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The pebble takes in all the rays of light that fall on it, but the diamond flashes them out again: every little facet is a means, not simply of drinking more in, but of giving more out. THE PEBBLE TAKES IN ALL THE RAYS OF LIGHT THAT FALL ON IT BUT THE DIAMOND FLASHES THEM OUT AGAIN EVERY LITTLE FACETISM MEANS NOT SIMPLY OF DRINKING MORE IN BUT OF GIVING MORE OUT
t its flowering misses its purpose. We were created for more than our own spiritual development; reproduction, not mere development, is the goal of matured being--reproduction in other lives. There is a tendency in some characters, running parallel to the high cultivation that spends its whole energy on the production of bloom at the expense of seed. The flowers that are bent on perfecting themselves, by becoming double, end in barrenness, and a like barrenness comes to the soul whose interests are all concentrated upon its own spiritual well-being, heedless of the needs around. The true, ideal flower is the one that uses its gifts as means to an end; the brightness and sweetness are not for its own glory; they are but to attract the bees and butterflies that will fertilise and make it fruitful. All may go when the work is done--"it is more blessed to give than to receive." And we ourselves are "saved to save"--we are made to give--to let everything go if only we may have more to give. OWER THAT STOPS SHORT AT ITS FLOWERING MISSES ITS PURPOSE WE WERE CREATED FOR MORE THAN OUR OWN SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT REPRODUCTION NOT MERE DEVELOPMENT IS THE GOAL OF MATURED BEING REPRODUCTION AND OTHER LIVES THERE IS A TENDENCY IN SOME CHARACTERS RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE HIGH CULTIVATION THAT SPENDS ITS WHOLE ENERGY ON THE PRODUCTION OF BLOOM AT THE EXPENSE OF SEED THE FLOWERS THAT ARE BENT ON PERFECTING THEMSELVES BY BECOMING DOUBLE AND IN BARRENNESS AND A LIKE BARRENNESS COMES TO THE SOUL WHOSE INTERESTS ARE ALL CONCENTRATED UPON ITS OWN SPIRITUAL WELL BEING HEEDLESS OF THE NEEDS AROUND THE TRUE IDEAL FLOWER IS THE ONE THAT USES ITS GIFTS AS A MEANS TO AN END THE BRIGHTNESS AND SWEETNESS ARE NOT FOR ITS OWN GLORY THEY ARE BUT TO ATTRACT THE BEES AND BUTTERFLIES THAT WILL FERTILIZE AND MAKE IT FRUITFUL ALL MAY GO WHEN THE WORK IS DONE IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE AND WE OURSELVES ARE SAVED TO SAVE WE ARE MADE TO GIVE TO LET EVERYTHING GO IF ONLY WE MAY HAVE MORE TO GIVE
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