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QUESTIONS AND ANSWEES 79
should be doing decidedly wrong if we allowed our physical
instrument to deteriorate for lack of proper care and at-
tention. It is the most valuable tool we possess, and un-
less we use it circumspectly and care for it, we are
amenable to the law of cause and effect for that neglect.
A question such as this reveals an altogether erroneous
idea of the law of cause and effect. It is our duty to ^ry
to rise above conditions instead of allowing circumstances
to guide our lives. There is a beautiful little poem which
aptly
enunciates this idea :
"One ship sails east and another sails west
With the self same winds that blow;
; Tis the set of the sail and not the gale
Which determines the way they go.
"As the winds of the sea are the ways of Fate
As we voyage along through life,
'Tis the act of the soul which determines the goal
And not the calm or the strife."
If we endeavor to turn the sails of our bark of life
aright, we shall always be able to modify if not to altogether
change conditions, and make our lives what we
will instead of sitting supinely waiting for the clouds to
pass by, because we have made those clouds ourselves. The
very fact that we have made them ought to be an inspiration
to give us the courage and energy to unmake them,
or push them away as quickly as possible.