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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. 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
 and then. ELINOR: All I ask is good manners--conceal your yawn behind a respectful hand. JOHN: Begin--as yet I am all attention! ELINOR: My religion is very simple. It started by being a rebellion against 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 _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. L PARDON A YAWN NOW AND THEN ELEANOR ALL I ASK IS GOOD MANNERS CONCEAL YOUR YAWN BEHIND A RESPECTFUL HAND JOHN BEGIN AS YET I AM ALL ATTENTION ELEANOR MY RELIGION IS VERY SIMPLE IT STARTED BY BEING A REBELLION AGAINST 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
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