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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. 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
odoxy which I had been taught in my youth. I refused to credit the idea that we were all born miserable sinners. I felt that we were glorious creatures who should stand upright and rise into space. I resented the attitude of all saints and martyrs as depicted in statuary and painting--a _mea culpa_ attitude--a pleading for the charity of some omnipotent being to overlook a personal fault--as it were to say, “If I grovel enough your vanity will be appeased and you won’t punish me.” I looked round 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.  THE NARROW ORTHODOXY WHICH I HAD BEEN TAUGHT IN MY YOUTH I REFUSED TO CREDIT THE IDEA THAT WE WERE ALL BORN MISERABLE SINNERS I FELT THAT WE WERE GLORIOUS CREATURES WHO SHOULD STAND UPRIGHT AND RISE INTO SPACE I RESENTED THE ATTITUDE OF ALL SAINTS AND MARTYRS AS DEPICTED IN STATUARY AND PAINTING A MERE CULPTURE ATTITUDE A PLEADING FOR THE CHARITY OF SOME OMNIPOTENT BEING TO OVERLOOK A PERSONAL FAULT AS IT WERE TO SAY IF I GROVEL ENOUGH YOUR VANITY WILL BE APPEASED AND YOU WON'T PUNISH 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
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