YOUR OWN POWERS OF DEDUCTION TO DECIDE WHICH AT THE PRESENT STAGE OF THE WORLD'S RAPID EVOLUTION SEEMS THE MORE LIKELY TO WIN IN THE END BUT WE ARE NOT NOW GOING TO TALK OF THE NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUR TWO PARENTS I MERELY USE THIS AS AN ILLUSTRATION OF WHAT I WANT TO TEACH YOU SO THAT YOU MAY HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF KNOWING HOW TO CULTIVATE THE GOOD SIDE OF BOTH THE THING TO AIM AT IS TO MAKE YOURSELF FIT FOR WHATEVER POSITION YOU ASPIRE TO AND TO KEEP YOUR RECEPTIVE FACULTIES ALWAYS ON THE ALERT TO CONTINUE TO ACQUIRE GOOD THINGS EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE OBTAINED THAT POSITION THEN YOU WILL NEVER NEED TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR SUPREMACY IN WORDS EVERY HUMAN BEING WHO COMES IN CONTACT WITH YOU WILL SEE IT AND YOU WILL HAVE THE DIGNITY OF THE ONE COUNTRY AND THE ABILITY OF THE OTHER IN YOUR POSSESSION THE ADVICE WHICH WAS GENERALLY GIVEN TO GIRLS WAS A MIXTURE OF ALTRUISTIC IDEALISM COUPLED WITH THE INTENTION TO THROW DUST IN THEIR EYES UPON MOST OF THE FACTS OF LIFE
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