“But，” I fancy I hear someone say， “why pass through the darkness of evil at all？” Because， by ignorance， you have chosen to do so， and because， by doing so， you may understand both good and evil， and may the more appreciate the light by having passed through the darkness.
As evil is the direct outcome of ignorance， so， when the lessons of evil are fully learned， ignorance passes away， and wisdom takes its place.
He， therefore， who would shake himself free of the evil which encompasses him， must be willing and ready to learn， and must be prepared to undergo that disciplinary process without which no grain of wisdom or abiding happiness and peace can be secured.
A man may shut himself up in a dark room， and deny that the light exists， but it is everywhere without， and darkness exists only in his own little room.
So you may shut out the light of Truth， or you may begin to pull down the walls of prejudice， self-seeking and error which you have built around yourself， and so let in the glorious and omnipresent Light.
By earnest self-examination strive to realize， and not merely hold as a theory， that evil is a passing phase， a self-created shadow； that all your pains， sorrows and misfortunes have come to you by a process of undeviating and absolutely perfect law； have come to you because you deserve and require them， and that by first enduring， and then understanding them， you may be made stronger， wiser， nobler.
When you have fully entered into this realization， you will be in a position to mould your own circumstances， to transmute all evil into good and to weave， with a master hand， the fabric of your destiny.
不安、疼痛和悲傷如陰影般籠罩著我們的生活。世上沒有一顆心不曾感受疼痛的啃噬；沒有一種思想不曾嚐到煩惱的滋味；沒有一雙眼睛不曾落過傷心的眼淚……
不幸就像一張巨大而不易破壞的網，裏麵裝著多多少少的痛苦、憂愁和災難，等待著我們每一個人落網。