" THE STORY OF MY HEART." 293 



Then he goes back to his theory that every- 

 thing happens by chance. So long as men 

 believe that everything is done for them, pro- 

 gress is impossible. Once grasp the truth that 

 nothing is done for man, and that he has 

 everything to do for himself, and all is possible. 

 Still, this is not a proof that chance rules the 

 world. And, again, the fact that man, alone 

 of created beings, is able to grasp this, or any 

 other truth, is not that gift everything in itself ? 



" Nothing whatsoever is done for us. We 

 are born naked, and not even protected by a 

 shaggy covering. Nothing is done for us. 

 The first and strongest command (using the 

 word to convey the idea only) that nature, 

 the universe, our own bodies give is to do 

 everything for ourselves. The sea does not 

 make boats for us, nor the earth of her own 

 will build us hospitals. The injured lie bleed- 

 ing, and no invisible power lifts them up. The 

 maidens were scorched in the midst of their 

 devotions, and their remains make a mound 

 hundreds of yards long. The infants perished 

 in the snow, and the ravens tore their limbs. 



