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was no help to me. But when she poured out her sorrowful heart, Icould not but be moved. For example she was ill the other day andcould little eat. Though void of strength for work, she forcedherself to draw water (the descent to the river was equivalent toclimbing down three storeys). She saw I was sitting sorrowful,solitary and restless, my body weak like water, my spirits at a lowebb. She dared not stir me even a little and forced herself to work.But this put such a strain on her that she almost wept, though shewas afraid to let me know. So she forced herself to eat to regainstrength. But this made the sickness worse. This she told me lastnight when I appeared more relaxed and at peace. She said, “Wehave brought this bitter worry and mess upon ourselves. Whyshouldn’t we rely on God’s grace and take a more optimisticoutlook? To be downhearted is to spend one’s day in vain. In lifeeight or nine out of ten we meet with unpleasant events. Let us notso foolishly dissipate our life like this. At this we both stareddumb at each other.Today is my 39th birthday. Man Chong (my wife) speciallykilled a chicken for me. We had a desire to invite some friends,but since we were short of viands and our spirits were low, westopped short at that. Fortunately, last night our hearts had becomemore at ease. So today we greet my birthday with a gladsomeheart.Upon reading the “New Little” newspaper of Nov. 21, 1940, Iwas moved to write two essays: “Thought and Action” and “Heroand Culprit.”That love is the foundation of a happy home cannot be denied.But true love is born of sincerity and faith. Paul says, “Charity isout of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faithunfeigned” (I Tim. 1:5). The peaceable and harmonious lifebetween husband and wife depends solely upon the maintenanceof sincerity and faith. Without sincerity and faith betweenhusband and wife, there can be no talk of love. Thanks be to God,51