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You see, we cannot possibly go on until this point is settled, because it is the key to all others. YOU SEE WE CANNOT POSSIBLY GO ON UNTIL THIS POINT IS SETTLED BECAUSE IT IS THE KEY TO ALL OTHERS
ide 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. 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. 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 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
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