which the wise men had been looking, and that it was only through
love that one could approach either the heart of the leper or the
feet of God.

And above all, Christ is the most supreme of individualists.
Humility, like the artistic, acceptance of all experiences, is
merely a mode of manifestation. It is man's soul that Christ is
always looking for. He calls it 'God's Kingdom,' and finds it in
every one. He compares it to little things, to a tiny seed, to a
handful of leaven, to a pearl. That is because one realises one's
soul only by getting rid of all alien passions, all acquired
culture, and all external possessions, be they good or evil.

I bore up against everything with some stubbornness of will and
much rebellion of nature, till I had absolutely nothing left in the
world but one thing. I had lost my name, my position, my
happiness, my freedom, my wealth. I was a prisoner and a pauper.
But I still had my children left. Suddenly they were taken away
from me by the law. It was a blow so appalling that I did not know
what to do, so I flung myself on my knees, and bowed my head, and
wept, and said, 'The body of a child is as the body of the Lord: I
am not worthy of either.' That moment seemed to save me. I saw
then that the only thing for me was to accept everything. Since
then - curious as it will no doubt sound - I have been happier. It
was of course my soul in its ultimate essence that I had reached.
In many ways I had been its enemy, but I found it waiting for me as
a friend. When one comes in contact with the soul it makes one
simple as a child, as Christ said one should be.

It is tragic how few people ever 'possess their souls' before they