The Freedom of Life, Annie Payson Call [books for 6 year olds to read themselves TXT] 📗

hand,strengthens the will and increases strength of purpose as the pettyobstacles of mere self-love are removed. Concentration alone cannotlong remain wholesome, for it needs the light of growingself-knowledge to prevent its becoming self-centred. Yielding aloneis of no avail, for in itself it has no constructive power. But ifwe try to look at ourselves as we really are, we shall find greatstrength in yielding where only our small and private interests areconcerned, and concentrating upon living the broad principles ofrighteousness which must directly or indirectly affect all thosewith whom we come into contact.

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The Freedom of Life

I AM so tired I must give up work," said a young woman with a verystrained and tearful face; and it seemed to her a desperate state,for she was dependent upon work for her bread and butter. If shegave up work she gave up bread and butter, and that meantstarvation. When she was asked why she did not keep at work andlearn to do it witho